Postby Mangafanatic » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:25 am
aku_soku_zan wrote:This is really really really stupid, but it has me kind of bummed out so I just wanted to put this on here.
Basically, though, there's this girl and I kind of had a crush on her (it's stupid already, it gets worse) and I tried to talk to her (bad move) and make conversation and it went well for a few minutes, but overall, I feel like I was completely awkward and now I'm beating myself up really bad (yeah. This is the worst story ever).
So, if you take the time to pray for me, just, please pray that I'll stop being hard on myself and beating myself up. Nothing really bad happened and it's all in my head. I've already decided that I'm going to stop thinking about it and all I really want now is a sense of peace.
Thanks.
I guarantee you it looks worse to you than it did to her. We scrutinize our own actions in a way that no one else can. To her, you were a guy trying to make conversation. That's not so lofty a goal, and I doubt she walked away thinking "How weird was that! He was-- like-- trying to talk to me!", but to you, you were trying to make an impression. You don't think you impressed her (which, I might add, you might have without knowing it!), and that's probably part of the reason you feel the way you do.
I'll pray for you!
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