Relationships
I Stopped Saying "Let Me Know If You Need Anything"
"Let me know if you need anything" is kind and completely useless. Here's what to say when a friend is going through a hard time, and what to do instead.
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Relationships
Nobody Warned Me That Adult Friendship Needs a Calendar
Why adult friendship gets so hard to schedule, and why a slightly boring recurring plan beats waiting for spontaneity that is never coming back.
Relationships
The Friend I Kept Meaning to Text for Two Years
Reconnecting with an old friend gets harder the longer you wait, because the message keeps needing to be better. Here's the case for sending a deliberately bad one.