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The shame of a number

The shame of a number

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Mathias Jakobsen
Feb 08, 2023
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As I was writing about a sexual fantasy I had recently, I noticed something odd. The fantasy was about a younger woman, but in my fantasy she wasn't just 'younger' she had a specific age. I had a number in my mind. Here's what was odd: as I was writing about it in my journal, I added a few years to that number, reducing the age difference b…

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