In 1944, writer Laura Hobson thought her project might be too bold. Her friend, who wasn’t Jewish, convinced her otherwise.

I have a friend, female, mid-30s, who is a high-powered doctor and is looking for The One. (I know…) She starts every new relationship with high hopes, but quickly sours of the “candidates ...

In it, she assures us that she not only loves her friends, but also adores them. However, we then read that “socialising feels a bit too much like work and that “few outings could compete with ...