Positive - Got Turned Down For a Date
I "paid it forward," - I paid the entrance fee for a few people behind me in line at a poetry event. Woman behind me bought me a drink, sat next, and was very friendly, interested. I had learned her interests, which overlap mine, so shared briefly on that. Really big hug when I left.
Messaged her back, shortly after. She responded she's never met me, has never been to a poetry event. Weirdly, she even asked how I got her number, which is bizarre - what? And no, no date will be happening - hard stop on that.
So - that is a positive, to be turned down! I have previously laboured for years in relationships, forever trying to "make things better." Her turning me down, brusquely, is a huge gift of years of my life and emotions, not wasted.
A win!