Maybe we shouldn't talk to each other for a few days...

Apr 09, 2009 20:56

Were you good at maintaining a post-break-up cooling off period? If you had a spat with a friend and she hung up on you, did you wait for her to calm down and call you back?

I failed at both of those things: over-anxious to go from kissers to companions, I’d want to call and hang out while battle-scarred heart tissue was still exposed; I’ve never ( Read more... )

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kathleenfoucart April 10 2009, 01:45:21 UTC
Were you good at maintaining a post-break-up cooling off period?

No. But I'm half-convinced that's how my husband & I wound up getting together for real, so I think it worked out for the best. :-)

HOWEVER.... in terms of distance to revise, you've definitely done the right thing! The last revision I did on the currently-being-revised piece was last May- this is my "Getting into query shape" revision & I couldn't have seen half the things I've caught without that distance.

Have a great revising day tomorrow! I use pink, purple & bright blue pens, so I definitely understand the "no red." :-) Good luck!!!

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