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[la_matrona]

[it has taken her a while to write this, but write this she must. She is determined that this... date with her... with Hector... will be the best he's ever been on. Only she hasn't done anything romantic in almost a hundred years. So if this is what she needs to do, this is what she needs to do]

I need everyone's best advice for dating again after a long time not having anything to do with it. Any thought or helpful suggestion will be welcomed, for, at least in this. I'm out of my depth.


[she sends this out and then scribbles out a post script just in case]

Unless you are a Doctor or Ted.


[and then, because it occurs to her]

Did anyone else's [oh, what is the word]thingies die yesterday?

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[the_galaxyfairy]

Dating is not really rocket science. You just go out and have a good time.

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[bigbadrose]

Yeah, don't ask the Doctor how to date. He's a disaster.

Go to one of the subarchways on an adventure-date. Make sure you get food and dancing.

My bass and comm had a power outage, if that's what you mean. I thought it was just my home.

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[la_matrona]

That is impossible. Something always happens. I need to have a plan.

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[la_matrona]

I'm not surprised. [she finds him either disgusting or pushy. Whichever one.]

I already know where we are going. I just need a plan for how to act when I'm there.

[it's important that this go well]

The electricity went out for a little while. I've never had that happen before here.

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[bigbadrose]

Just be yourself. Have fun. Don't overthink it. It's not a battle. Enjoy their company.

I didn't think much of it. But now I wonder if it's an omen or something?

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[la_matrona]

That is impossible. It will only end badly if I do. [there's a reason why it's ended so badly all the times before this] I need to make sure that he enjoys himself.

[as for the electricity and the...thingies... now that she mentions it's an omen... it seems like it]

What do you think might happen?

[the_galaxyfairy]

Maybe I am just not the type that follows a plan. It is much more exciting for me to go where my heart tells me.

[la_matrona]

Mine left me a long time ago. I have nothing to follow. [A pause.]

But I am happy for you.

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[bigbadrose]

Good start. But as long as he's with you, he should be. Let him be himself instead of trying too hard to impress you. If you can find a way to help him relax too, it helps. The Doctor The men I've dated usually are at their worst when they build it up and place too much pressure on themselves and try to make things perfect rather than just enjoy the moment with me. If you're having fun, you can usually help him to as well. Common interests or passions helps a lot too.

No idea! I can check some monitors, but even if they know, it might not make sense until it comes, yeah? Omens and foreshadowing is always like that. Drives me crazy in stories.

[the_galaxyfairy]

[ What did she mean by that? Sheryl had to pause after reading that. ]

That is ridiculous. The heart is always there.The thought of it is at least.

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[la_matrona]

[Ay. It seemed impossible. How could she relax and enjoy herself when she was worried about him? How could she be herself? Hector was usually relaxed unless around her, so how could she do that while being there? Their only common interest was music and that... that was only going to bring more trouble she was sure and definitely should not be brought up then... It seems overwhelming.]

Perhaps I should call it off.

[ Perhaps he'd be relieved. ]

So then I suppose we are waiting for whatever comes to come.

[ She's done it before, but never gladly. ]

[la_matrona]

Maybe for some. Anyway, I appreciate the advice. Gracias.

[the_galaxyfairy]

You are welcome. But if you really want to go through this date with a plan, I suppose dinner is a start.

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[bigbadrose]

NO! Don't do that!!!

You should relax instead first!

Look, things are going to go wrong. You have to accept that, and then do what you can to have fun together no matter what happens. That's how you know you're friends.

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[innocent_royal]

You can't go wrong with going to see a movie together, then going to dinner. You can talk to each other about the movie.

[It's worked out for her so far, at least.]

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[om_nom_namur]

Depends on wat ur ayming 2 get out of it

U want a hot peese of ass find urself a bar and grab the hottest slosh u can find
U want 2 fall in <3 u got 2 b a litl bit more payshent

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[la_matrona]

I'm aiming for it not to end so badly he's depressed for a month. But if I wanted it, I could get it.

[la_matrona]

It's not what we are doing, but how I should act.

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[la_matrona]

And if we aren't?

[which is her greatest fear, really. Beyond anything]

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[om_nom_namur]

O so its dayting a sertin sum1 then aye?

Um. Okay so how on verth duz a dayt end so bad a dude gets depressed 4 a munth?
Shit

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[la_matrona]

Gracias. But I already know where we're going. I need to know how to be. He was young when

[ No she doesn't want to write that ]

How do young people act on dates.

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[la_matrona]

I don't know. He says something or does something annoying and I get angry and then we don't speak to one another for weeks. This one will be different. This one has to be.

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[bigbadrose]

[Then what do you care?]

[Rose has to think on it.]

You are. You wouldn't worry this much over someone you don't care about as a friend.

My ex never took me on a bad date. He was my best friend since I was three years old. He's still my ex. Sometimes bad dates are still the ones that let you know you're good together.

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[la_matrona]

Ay.

[ She doesn't know. It's been so long and there is so much bad between them. ]

I suppose it couldn't hurt to try...

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[bigbadrose]

And the puppy eyes are so frustrating!