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Why your messiest friend gives the best relationship advice

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Solomon's paradox explains exactly why your most toxic friend gives elite therapy-level advice. It is infinitely easier to objectively analyze someone else's problems because your brain isn't drowning in its own emotional bias. The moment the spotlight turns to their own dumpster-fire relationship, their rational thinking completely evaporates.

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