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In most friend groups, there's always that one person that can validate your emotions like no one else can. They're both an unofficial therapist and a delusional hype woman, a sounding board and a shit talker, and most importantly, they're the person who isn't afraid to let their own guard down, giving you full permission to fall apart. This is what I like to call the "Amaya Papaya friend."

Yes, based on Amaya "Papaya" Espinal from season seven of "Love Island USA" (who's also our "Feel-Good Person of the Year" ), this is the type of person you absolutely want in your life. Why? Because, as the founder of the "sensitive gangster" movement , Espinal validated emotional and confident baddies everywhere. She

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