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  • 1 month ago | theatlantic.com | Serena Dai

    This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present and surface delightful treasures. Sign up here. I was a walking pile of red flags when I started dating my now-husband—and I made sure to point out each and every one to him. I’d just gotten out of a long-term relationship, and my ex was still sleeping on my couch. I’d cheated before, on the ex, years ago.

  • 1 month ago | flipboard.com | Serena Dai

    The One Rare Behavior That Proves A Man Loves You Deeply, According To A Relationship CoachWhile we would all like to think we’ve got it figured out, love largely remains a mystery to us. We wonder what someone’s actions say about their …

  • 2 months ago | courrierinternational.com | Serena Dai

    Tout a commencé par des relations de voisinage. Kira et Nino, un couple marié, vivaient depuis des années dans le même immeuble que mon mari et moi. Nous discutions ensemble de temps à autre, mais sans plus. Puis la pandémie est arrivée. Et – je ne vous apprends rien – nous avons eu beaucoup plus de temps libre et, comme nous habitions à côté, nous avons commencé à boire des verres ensemble, à organiser des repas, à échanger des livres et des fous rires. Et puis un jour, c’est arrivé.

  • Jan 12, 2025 | msn.com | Serena Dai

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  • Jan 12, 2025 | theatlantic.com | Serena Dai

    It started as a friendship of convenience. Kira and Nino, a husband and wife, had lived in the same building as my husband and me for years. We interacted occasionally, as congenial acquaintances do. Then the pandemic hit, and well, you know: We had time; we had proximity. We exchanged food and drinks and books and laughs, and one day I looked up and we were all honest-to-God genuine friends, the kind who water each other’s plants and know each other’s Sichuan-takeout requests.

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Serena Dai
Serena Dai @ssdai
17 Mar 25

TV shows should have some plot... TV shows are not movies... like call me crazy but I do think this is a key part of the medium as a form of entertainment

Serena Dai
Serena Dai @ssdai
14 Mar 25

In which I reveal myself to be a walking pile of red flags 🤡🤡🤡

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Throughout The Atlantic’s history, writers have interrogated their marriages (and divorces), @ssdai writes in Time-Travel Thursdays. “By putting themselves in control of what others hear, they try to make meaning of the life they’ve chosen.” https://t.co/qm6MO158G1

Serena Dai
Serena Dai @ssdai
6 Mar 25

Wonder how this guy is doing... not a lot of snow anymore for this kind of thing... https://t.co/KAZUkWWvVp https://t.co/cnCIziUHgX