The Welcome Return of the Run-In
The New York Times
Running into acquaintances used to be a routine annoyance. Now, it’s an unholy rush.
Last month, for the first time in two years, I went to a play. Afterward, on the street, I spotted an acquaintance and felt an unexpected wave of elation. A person whom I knew, hadn’t thought of in months, and did not make plans to see, stood in front of me.
En route to a hug, I gave an accidental nudge to the man he was talking to, his boss, causing the whole group to turn around, but I didn’t care. It was a run-in! What’s more, my dates to the play, my colleagues, all had run-ins with former co-workers and friends as the lingering theater crowd spilled into the street on this unusually warm fall night.
“Can you believe this?” I said, gesturing at the murmuring group. “What are the odds?!”
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