Ok, look, I know I'm not part of your inner circle. Not even completely sure that you care to hear anything from me about this. But I will say this one last thing...
Asking others how to respond is just silliness...
This is not the Conversation Store where you purchase words that you think will do the best job of accomplishing your goal.
How about a radical approach?
Respond the way RICHIE would honestly respond.
Trust YOURSELF a little bit.
Do you want to fail because of someone else's words?
Even worse, do you want to succeed because of someone else's words?
Reminds me of some old movies where the timid teenage boy uses a friend and a walky talky to have the friend tell him what to say to the girl he loves.
As I recall, those things NEVER work out just right.
Be YOURSELF.
She fell in love with YOU. Not us.
Damn man, how can your confidence be so shattered? You're a far better man than you are showing right now.
Blessings,
Bill
"Don't tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon."
