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Your journey into Love Island obsession starts when you reluctantly watch an episode because all of your friends have been talking about it.
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This first episode will be marked by confusion...
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...But you get inexplicably hooked.
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After watching two episodes, you set up your own Love Island group chat with fellow loyalists so you can talk about your obsession in a safe space.
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You soon find yourself re-scheduling plans or dipping out of drinks early so you can get home in time to watch.
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Your love for the programme only intensifies when a new islander who you truly stan comes into the villa.
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You're soon far too invested in other peoples' sex lives.
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You find yourself using villa slang IRL...
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...And trying out some of the beauty tips that you see the girls do.
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Your dreams are now all about what your own Love Island journey would look like.
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You start switching off as soon as someone says they don't watch Love Island.
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Shouting at the TV because you know that someone has made a wild error in judgement becomes a regular thing.
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As will feeling proud when one of your favourites makes themselves heard.
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You inevitably start to compare current housemates to old ones.
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At some point your holiday plans will cause a clash, and you become genuinely distressed.
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In a fit of madness you buy an entire outfit that you've seen one of the girls wear.
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So as some sort of solace you buy yourself a water bottle instead.
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The last week of the series is undoubtably the most boring, but you hang on in there because you've gotten this far.
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After the series is over you'll find yourself with 7 more hours in your week, but with less things to talk about.
