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> You will be rejected literally by tens of potential sponsors until one says yes (hang in there!)

That's not true at all, but it's a club with millions of people. Other than that appreciate your breakdown.

I think s/he meant that finding a sponsor with whom you have a good rapport and willing to give you the time you need is the difficult part (hence, like "dating").

Yeah, the 12th step is to sponsor people (among other things), there is no shortage

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