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Fredrik Backman: Anxious People (Hardcover, 2020, Atria Books)

Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes …

'Because I can see that you don't want to let people get close to you. It makes you feel weak. But I don't think you're afraid of being hurt, I think you're afraid of hurting other people. You're a more emphathetic and moral person than you like to admit.'

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and once again, it reminds me of an avoidant