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The Concerning Consent of Love Spells

Do not ask me to brew you a love spell. Love spells are not consent. You wouldn’t walk into a bar and dump roofies into someone’s beer. If you would, I’m definitely not giving you a spell to control their deepest emotions.

Instead, try a spell to make your hair thicker or your teeth whiter. To be clear, these things won’t make people love you. But maybe they’ll make you feel more confident. Maybe they’ll make you less insecure. Because the only thing less attractive than insecurity is putting roofies in people’s beer.

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