Outgrowing The Third Wheel

To celebrate my boyfriend and best friend landing job offers at top-tier corporate firms in New York City, I treated them to a fancy hot pot dinner in town.

Midway through the meal, I pulled out a fresh copy of my resume, one I had laboriously revised over a dozen times, my chest humming with nervous excitement.

"I’ve decided to go to New York too!" I said, my voice trembling slightly with anticipation. "Even if I have to start at the absolute bottom in entry-level sales, I just want us to conquer the big city together!"