I was walking in the cemetery a couple weeks ago and as I was getting close to the exit where I would turn left to go back up to our house, a social dilemma presented itself. A young woman was at that very moment walking on the sidewalk and our paths were going to coincide perfectly, meaning if I turned to the left as planned, we’d be essentially walking side by side. Does this not scream socially awkward to you? It certainly did to me. I stopped for a moment as if arrested by the sight of a perfectly ordinary leaf in the grass. I took a photo to give me a moment to think about my course of action.
If I turned to go up the hill right then, I’d still be right behind her the whole way. I could stand there for a few minutes to give her a healthy lead on me, but that still seemed too awkward. So I turned the other way and went the long way around.
Yes, there are people in this world that are that self-absorbed and socially awkward! The funny part was that I ended up running into her going the long way around, too – but it was easier since we were going different directions and just passed each other like a normal interaction. She’d have thanked me if she’d known what sacrifice I’d made to save us both from social chaos.
I’ll probably delete this embarrassing post in the morning.
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