Charlotte sighs dreamily. “I swiped right on a man who grows heirloom tomatoes. He promised a ‘biodynamic connection.’ We split the check 50/50, but he made me pay for the carbon offset. Is that a red flag?”
Samantha snatches the phone. “Carrie, darling. He’s allocated you his prime time. That’s a buy signal. Last week, a VC guy sent me a dick pic that was just a spreadsheet of his vesting schedule. This is romance.” HDSex and the City
“It’s not romance,” Miranda interrupts, pulling out her tablet. “It’s a naked short on her emotional volatility. Look, he’s creating a scarcity event. By limiting his verbal liquidity, he drives up her anxiety price. It’s text-book manipulation.” Charlotte sighs dreamily
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