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how to avoid the friendship trap - by Rachdele

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post-pandemic loneliness is universal

Picture this: you want to see an old friend from your UChicago days, so you text them something along the lines of “Let’s get a beer soon!” and wait for a reply. They eventually respond, and you agree to meet at Dalva, a cocktail bar you like, in two weeks. You forget about it for a few days. The day comes, and you’re exhausted from fighting Microsoft Excel all day. You’re really not in the mood for a $20 mezcal cocktail. You suggest postponing drinks and they immediately agree. No one suggests a new date or time. They disappear into the space-time fabric of your brain, never to be seen…

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