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Abbey von Gohren's avatar

I love that bathing scene. I still want something like that! But I suppose I ought not let perfect be the enemy of the good....?

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Emily Starr Kwilinski's avatar

Idk… if we can pull it off, we should! There’s an amazing communal bath house in Detroit that’s worth a visit!

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Abbey von Gohren's avatar

I have good memories of the hammam in Fez...

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Maddy Johnson's avatar

I thought of the sauna at my local YMCA here! Slash the gym as a whole, with its often quiet, sometimes vocal, casual solidarity among familiar strangers. A vestige of this that does me a lot of good!

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Abbey von Gohren's avatar

Well hello there, friend! I love the YMCA vibe. I don’t have a close-by one here in NE but I loved it growing up.

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Emily Starr Kwilinski's avatar

Yes!! Love this. Love YMCAs.

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Alexis De Weese's avatar

I love this gauntlet you’ve thrown down in addressing the fallacy of social media—such a good mirror for our longings and human nature!

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Emily Starr Kwilinski's avatar

Thank you!!

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