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Sara Schonfeld
@SaraSchon
Senior Editor @HarperChildrens and @HarperTeen tweeting my own opinions about reading, writing, and dating. Author of FALLING IN LUCK, coming 2027.
New York, NY
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Dec 23, 2025
    boyfriend is back in his small hometown for the holidays. called to say his dad is going to the ER, but it’s okay because my boyfriend knows the attending—in high school, he had a crush on the doctor’s daughter. I’ve seen enough Hallmark movies. I’m getting on a plane.
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Jul 12, 2022
    I had a therapist who once told me, “if you don’t schedule a break, your body will take one for you. And it probably won’t be at a convenient time.”
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Jun 15, 2022
    I asked a guy on a second date what his love language was and he just sighed and went “I guess when people offer to read the novel I’m working on and give me helpful, industry-specific feedback.” And then he smiled at me like that was a normal thing to say.
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Apr 30, 2025
    gave my number to a guy in the subway because I’m single and he was cute. he texted to let me know that he’s still thinking about my body. which would be flattering and all except instead of waiting the normal two days to text he waited TWO YEARS.
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Aug 25, 2025
    told a guy I was enjoying our conversation on Hinge and he said “glad to know it’s mutual” and then unmatched me. flawless game. I will now think about him every time I open the app for the next three years.
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Oct 25, 2025
    at the fertility clinic getting a “share wifi password” request from a man who is in my phone with a dating app as his last name
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Sep 28, 2023
    guy I’ve been seeing for a couple months just orchestrated a breakup outside the restaurant where we had our dinner reservation so I stood in the rain in 6” heels while he told me all the reasons he didn’t want to be with me & all I kept thinking was “this could have been a text”
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Sep 25, 2022
    On a first date, my Bumble match declared, “I have gout.” To which I nodded sagely and, in attempt to make things less weird, said, “Just like Ben Franklin.” Looking back, I have no notes. I did my best.
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Jun 14, 2024
    to the male colleague who just accosted me by the elevators to ask me to change the printer cartridge and declined my suggestion to contact IT because he “didn’t have the time”: the woman with me was a #1 NYT bestselling author. I am her editor. we don’t have the time, either.
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Oct 13, 2025
    whatever this game is, I’m not playing
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    May 20, 2024
    went on a date with a banker in the uniform quilted vest. he was pouring sweat, mopping at his brow, visibly overheated. when I lightly suggested he was allowed to take off the extra layer, he gave me a pained look and said, “At lunch I spilled my burrito down my front.”
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    May 1, 2025
    Replying to @SaraSchon
    update: I texted to thank him and invited him to join me at the gym sometime. he said he’d check his calendar and should be free next month. what an interesting man. if we ever meet, I’ll share updates so maybe set a reminder to check this thread in 2027
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Feb 14, 2025
    turns out he didn’t love me but he also didn’t pay me back for the anniversary trip I planned so at least I’ll always have Paris
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    Sara Schonfeld
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    Jul 17, 2024
    guy told me his favorite book was the canterbury tales. I thought it would impress him to recite the prologue in middle english. and, well, it certainly made an impression.
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