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Don’t fix your life so that you’re left alone right as you come to the middle of it.
— Rodney ‧ The Object of My Affection
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker warns against arranging life in a way that leaves someone alone when they reach its middle. The advice connects present choices with future companionship, asking the listener to consider who will still be alongside them later. It treats isolation as an outcome worth trying to avoid.
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