We invited our twentysomething neighbors to dinner a few months ago.
They said yes, which I wasn't sure they would. Nothing about the evening was awkward. The conversation flowed easily, and we genuinely had a good time. After they left, I turned to my husband and said: do you think they went home feeling like they just had dinner with their parents?
He laughed. I wasn't joking.
TODAY’S PICKS
THE FEATURE
When Age IS Just a Number.
Turns out the age gap in a friendship isn't the obstacle we think it is. Not even close.
THE REFLECTION
Why You Can't Remember Her Name.
I thought I was the problem. Turns out my brain isn't broken. And neither is yours. We can fix this.
THE WILDCARD
They Slept in Two Shifts. And Honestly? They Were Onto Something.
For about a thousand years, people woke up in the middle of the night on purpose. What they did with that time is worth knowing about.
If you know someone who'd love this, send it to them.
That's the whole ask.
There's something in it for you too.
Details below.
My answer:
The padel court. The people I play with are all over the map — 20s, 30s, 40s, 60s. We just started planning Thursday happy hours together and I honestly can't wait to see what develops.
