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how to reject (and how not to reject) a man: guest post for ally spotts

Today I have the rare honor of guest posting over at Ally Spott’s amazing blog. Ally read a handful of my posts a few weeks ago and asked if I would consider writing something for her about how a man would like to be respectfully rejected by a woman. My awkwardness and I were more than happy to oblige. Here’s a teaser, then pop over to Ally’s blog today to see the full story

In my twenty-one years, I have been rejected by a number of women.

It has never gone well.

Chernobyl had fewer casualties than some of these rejections.

One time a girl took off to her car like an Olympic runner who had been set on fire, while I had barely finished the phrase, “Go out somet—”

Another time a girl simply set our dinner table on fire, overturning a candle, preempting my ability to even broach the question. She could tell I was about to and she was prepared.

(I may have fabricated a few things here. Technically Chernobyl wasn’t as bad as people made it out to be.)

Continue reading this on Ally’s blog, here.

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