The Friday File No. 01: The Sober Social Cheat Sheet
Bonus Friday, members only: exact lines for arriving alone, ordering without explaining your life, starting a conversation, and leaving before it becomes a hostage situation.
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Issue No. 25: My Husband Is My Best Friend. That Might Be Too Much of a Job.
On being your partner’s person without becoming his entire social infrastructure. Plus: the expensive new version of “effortless,” birthday blues, four restaurants worth saving and a personal AI assistant that would like access
Issue No. 24: I Keep Trying to Do Everything. Sometimes I Do Nothing Instead.
I turned 31, launched The Niitty Griitty and learned that sometimes a deadline is more useful than another private plan. Plus: two very good dinners, a neutral outfit worth repeating and the marble tray
Issue No. 23: We’re all drinking less. Unfortunately, we still have to talk to each other.
Alcohol may be losing its grip on the group chat, but the awkward first hour of the party is alive and well. This week: what replaces the social shortcut, why I built The Niitty
