Sorry, Shakespeare. The big dilemma of our times is not To Be Or Not To Be. It's To Meet Or Not To Meet. Friends are important, being social is essential. But so is downtime. Why is bailing on plans seen as such a betrayal?
And sorry, Hallmark, but you've been sleeping on the job. There should be a dedicated day to celebrate friends who demand less. The ones who let you come over for the weekend only so you can sleep in their bed, eat their food, use their charger and face mask, nap, chat and leave. Why aren't we celebrating this kind of friendship more? Delhi-based psychologist and psychotherapist Ujwala Bhandari, and Namrata Chakraborty, a psychologist based in Bengaluru, offer tips on bailing out, without ending up a monster.
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