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Dear Sugar Letter #22

Dear Sugar Letter #22

This Is Why You're Leaving Him

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Sep 01, 2022
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Dear Sugar,

I started to write this letter to you so many times. The truth is I want to leave my marriage. The truth is I’m afraid. The truth is I’ve made some decisions in the past that I regret so deeply that now I can seldom make a choice, even if it’s about salad dressing.

The truth is I don…

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