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Sky-Diving in Cincinnati
Our urban tribe began with a small group of college friends who,
after graduation, began careers at the same company. Our tribe
soon grew to include work colleagues, and we now number between
ten and twenty members. After college, most of us assumed that
we'd follow the traditional route: pair off, get married,
and begin a family. However, it became apparent that meeting someone
special and choosing marriage was more difficult than we had realized.
We soon found ourselves gravitating toward the bonds of friendship
rather than the ties of romantic relationships.
What holds us together? That's easy. We jump out of planes
together, combine for long touchdown passes, and cheer when our
friends hit for the cycle in softball. We cut each other's
hair. We bring gifts back from Europe, we know everyone's
childhood baggage, and we pick each other up when our cars run
out of gas. We're honest about bad outfits, we call each
other out on poor morals, and we get seasick together.
The picture shows our tribe throwing a going-away party for two
members, reflecting how our group is changing as we move on to
new careers, graduate school, and/or serious romantic relationships.
--Anne Marie White
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