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Old 09-24-2013, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Retrorush09 View Post
At this point, I was getting a little emotional after having such a long day and I accidentally mentioned that my high school boyfriend had broken up with me a few hours earlier. Instead of awkwardly ignoring the topic of boys, this sister told me a ridiculous story about one of her exes to make me laugh and then offered some older sister wisdom.
This is SUCH a good lesson for first time rushers. Yes, PNMs might be nervous and bring up one of those "taboo" topics, but don't freeze like a deer in the headlights or make her feel uncomfortable!! Have an amusing story on that topic at the ready to cut the tension.
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