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157. Am I Weird for Doing Things Alone?
I don’t mind being alone, but seeing how everyone else is always going out with friends makes me feel like a loser… is something wrong with me?
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Timestamps:
0:00 The reality of going out alone
1:22 Brief intro
2:38 Explaining the clip
12:26 You don’t look weird
16:05 Don’t wait to have fun
Link to the video used in this episode 👇
Video 1: https://www.tiktok.com/@uuhhead/video/7500480893476211998?_t=ZT-8wATBMGq6kF&_r=1
Video 2: https://www.tiktok.com/@krizzmaa/video/7343977705668398338?_r=1&_t=ZT-8wATaodxvpO
Video 3: https://www.tiktok.com/@nrmdls/video/7487290556259896619?_r=1&_t=ZT-8wATLfSMLPP
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