Why I’m Giving Up on Social Media

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The other day I got an Instagram DM that made my heart fall out of my chest and hit the dirty bathroom floor.

“You’re ugly,” it said. It was from my best friend, Wendy.

I couldn’t believe that Wendy would say something like this to me. Especially online. If she had said it to my face I wouldn’t have cared as much because it’s so obviously untrue. I’m blonde and 5'9" and guys are…