# A Festivus For The Rest of Us. A Grievence MMP

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**Created:** [December 21, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-for-the-rest-of-us-a-grievence-mmp/928511 "2020-12-21T06:52:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-festivus-for-the-rest-of-us-a-grievence-mmp/928511/303 "2020-12-28T02:12:28Z")

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> [@nelliebly](#):
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> shoe, since it’s already been a week, I wouldn’t say anything to her unless she asks again. She asked you out. That means she’s not interested in friendship alone. If she’d only asked you out, that’d be one thing, but she brought you a gift, which is a red flag to me. You’re not attracted, know nothing about her …

Thank you. This was a sensible take on the matter, and I appreciate the straightforward perspective.

I also took a straightforward approach to dinner & let a local Asian joint fix my meal for me.

Big trash bin is at the curb, and filled with last-minute crud. I even cleaned up some clutter this morning before irk, and the litter box is now scooped. I do believe it’s time for chillage with a cuppa tea in front of Netflix and a smoke before bed.

Oh, I have a fun little tiny upcoming moment planned with a co-worker, who’s always got nice looking nails as opposed to chewed up and ragged like mine. She clued me into the inexpensive stick- or glue-on brand she wears, and I treated myself to a box today in a nice, short, rounded purple (not that weird pointy coffin-shape that got trendy & needs to go away.) She told me she’d put them on for me, since I’ve never done it & might glue one to my nose or something.

So we shall have a girly moment later this week when we’re both off (and I’ve had a chance to scrub off the chipping green lacquer I painted on for Xmas) which at least gives me a moment outside my head space later.

I asked if she wanted to come over & get a chance to get outta her house, or if she wanted me to come over & let me have a chance to get outta the house, and the final answer was … undecided.  
I think maybe we both want out. Started negotiating via pets (she has a friendly dog, I have Monkey … and she _has_ mentioned missing feline companionship) so perhaps we’ll flip for it. Or declare a thumb war.

Now I’m giggling over a purple-fingernail thumb war (she’s sporting a lavender shade these days) and clearly just need to go to bed.

G’night Mumpers. Catch you on the flip side e.g. tomorrow’s new thread.

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