Chapter 13
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Think about the last time you had it bad for someone—like really bad. Remember all that effort you spent creeping on their social media, running a game plan by your trusted confidants, composing and re-composing your first words, sending that text, and then spiraling into the overwrought aftermath of sending that text. The nervous energy that comes with sweating someone is almost welcome, though, when you put it in perspective of gestures broadly to the outside world. Much like the people who are using this moment to eat better, or to work out regularly, or to pony up for a MasterClass subscription, you too can create your own glimmer of opportunity in this darkened hellscape. It is, potentially, a great time to shoot your shot.
Why? Because in our shrunken, slightly musty world, there's a strong chance that someone single would welcome a friendly dispatch from someone new. Particularly if it's from you, who thinks that they're special in some mystical, cosmic way. And in a sea of stuttering Zoom happy hours with bored friends, wouldn't you love to talk to someone novel about novel things completely unrelated to the novel coronavirus? Even hearing about your crush's standard biographical information—like how many sisters she has or the geographical details of the lame suburb he grew up in—sounds absolutely riveting right about now. The point is: most of us are desperate for something fresh and exciting, and this energy is in your favour.Now, how you get from point A to point B on this journey requires some thought—and thoughtfulness. You can tell your crushs
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