Practice

Say the real line.

Eight ordinary moments. Pick the words you’d actually use. The point isn’t to win her over. It’s to be someone she feels comfortable around — whether her answer is yes, no or not yet.

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At the table

She goes quiet

Dinner was flowing, then it wasn’t. She’s answering in short lines and looking past you at the room. You can feel yourself reaching for a joke, a story, anything to fill the gap.

What do you do with the quiet?

Pick a line. You can change it.