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Aug 22
46m 32s

Controlling Boyfriends & Mother-in-Laws

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Need some unfiltered big sis energy in your life? This one’s for you. 

This week, we’re tackling your juiciest submissions — from not having a “true” best friend in your 20s, to the boyfriend who doesn’t want his girlfriend drinking, to what it’s really like moving out of your parents’ house at 30. Oh, and of course… the mother-in-law drama you know we had thoughts on. 👀 It’s advice time — Pretty Basic style.

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