Debate of the Month · October 2026 · on both magazines
Who makes the call?
When friends and family drift, somebody has to pick up the phone. Do men and women keep people close in different ways, and who ends up doing it?
His take · Typical Male
The Group Chat Is Not a Friend
A man realizes a busy group chat has quietly replaced the friendships it was supposed to keep.
Her take · Typical Female
The call I didn’t make
A daughter keeps reaching for the phone at three on Sundays, and learns the call itself was the inheritance.
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