Queer Eye isn’t the best for giving you solutions you can apply to your own life without a massive Netflix budget, but have you considered: getting inspired to fabulously leap into someone else’s depressive slump instead and helping to pull them out of it? It’s the best feeling! Here are some fab five alternatives to just saying “my inbox is open if you need me” (Bonus points if you let your friend pick the theme.)
-Bobby- Hang out at their house, put on some loud energetic music and organize a cluttered corner or hobby space together. Take a break partway through to get lunch and shop for organization accessories.
-Jonathan- Style each other’s hair. Touch up box dye. Make DIY skincare masks and scrubs. Bring them a bath bomb and clean their bathtub. (Or go to a spa or nail salon.)
-Tan- Wear something that makes you feel sharp and then go clothes shopping together (mall, Walmart, thrift store, etc.) Or if that’s too much, stay inside and shop places like Amazon, Poshmark, or AliExpress. If you’re both broke, at least make Pinterest boards.
-Antoni- Pick a cool recipe, go grocery shopping for the ingredients, then head back to their house and make it for dinner. If it’s something that has to go in the oven, you can even do the dishes or tidy the kitchen while it’s baking.
-Karamo- Follow Groupon until you find something sufficiently bold and exciting. Laser tag. Rock climbing. Blacklight 3D mini golf. And give them the opportunity to open up if they need someone to talk to. Walking together is usually better than texting.
