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Bar Talk (leminal.space)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by SAGEGREEN@leminal.space to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world

Last night, I was drinking alone at the bar counter when an older man sitting next to me, also drinking alone, started talking to me. He said, “I got divorced last month. Back when I was married, I used to come up with all sorts of excuses to go out drinking by myself. But now that I’m actually single, drinking alone just feels… lonely.”

So I ignored him.

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[-] OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

A bus driver once pulled over and sat there crying. I was the only one on the bus. He looked up at me in the rearview mirror and said "my sister just died".

I pretended to listen to music and ignored him. I dont have much empathy on an individual level, probs something to do with Neurodivergence. He sat there for a bit and said "ok then" and then started driving again.

I still think about it sometimes, dont know why.

My guess? Probably because you know you should've forced yourself to be a bit more humane, it wouldn't have killed you.

[-] SAGEGREEN@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

The fact that you still think about it probably says more about you than you give yourself credit for.

[-] SAGEGREEN@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

Nope, still flying solo over here. Maybe that’s why I was so bummed about missing that conversation, haha.

[-] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

Hey if you didn't have the emotional capacity for that good for you.

[-] SAGEGREEN@leminal.space 0 points 2 months ago

My feelings were on low battery.

[-] chickenf622@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago

Totally valid reason to not respond. Take care of yourself before you take care of someone else.

[-] SAGEGREEN@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

Appreciate that, really.

[-] Peehole@piefed.social 0 points 2 months ago

You missed out on a very pleasant conversation, I bet this would have been fun, so I understand the FOMO. Don’t beat yourself up, maybe you can bump into him again and get a second chance to have this exciting conversation?

[-] SAGEGREEN@leminal.space 1 points 1 month ago

Sure, you’re right, and honestly I’m already hoping for that second chance. Life has a funny way of bringing people back around, so fingers crossed our paths cross again soon.

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