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No, I don’t want to go for a walk with you
Walking is a solo activity, and no one is going to convince me otherwise.
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Taking a walk with someone you do not know that well feels a bit like a forced march into intimacy, says the writer.
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Lydia Polgreen
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A new form of social tyranny has broken out. Opposition to it seems churlish and unsporting. Refusal risks offence. Other than actual or feigned injury, or bad weather, there is truly no escape.
I am speaking of the invitation that seems to arrive with ever-increasing frequency from acquaintances, new friends and colleagues: Do you want to take a walk with me?
