How We Met

Post this one

Retell the story of how we met as if you were giving the speech at my next big birthday.

Built for distance. Answer it apart, wherever you are, and send it — post it, photograph it, read it down the phone. Then it’s the other one’s move.

Why this question

Embellishment is actively encouraged. Make it legend.

And once you’ve both answered

Post it. The recipient is allowed two factual corrections, and no more. Your move.

Answering it honestly

  • Answer it on your own, wherever you are, before you see theirs. Distance is the feature here, not the obstacle.
  • Send the actual answer — post the page, photograph it, read it down the phone. Then it's their move.
  • Resist the urge to soften it in transit. The unedited version is the one worth posting.

And the house rule, whatever the mode: leave a blank rather than write a lie. A blank can be filled later; a lie sits in the archive forever, and you both have to live with the paperwork.

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What — or who — do we owe this friendship to?

What version of yourself were you trying to project when we met — and how was that going?

What was happening in your life that made room for a new friend just then?