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While sitting in traffic this morning, a woman in the lane beside me really caught my attention in a big way. She really looked like "my type." She appeared to be around my age (32). We were at a red light, and she caught me looking at her. I instantly looked down at my watch, pretending I wasn't checking her out. I'm just shy like that, always have been. I figure it's best to look away before the woman looks away in total dismissal. Still, I was interested. We stop at another red light several blocks later, only this time, I end up a few cars behind her, but still to her left. This was a rather long red light, which held us up quite a while since it was right before a railroad crossing, and we had to wait out a very long train passing. Around us was a man selling flowers, so I flagged him down and bought some flowers fo this woman. I figured I had to add a personal touch to this so my purchase wouldn't be in vain, so I wrote a brief note basically along the lines of "Hi, I just thought you might like these. Seeing you made my morning. If you'd like to talk sometime, here's my number, but if you don't want to talk, I understand. Thanks." I signed it and wrote my number beneath my name. I attached the note to the flowers, then I asked the man if he could deliver it to the woman in the car I pointed out. He was cool about it, since she wasn't too far away. Just as this began to unfold, I realized the train had come and gone, and the light had turned green again, so traffic was to get going again. We got yet another red light ahead, at which point I ended up beside her car again, and asked her if she liked the flowers. She said "Yes I did...thank you." Green light again, where I got on the highway ramp, and she continued ahead on the street we were both on. $15 for a "thank you."
Second failure of the day: I was at a Border's bookstore and noticed another woman who caught my attention. We were each reading a book a few feet away from each other, and I asked her if that book was interesting. She just nodded "yes," and smiled. I told her my book was interesting, too and before she got a chance to respond, I asked her if she visited that Border's location frequently. She said "No." I asked her if she'd be interested in meeting up for a drink sometime, and told her that I'd understand if she didn't want to. She said she doesn't drink alcohol, but "thanks anyway." Then she abruptly just said "I gotta go," and left. At that point, I got even more tense and felt distress in my stomach, and a really uncomfortable "tingle" course through my arms, neck, and back. I still decided to be positive, so I convinced myself that she really had to go. A few minutes later, I'm walking around at the other end of the store, and see her flipping through a different book there. This girl appeared to be around 24/25.
Second failure of the day: I was at a Border's bookstore and noticed another woman who caught my attention. We were each reading a book a few feet away from each other, and I asked her if that book was interesting. She just nodded "yes," and smiled. I told her my book was interesting, too and before she got a chance to respond, I asked her if she visited that Border's location frequently. She said "No." I asked her if she'd be interested in meeting up for a drink sometime, and told her that I'd understand if she didn't want to. She said she doesn't drink alcohol, but "thanks anyway." Then she abruptly just said "I gotta go," and left. At that point, I got even more tense and felt distress in my stomach, and a really uncomfortable "tingle" course through my arms, neck, and back. I still decided to be positive, so I convinced myself that she really had to go. A few minutes later, I'm walking around at the other end of the store, and see her flipping through a different book there. This girl appeared to be around 24/25.
