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Coming to headphones near you on can agree not our best work. We'll be hosting thoughtful conversations with culture's most important figures.

Talk about genius. Talk about generational talent. Coming to headphones near you on April 17th with a first guest you won't want to miss. Available wherever you get your podcasts. You know, part of me was like, well, if I said an ultimat, they're not going to want to miss my wedding, of course. They'll go ahead and get vaccinated. But another part of me is like, no, there's a very good chance that they won't and that they will

see this ultimatum as kind of a threat. And it, yeah, I really think that if I was to set an ultimatum,

it could devastate our relationship. Welcome to How To. I'm Amanda Ridley.

This is a podcast for people who are struggling with something really hard and don't know where

else to turn. And by the way, if that's you, you can always write to us at how to at slate.com.

And that's how we first met this week's listener, who we're calling Jackie.

Thank you so much for getting back to me.

I was really shocked and excited, honestly.

Jackie, who lives in Virginia, works from home as a graphic designer.

There's something very peaceful about your workspace.

I don't know. It's like very soothing with the plans.

Once I decided I was going to be working from home permanently, I just, I was like,

if I'm going to spend all my time in here, I need to make it a little bit more relaxing.

Which is good because there's another part of her life that is really stressing her out.

I recently got engaged. My fiancé, Tom, and I are planning to have our wedding in October of

2022. And while there's a lot to plan, that's not what's worrying her. We have some family members

with health issues and we're still concerned about the pandemic

and making sure that this event isn't going to turn into an event that might spread disease to

people that we love or people in their circle. So it immediately became an issue where I'm

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