W: "Is a hug ok?" (she pulls in to hug me, and kiss me on the cheek) Me: (I pull my head away) "Hugs are absolutely ok, but I'm done with the cheek kissing. It's all or nothing." W: "I guess I'll opt for nothing for a while." Me: (smiling) "Ok." W: (we had a long hug, then she started walking away) Me: "Have fun." (she was going to a car show) W: "Thanks."
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About an hour later, she called back and said "Can I change my mind?" I said "Sure." She said "What time?" She came over and we had a great time with the kids for a while. No more R talk.
Here's going to be your challenge, Future, and again, I'm saying YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG -- handled it beautifully, in fact. But she is now likely going to see the above as her having succesfully "spun up" the Future "plates" on her little sticks for awhile longer. I guaran-damn-tee you, she came away from this with the following main thought:
"Future's not done with me yet. I still have a little while to decide if this is worth it or not."
