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How To Dump A Friend
A few years ago, one of my best friends from college broke up with me. “I think it might be healthier if we took a step back from constantly talking to each other,” she wrote in an email. “Maybe one day we’ll see eye to eye, but for now this feels unhealthy.”
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How To Shush Someone Without Being An Arsehole
I have a several very good friends who speak very loudly in public. I am also, to some people, a very good friend who speaks very loudly in public. Both these facts occasionally lend themselves to some awkward situations. I have been on several modes of public transportation with a friend who is screaming about…
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How To Deal When You’re The Last Single Person In Your Friend Group
A few years ago, most if not all of my friends were single. On any given weeknight, I’d meet with one or five of them for a drink and we’d swap stories about bad dates, bad sex, and bad crushes who refused to give us the time of day.