Friend Cover

Whilst talking to Karen the other night, I realized that there is a power in weilding the "friend cover". Much like cloud cover, friend cover can serve as an excuse for not taking off.

To use it in a Karen context, she's dating a delightful boy who hasn't thus far (in 8 months) assigned a label to their "relationship". So Karen, finally laid out that her "friends" were curious about what their status was. Her talent is being passively aggressive.

This is NOT to be confused with the juvenile defense of sending a friend in to do your dirty work. This should never be likened to guilting your friend into ask the boy across the dance floor to ask you to dance.

An example of friend cover which is much more applicable in my life: you are invited to an event you have little to no interest in attending--quickly call up all your friends, determine what plans they have laid out for that night and politely decline because you, unfortunately, HAVE to attend your friend's housewarming, bachelorette party, wart freezing, stomach pumping, etc. My talent is more focused on being pro-active.

Godspeed--may you have friends who cover you.