Lol - a vacuum cleaner salesgirl comes to your apartment and asks you out? What are the odds of that? Look at it as an opportunity to make an interesting new friend.
That's a nice note that Granny sent you. I was married for 24 years, my mother-in-law and my ex's younger cousin were the only ones out of the large extended family that reached out to me when my ex dumped me. I understand though - it's usually just so awkward, people feel embarrassed, it's hard. I've been on the other side with my siblings' divorces. So it says something good about you, that they react that way to you.
