My boyfriend asks me to go shopping for glasses with him because he says he needs my help. It is true that I have spent more time than anyone studying the contours of his face and am well-placed to offer personalized style assistance. But after the first five minutes, I discover that sartorial guidance is not what he means by ‘help.’
‘Help’ means taking photos of him wearing the various sample frames with my phone and then showing him the pictures because he can’t see the mirror without his glasses.