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Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

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Lindsey Weedston

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‘Their phone is NEVER dead ladies’: Pregnant woman checks a random setting on her iPhone. Then she uncovers her husband’s years of cheating

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

2 panel image: on the left is the exterior of an Applebee's restaurant and on the right is a restaurant table, text over: Brought her to Applebees for our first date to see if she was going to be embarrassed

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‘I started our relationship with manipulation as a way to test her’: Man takes date to Applebee’s to see if she’ll be ‘embarrassed.’ Then she pulls out a Buzzballz

Steve Ecker is a freelance reporter based in Austin, Texas. He has an extensive background in consumer marketing and is also an artist running Get Lost Collages.

Steve Ecker

Woman talking(l), Woman looking at mirror on sun visor with text "crazy because this is how I found out about the other girl."(r)

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‘Crazy’: Woman sits in the passenger seat of her boyfriend’s car. Then she uses little-known trick to discover she’s the other woman

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

Split image. Reddit post on left that reads: "My husband and I disagree on politics. He doesn't understand why it affects me so much." Tweet on the right in response that reads: "Her husband is the type that will clutch his pearls, shocked that it would affect people like "him and his wife" when it happens.

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‘We always agreed on politics—until last year’: Wife devastated by husband’s political shift asks for advice

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

Woman looking shocked and confused on right. Tinder on phone screen on left.

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‘He’s been married to my mom for 20 years’: Woman goes on vacation with her family. Then she sees her dad on Tinder

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

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‘In front of his wife!’: Ulta Beauty worker says man came up to register with his wife. Then he says something out of pocket

Split image. Woman looking shocked and disappointed on left. Sam's Club logo on building on right.

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Woman buys swing set from Sam’s Club. Then she looks at what’s inside the box

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‘Floodlighting’: The new relationship infodumping term, explained

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

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‘I swear sometimes a girl’s detective skills are better than those investigators’: Woman sits in man’s passenger seat. Then she uses this windshield trick to learn she’s the other woman

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‘A pilot just left this on my table and walked away’: Pilot’s mysterious note to woman at the airport sparks debate online

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Left: Tiktok user @shayleealyse holding a jar of Sea Moss Gel; Center: @shayleealyse with the caption "I have the Happy Relationship Uglies"; Right: @shayleealyse with a box of Electrolyte supplements

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‘Relationship uglies’: Why some women feel ‘less hot’ in healthy relationships—and what they’re doing about it

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‘She putting him in danger meanwhile she was in potential danger’: Woman catches man staring at her while pumping gas at 7-Eleven. Then she has her man confront him

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

Woman with shocked and confused faces on left and right. Plated enchiladas with lime and cabbage in center.

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‘First red flag is asking what enchiladas are’: Man invites woman over to his apartment after dinner. Then she sees what’s in his room

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‘Not gonna lie…’: Woman hands her ID to bartender while on date. Then the bartender tells her date something shocking

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