The Beauty of Doing Nothing Together
And then there are times you invite them over just to hang out while you fold laundry. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate the second option.Friendship in adulthood can feel like a feat of organization. We meet for brunch, make dinner reservations weeks in advance, or spend days trying to find a time that works for everyone.
- ▪And then there are times you invite them over just to hang out while you fold laundry.
- ▪As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate the second option.Friendship in adulthood can feel like a feat of organization.
- ▪We meet for brunch, make dinner reservations weeks in advance, or spend days trying to find a time that works for everyone.
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| Original publisher | The Atlantic |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/06/low-stakes-social-life/687523/?utm_source=feed |
| Publication time | 2026-06-13T08:00:00-04:00 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-06-13T12:33:54.534Z |
| Last seen | 2026-06-13T12:33:54.534Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Snippet | May a short excerpt of the publisher's text be shown? | Allowed |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
| Model training | May the content be used to train AI models? | Not asserted |
| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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The Wonder ReaderThe Beauty of Doing Nothing TogetherThere’s something reassuring about being with people when nobody is trying especially hard.By Rafaela JinichKeystone-France / Contributor / GettyJune 13, 2026, 8 AM ET ShareSave This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning.There are times you meet friends for a long-planned dinner. And then there are times you invite them over just to hang out while you fold laundry. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to appreciate the second option.Friendship in adulthood can feel like a feat of organization.
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