Whenever I come home from a holiday gathering after being introduced to someone, I feel like I’m not enough.
On the way home after meeting someone at a family gathering, I keep thinking about how I need to become more attractive to meet a good person.
Scenes
- After the gathering, I start judging my own appeal — On the way home after meeting someone at a holiday gathering, I blame my own appeal for the awkward conversation.
- Compliments and introductions all at once — A relative says, “You’ll meet someone good if you’re a little more attractive,” while the person across from me quietly drinks water.
- A date that didn’t click becomes a verdict on me — The conversation stopping was something between us, but on the way home I decide it happened because I wasn’t attractive enough.
- Tonight, write down only what you actually heard — Try writing one thing they said and whether you felt comfortable at the time. You don’t have to give yourself a score.
- Let your standards guide the next date, not a score — Not clicking with someone you were introduced to isn’t a verdict on your appeal. Whether you could talk comfortably together is part of a date, too.
Stories by Yeonhwa
- Yeonhwa
- On the way home from the work dinner, I ask the cards whether I should change jobs.
- After the meeting, I find myself thinking about that kindness again.
- Worried I might run into him in front of our friends
- When I get back to my desk after a meeting, I remember how we used to laugh at the beginning.
- After the work dinner, they go quiet, and I keep trying to start a conversation.
- On payday, I sent my heart, but got a joke back
- At the company dinner, I wonder if I can let go of an old habit.
- My heart feels torn on the way to work