Kristin Lawlor

So when I was 28, all of my friends were in relationships. Everything else was great. I had finished grad school. I had my first teaching job. I was exhausted at the end of every day. But then on the weekends, I'm like, all right, I got to blow off some steam. I'm single. I'm ready to mingle. I was the only single girl in New York. So I call up my friends and say, who's coming out tonight?

So when I was 28, all of my friends were in relationships. Everything else was great. I had finished grad school. I had my first teaching job. I was exhausted at the end of every day. But then on the weekends, I'm like, all right, I got to blow off some steam. I'm single. I'm ready to mingle. I was the only single girl in New York. So I call up my friends and say, who's coming out tonight?

So when I was 28, all of my friends were in relationships. Everything else was great. I had finished grad school. I had my first teaching job. I was exhausted at the end of every day. But then on the weekends, I'm like, all right, I got to blow off some steam. I'm single. I'm ready to mingle. I was the only single girl in New York. So I call up my friends and say, who's coming out tonight?

Oh, we're going to go to dinner. OK. Sunday nights were the worst. Sunday night is boo night. Oh, we're just gonna, you know, catch a movie on the couch. Okay, so then I was left seeing a movie on my couch alone. So when one of my colleagues organized a Friday happy hour that fall, I was like, let's do this. I'm in. So I'm there. Four, five drinks in.

Oh, we're going to go to dinner. OK. Sunday nights were the worst. Sunday night is boo night. Oh, we're just gonna, you know, catch a movie on the couch. Okay, so then I was left seeing a movie on my couch alone. So when one of my colleagues organized a Friday happy hour that fall, I was like, let's do this. I'm in. So I'm there. Four, five drinks in.

Oh, we're going to go to dinner. OK. Sunday nights were the worst. Sunday night is boo night. Oh, we're just gonna, you know, catch a movie on the couch. Okay, so then I was left seeing a movie on my couch alone. So when one of my colleagues organized a Friday happy hour that fall, I was like, let's do this. I'm in. So I'm there. Four, five drinks in.

And I turned to the young man next to me, who's a colleague. And I proclaimed, quite emphatically, that I'm either going to have to learn to knit or read Proust. And he turned to me and said, come over to my place Monday night. my wife will teach you how to knit and make you dinner. And my feminist sensibilities are shook because it's like, is this the future?

And I turned to the young man next to me, who's a colleague. And I proclaimed, quite emphatically, that I'm either going to have to learn to knit or read Proust. And he turned to me and said, come over to my place Monday night. my wife will teach you how to knit and make you dinner. And my feminist sensibilities are shook because it's like, is this the future?

And I turned to the young man next to me, who's a colleague. And I proclaimed, quite emphatically, that I'm either going to have to learn to knit or read Proust. And he turned to me and said, come over to my place Monday night. my wife will teach you how to knit and make you dinner. And my feminist sensibilities are shook because it's like, is this the future?

Your wife is going to make me dinner and we're going to knit? In my head, I'm like, eh. And what I say is, what can I bring? So on Monday, I'm at their door with a bottle of wine and just from inside the apartment, the smells are delicious and it's warm and it's cozy and lovely and we sit down together and the three of us share an amazing meal. And after dinner,

Your wife is going to make me dinner and we're going to knit? In my head, I'm like, eh. And what I say is, what can I bring? So on Monday, I'm at their door with a bottle of wine and just from inside the apartment, the smells are delicious and it's warm and it's cozy and lovely and we sit down together and the three of us share an amazing meal. And after dinner,

Your wife is going to make me dinner and we're going to knit? In my head, I'm like, eh. And what I say is, what can I bring? So on Monday, I'm at their door with a bottle of wine and just from inside the apartment, the smells are delicious and it's warm and it's cozy and lovely and we sit down together and the three of us share an amazing meal. And after dinner,

She sits down with me and starts me off with a scarf. That's the most basic beginning. And she's a very patient teacher. Knit, purl, knit, purl. The needles are clunky. My hands aren't getting it. But she's good with me. She's taking it slow. And she asks me why I chose the yarn colors I did. And I said, well, this is a Harry Potter scarf. LAUGHTER

She sits down with me and starts me off with a scarf. That's the most basic beginning. And she's a very patient teacher. Knit, purl, knit, purl. The needles are clunky. My hands aren't getting it. But she's good with me. She's taking it slow. And she asks me why I chose the yarn colors I did. And I said, well, this is a Harry Potter scarf. LAUGHTER

She sits down with me and starts me off with a scarf. That's the most basic beginning. And she's a very patient teacher. Knit, purl, knit, purl. The needles are clunky. My hands aren't getting it. But she's good with me. She's taking it slow. And she asks me why I chose the yarn colors I did. And I said, well, this is a Harry Potter scarf. LAUGHTER

So then for the next hour, there was some knitting, but a lot of Harry Potter fan love. And so at the end of the evening, she said, come back next Monday. We'll do a little more work on your scarf. And in my mind, I'm like, okay. And what I said was, okay. Okay. So the next Monday I was back, another delicious meal. This time I brought a dessert.

So then for the next hour, there was some knitting, but a lot of Harry Potter fan love. And so at the end of the evening, she said, come back next Monday. We'll do a little more work on your scarf. And in my mind, I'm like, okay. And what I said was, okay. Okay. So the next Monday I was back, another delicious meal. This time I brought a dessert.

So then for the next hour, there was some knitting, but a lot of Harry Potter fan love. And so at the end of the evening, she said, come back next Monday. We'll do a little more work on your scarf. And in my mind, I'm like, okay. And what I said was, okay. Okay. So the next Monday I was back, another delicious meal. This time I brought a dessert.

And I had forgotten everything she had taught me the first time. So she's very patiently again showing me how to knit. And I add a couple more inches, knit, purl, knit, purl. She's like, your stitches are kind of loose. The yarn's kind of itchy. And then we start talking about our various experiences teaching English abroad. She had taught in China. I had taught in Chile.

And I had forgotten everything she had taught me the first time. So she's very patiently again showing me how to knit. And I add a couple more inches, knit, purl, knit, purl. She's like, your stitches are kind of loose. The yarn's kind of itchy. And then we start talking about our various experiences teaching English abroad. She had taught in China. I had taught in Chile.