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Just thought I’d share something. This is for people who feel discouraged when they get feedback like “we’re too busy”, or even a soft pass like “Let’s hope to meet at a party sometime”. We tend to not exactly close the door on people who give us this kind of message, but we know they’re not that interested. Mr. Fuse is even more likely to clam up around them because he thinks he’s been rejected (and maybe he has), and he can’t just relax and put his best foot forward. Well, this time the shoe was on the other foot. (I know I’m mixing my metaphors, but this mixture seems to work a little.)
Anyway….
Last night we went out to meet a couple, who’d invited us and a bunch of other couples to a bar. One of the other couples, it turned out, had written to us not once, but twice before. The first time was around a year ago and the second time was last fall. We had passed both times. They seemed like a nice couple, but their pictures did not do them any favors, and truthfully, we did have a lot going on at the time. We gave them the “we’re happy with our present routine, maybe we’ll meet at a party” type of almost-a-brushoff. Well, last night we definitely connected with them. They looked a lot better in person than in their profile pictures (boy they could use some help with those! I think their pictures hurt them and they shouldn’t have that hurdle!), and they were both outgoing, friendly and flirtatious. We didn’t realize who they were, except we knew we knew them, somehow. But from the look on his face and his mention of earlier emails, I got the idea that we had turned them down.
So later on, back at the host couple’s house, there were 5 couples. Mr. Fuse played for a long time with the lady of the couple we met through them. Though I was mostly busy with the boyfriend of the host (yum) I know I let the subject couple’s gentleman know I was interested. We didn’t get to do a lot, but he knows.
My point is that even when someone has passed on you, it doesn’t mean you will never connect with them. Leaving doors open is a good thing. Many other couples might have acted a bit cool, or even negatively, but these people did not and we are happy about it. They were very gracious and warm, probably more so than we would have been.
which was so nice…

