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" DEAR E. JEAN: Okay, so earlier this year I was hit by a thunderbolt. Twice. It was love at first sight and second sight (and every sight). I&amp;#039;m at a marketing company. He&amp;#039;s at an ad agency. The relationship between our two firms has not gone well, and other than seeing him at two meetings\u2014there was a lot of eye contact\u2014our paths have not crossed again. I can&amp;#039;t get him out of my head! A friend told me, &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ll bump into him again when the time is right.&amp;quot; But I&amp;#039;m afraid to let this pass! \u2014Aware How Pathetic This Sounds MISS PATHETIC, MY PETUNIA: Please tell your beautiful friend that Auntie Eeee says she&amp;#039;s an idiot. Her phrase &amp;quot;when the time is right&amp;quot; reminds me of the namby-pamby &amp;quot;If it&amp;#039;s meant to be, it will happen&amp;quot; (a cliche\u0301 lobotomized by Jennifer Lawrence in American Hustle). It&amp;#039;s the kind of dum-dum thinking that holds women back. The &amp;quot;time&amp;quot; to meet the dude, of course, is now. Give a bow-and-arrow party. Prepare an archer&amp;#039;s fairy-tale meal of bread, cheese, and tankards of mead, and invite 20 people, including the chap. Everyone brings a photo of a person they hate\u2014you all take aim and happily shoot them. As to what you wear? Miss Fate herself wears a French twist. This is why we call it &amp;quot;a twist of fate.&amp;quot; But because you are making your own fate, you may wear what you please! Life is not too short. We just waste so much of it waiting for men. Related:  Ask E. Jean: What&amp;#039;s the Best Course of Action After Being Fired?  Related: Ask E. Jean: How to Start Over After an Affair Related:  Ask E. Jean: Am I Too Smart for My Own Good?  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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