Thomas A (for Amazing) Grace

Doh! 😀

In my first year of college I was doing a group project with a girl I thought was very cool. We worked together for 3 weeks and when the project was done I went around for high fives with the team. When I reached her she looked at me and said "ew no". You could tell it slipped and she didn't mean to say it out loud, but it killed the vibe between everyone. Never spoke with her again. Nope, never making a first move with girls ever again lol. Learnt my lesson the hard way.

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