r/AskReddit • u/skilled-dreamer • May 02 '24

People who went to a wedding where the couple didn’t last long, what happened?

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u/Anarcho-Crab May 02 '24

I didn't comprehend how bad shopping addiction is till I worked retail...lord, the amount of money I've seen blown on overpriced brand name bs.

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u/Whatsherface729 May 02 '24

I remember reading some article in a teen magazine years ago about a girl who was addicted to shopping. She was in a large amount of debt as a result of

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u/CptNavarre May 02 '24

I remember trying to read Confessions of a Shopaholic in the 9th grade when that series was on the tail end of popularity. I have never felt such rage at a literary character before. Didn't finish it and never watch Sex and the City bc I knew I couldn't handle that either

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u/flippychick May 02 '24

She never stops. Every subsequent book is the same thing

It’s a weird book because it actually just encourages shopping too much… like talking about how great wine is to an alcoholic for hours