Rebecca Marquardt
7 min readJan 13, 2021
Me, totally fitting in at a bar.

As a performer it feels strange to say I have a hard time in group settings. Put me on a stage in front of thousands of people and I’ll be absolutely fine, but set me loose in a bar on a Saturday night and tell me to meet some people? Hard pass.

Having a plus one gives me superpowers though. Or rather, being a plus one does. Meeting a girlfriend’s parents for the first time? No problem, they’ll start planning the wedding before we leave. Meeting friends of a new friend? I’ll get…