Alison Wood Brooks

Absolutely. How quickly can I get out of here? So I excuse myself to the restroom and I sort of collect myself. You know, I'm looking in the mirror, maybe touch up my lipstick and I'm thinking, what do I do now? And this really decisive question. feeling washes over me. I just got to go. I got to get out of here.

There's just no way that I have a future with someone who can go 20 minutes without asking me a question, right? I need someone who's interested in me and my perspective and my feelings and my life and so i make my way back to the table having made this decision i say thank you so much for meeting me for dinner um i have to go and i collect my things and i leave did you ever hear from him again

There's just no way that I have a future with someone who can go 20 minutes without asking me a question, right? I need someone who's interested in me and my perspective and my feelings and my life and so i make my way back to the table having made this decision i say thank you so much for meeting me for dinner um i have to go and i collect my things and i leave did you ever hear from him again

There's just no way that I have a future with someone who can go 20 minutes without asking me a question, right? I need someone who's interested in me and my perspective and my feelings and my life and so i make my way back to the table having made this decision i say thank you so much for meeting me for dinner um i have to go and i collect my things and i leave did you ever hear from him again

I did. He texted me later that night and he said, you're beautiful. I had a great time. I want to see you again. Which, by the way, still there is no question. I mean, it's like fine, lovely, but he's still there's no question of are you OK? How are you doing? Did you get home safely? Is everything all right? No question. I mean, it was really quite wild.

I did. He texted me later that night and he said, you're beautiful. I had a great time. I want to see you again. Which, by the way, still there is no question. I mean, it's like fine, lovely, but he's still there's no question of are you OK? How are you doing? Did you get home safely? Is everything all right? No question. I mean, it was really quite wild.

I did. He texted me later that night and he said, you're beautiful. I had a great time. I want to see you again. Which, by the way, still there is no question. I mean, it's like fine, lovely, but he's still there's no question of are you OK? How are you doing? Did you get home safely? Is everything all right? No question. I mean, it was really quite wild.

And, you know, I'm a bit of a people pleaser. I don't usually, I'm not usually overly direct with people. But this moment felt like he really could benefit from some feedback. I mean, his future girlfriend who's looking for a man with blue eyes and a job in finance and 6'5 is going to find this guy. And I want him to be able to make that person happy. Uh-huh.

And, you know, I'm a bit of a people pleaser. I don't usually, I'm not usually overly direct with people. But this moment felt like he really could benefit from some feedback. I mean, his future girlfriend who's looking for a man with blue eyes and a job in finance and 6'5 is going to find this guy. And I want him to be able to make that person happy. Uh-huh.

And, you know, I'm a bit of a people pleaser. I don't usually, I'm not usually overly direct with people. But this moment felt like he really could benefit from some feedback. I mean, his future girlfriend who's looking for a man with blue eyes and a job in finance and 6'5 is going to find this guy. And I want him to be able to make that person happy. Uh-huh.

And so I text him back and I just say, I just want you to know I left because you didn't ask me anything about myself. And it really made me feel like you weren't interested in me. I'm really grateful that you met up with me and I wish you the best.

And so I text him back and I just say, I just want you to know I left because you didn't ask me anything about myself. And it really made me feel like you weren't interested in me. I'm really grateful that you met up with me and I wish you the best.

And so I text him back and I just say, I just want you to know I left because you didn't ask me anything about myself. And it really made me feel like you weren't interested in me. I'm really grateful that you met up with me and I wish you the best.

Oh, yes. This was a dear friend of mine. We had been friends for a very long time, coming up on 10 years. And she was dating a guy who was great, but I just wasn't sure they were a good fit for each other. And I knew that they were starting to think about getting engaged and maybe married. And probably for over a year, I had just been sort of

Oh, yes. This was a dear friend of mine. We had been friends for a very long time, coming up on 10 years. And she was dating a guy who was great, but I just wasn't sure they were a good fit for each other. And I knew that they were starting to think about getting engaged and maybe married. And probably for over a year, I had just been sort of

Oh, yes. This was a dear friend of mine. We had been friends for a very long time, coming up on 10 years. And she was dating a guy who was great, but I just wasn't sure they were a good fit for each other. And I knew that they were starting to think about getting engaged and maybe married. And probably for over a year, I had just been sort of

feeling kind of worried about her like is this the right person for you um she was so spectacular and i just felt like maybe he he wasn't right for her and so i'd been grappling with this idea uh you know should i raise this with her should we talk about it is our friendship strong enough that we could handle a topic like this is it my is it my place to even raise a topic like this even with someone that i'm so close to so did you raise it at the dinner

feeling kind of worried about her like is this the right person for you um she was so spectacular and i just felt like maybe he he wasn't right for her and so i'd been grappling with this idea uh you know should i raise this with her should we talk about it is our friendship strong enough that we could handle a topic like this is it my is it my place to even raise a topic like this even with someone that i'm so close to so did you raise it at the dinner

feeling kind of worried about her like is this the right person for you um she was so spectacular and i just felt like maybe he he wasn't right for her and so i'd been grappling with this idea uh you know should i raise this with her should we talk about it is our friendship strong enough that we could handle a topic like this is it my is it my place to even raise a topic like this even with someone that i'm so close to so did you raise it at the dinner

Yeah, so we were at this sort of trendy restaurant downtown, and there was music thumping, and we were eating delicious foods and having cocktails, and I worked up the—finally mustered the courage to tell her what had been on my mind. And I could tell that she was both—