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Dear Sugar Letter #34

Dear Sugar Letter #34

An Ever Upward Spiral

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“Proun 93. Floating Spiral,” 1924. El Lissitzsky. Heritage Images via Getty.

Dear Sugar, 

I love my boyfriend. We’re both men in our early thirties. We’ve been seeing each other for nearly two years and moved in together eight months ago. When we rented our apartment, we were excited about making a home together. I was aware that I was tidier than him, bu…

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