Are Your Introductions Setting Your Friends Up for Failure?


Last week, Michael's Uncle was staying with us and exploring Seattle. He mostly did his own thing, but on Wednesday night, we invited him to join us at trivia with some friends. Let's put ourselves in his shoes for a second: He's meeting his nephew's six friends with whom he has very little in common at first glance. When I went to introduce him around to friends, I defaulted to his relationship to Michael - "Adam, meet M's Uncle Mike. Uncle Mike, meet Adam." They said some polite hellos and...