Asked & Answered, New~159

First-date jitters ...in 12 lines

McQuick Zoom Therapy

"Why so fidgety, Bruce?"

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"First-date jitters, Dr. McQuick."

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"Perfectly normal. You're a nice looking young man, 

seemingly intelligent, just be yourself."

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"But that's the issue, Doc. Should I just be myself,

or should I act like the man I want to be?"

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"What do you want to be?"

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"Confident, positive, empathetic."

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"Act like that."

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" ...Really? You surprise me. Isn't that being dishonest?"

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"No. We're all acting all the time, Bruce. 

Acting like we want to be, is being ourselves."

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