This Debut Life

This Debut Life

Unlikeable vs. Insufferable, and how to spot the difference

(it’s the interiority, stupid*)

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Laura Leffler
Jan 14, 2025
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*Don’t worry, I’m talking to myself.

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A while back I wrote about unlikable characters, how leaning into someone’s bad side gives us opportunities to make her entertaining, even lovable. But, as I was binging new seasons of the Housewives over the holidays, I re…

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