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When in doubt, shoe shop!
Every once in awhile I have to write what’s on my mind. So forgive me fans if this article is capricious. I’m not trying to poke fun at a serious topic but rather, and perhaps necessarily so, display that the human condition is not all that serious. We can find solace and restoration in the simplest of events. With that said, read on…
What do you do when a guy you meet online suddenly vanishes after taking up a month of your sweet time? How can you ever trust your own sensibilities again? You talked for a week or two and finally met. Sparks flew. You saw the way he looked at you. Five perfect dates ended in twenty perfect kisses but now he’s gone. Your friends tell you, “Welcome to the world of dating.” You read through dozens of blogs and articles, like this one, only to become more confused. You slept with him too soon. You didn’t sleep with him quick enough. He just wasn’t into you. You were plan B but Plan A worked out. He got scared. He was on the rebound. He's a player. He’s an alien and the mother ship beckoned him a few days ago; don’t be mad because he’s out in the solar system somewhere and cell phones don’t work out there.
How can you ever trust your own sensibilities again? Is it the Internet that breeds this sort of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? All you want to do now is to stop feeling bad and move on but how can you prevent this from happening again?
I found my answers in shoes. Yes, shoes. After an afternoon spent sulking, I decided it may be therapeutic to go shopping. I figured this wasn’t the brightest of ideas but I did it anyway because, let's face it, my sensibilities had left me weeks ago. Off I went to find the cutest pair of Uggs and some tweed ballet slippers. I wanted both but knew the Uggs were really not that sensible. All things considered, I was having a serious spell of nonsensicalness (my made up word for the opposite of sensible) so I figured it would just be par for the course if I made a few frivolous purchases. Yet, somehow, I knew it would be OK. After all, the Uggs were so comfy and that’s what I needed right now, comfort. However, as I got in line, the woman in front of me turned and offered me a 50 percent off coupon for anything in the entire store, which translated into 50 percent off my entire purchase.
It was as if the gates of heaven opened up. I saw now that purchasing the two pairs of shoes was indeed the best decsion I had made in the last month. My intuition was right and my sensibilities had not left me completely! This was a sign from the universe saying, some things ARE meant to be. Finally, my trust in myself was restored. I left the store looking forward to the future, which definitely includes some excellent footwear.
Sometimes you really can make sense out of nonsense.
Happy Haunting!
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