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Lena Dunham

I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age.

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Lena Dunham is saying that the friendships between women shown in TV and movies often seem simpler and less complicated by feelings like jealousy and insecurity than her own experiences. She also suggests that these negative feelings tend to decrease as women grow older.

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