You’ve got the notification. It’s their birthday. You like them—maybe you even love them—but your brain has suddenly decided to become a complete vacuum. You want to send something better than a dry “HBD,” but you aren’t exactly feeling like Shakespeare today. We’ve all been there, sitting on the couch, staring at a blank WhatsApp … Read more
I’ve been there too—staring at a birthday notification at 11:58 PM while my eyes are half-closed and my brain is basically a dial-up modem. You want to show you care, but you don’t have the emotional bandwidth to write a three-paragraph essay. That’s why 1 line birthday wishes are the absolute unsung heroes of the … Read more
I was sitting in my car the other morning, balancing a lukewarm latte in one hand and my phone in the other, when the notification popped up. It was a calendar alert for a college friend I hadn’t spoken to in nearly a year. You know that feeling, right? That sudden jolt of “Oh no, … Read more