"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

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pinched nerve in shoulder?

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wootapotky

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I've been having a weird pinching feeling in my right shoulder at about the middle of my shoulder blade for about 3 or 4 years. I usually feel it only when I lift something heavy but sometimes there's a weird buzzing feeling even when I don't do anything. It kind of feels like a very small amount of electricity running through the area.

I stretch out my shoulder whenever I feel it but it usually does nothing to help. I'm thinking I should go to a doctor but I don't know if it's serious.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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I have a pinched nerve in my left shoulder; it feels like being stabbed with a burning sword. When it acts up on me I'm unable to lift even just my own arm into the air.

I've never experienced any sort of buzzing.
 
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Eww not good, see a doctor ASAP before you **** something up.
 
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