Social Lifeboat
Imagine you are at a social occasion where you don’t know most of the other people – a cocktail party, the wedding reception of your mate’s third cousin, a retirement party, a fundraising gala, etc. And you’ve exhausted your skill of small talk and had more white wine and small mystery bites than you intended to consume. You are standing alone close to an exit, ready to leave early, and a man comes over to you, and says, “Excuse me, but would you consider this list.”