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Five Ways to be a Good Host

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Eric Scheske
Dec 01, 2025
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I’m an introvert, not a prick (probably).

Incessant small talk drains me like a deposed Nigerian prince drains your checking account after you click that link to help him in exchange for $500,000 that will be delivered to you five days after he lands in NYC. After my last dollar of energy is gone, I ghost, later texting my host an apology, saying I had t…

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