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" So, while I&amp;#039;m busy trying to plot a cute encounter by writing rhyming couplets on napkins, I can be glaringly oblivious to the things going on around me. Case in point: I was walking to dinner with two friends, when we noticed a lot of commotion on the street\u2014fire trucks, police tape, etc. Like most New Yorkers, we stopped. Turned out a Laundromat had caught on fire, no one was hurt, a lot of people were gawking. &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s going on?&amp;quot; A cute guy sidled up, touching my shoulder flirtatiously. We explained, he asked some questions, then I turned to my friends and asked if they were ready to go. &amp;quot;He was flirting with you!&amp;quot; Melissa said once we walked out of earshot. &amp;quot;I can&amp;#039;t believe you didn&amp;#039;t notice!&amp;quot; And, I didn&amp;#039;t! So it makes me re-think all the times I think I&amp;#039;m trying to be flirty. Anyway, maybe I&amp;#039;m a romantic, but I really do feel like if there was an honest-to-goodness spark I would have felt compelled to actually talk with him. Then, I had a conversation with another friend about random encounters with guys, and she told me this story. She was coming out of the subway and also had a bad cold, so she was coughing. A guy tapped her on the shoulder and asked if she was okay. She said yes, then he noticed her tote bag, which was from a used bookstore. They started talking about books, and college, and it turns out they went to the same school, one year apart, even though they didn&amp;#039;t know each other. They spoke for HALF AN HOUR in the cold, near the top of the subway steps, then exchanged numbers. The next day, she got a text message: Feeling better? With a smiley face. She responded: Not really, but I will soon...going to the doctor. He responded: Good. Because I really want to sleep with you. !!! That was the end of that. And, quite honestly, how sad, right? I mean, you think chance encounters never happen, then one does, and then he had to ruin it all with that text message? And, in other news, I&amp;#039;m going to a singles event tonight. Details on Monday, but I am very nervous and skeptical. So, that brings us to this: How did you meet your man? Chance encounter or set-up? And do you think one is better than another? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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