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Claire Brodsky
Aug 22, 2024
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My first "boyfriend" was in 5th grade. He’d come to my dance recitals, we’d play football together at recess, and I vividly remember picking out the perfect swimsuit to wear to his summer birthday party—a colorful polka-dotted bikini from Target that I thought was so "hot."

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