In this episode, Lexi reflects on the burdens that society has placed on their shoulders in regards to lifetime milestones. They struggle with feelings that they are unloved and a failure because they haven't checked the boxes of buying a house, getting married, and having kids. These feelings have come back with a vengeance around Lexi and Alex's 7 year anniversary, and Lexi shares a recent anecdote that brought them to the forefront.
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These resources are for listeners in the US:

😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 1-800-273-8255
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Right⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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