Summary

“Good Morning To Karen’s … Friends” consists of an email from Natalia, to Alderton, inviting her to join a baby shower for Karen. The email lightly derided the childless invitees and detailed the games planned for the shower.

In “Enough”, the author felt small and embarrassed about her short-lived romance with David. She dedicated herself to celibacy in an attempt to “seem irresistibly hard to get” before pursuing a “Christmas Special” (293). Sex with “the Geordie” was unsatisfying and left her feeling more alone and self-effacing (294). After a conversation with Farly, the author recognized that her relationship with her best friend was the most long-lasting form of love she had ever experience. Alderton deleted her dating apps and dedicated her time to work and friendships; she “sat on tubes and got lost in...