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Giulia’s Valentine’s Day Nightmare
Giulia had always dreamed of finding her knight in shining armour. Unfortunately, all the men in her village either strutted around like they owned the place, or they skulked around with their shoulders slumped.
All Giulia wanted was a confident man, who had some ambition and wanted to settle down in the near future. That weekend she came across a handsome man called Charles at the local market. When Giulia saw him, Charles was buying a variety of cheeses.
“I love cheese,” said Giulia. “My name’s Giulia, by the way.”
“Hi Giulia, I’m Charles. I love cheese too,” replied Charles. “I also enjoy fine wine and European city breaks.”
Giulia could not believe her luck. This man was perfect. She decided to be proactive.
“I don’t want to be presumptuous, but perhaps you’d like to have Valentine’s Day dinner with me tomorrow night?”
Charles looked at Giulia and smiled. He really was beautiful, Giulia thought.
“That sounds wonderfully romantic, I would love to. I need to check with my Mother.”
“Excuse me?” said Giulia
“My mother. I still live with her so I just need to tell her I’m going out.”
Further examples:
Thanks for helping me Sid, you’re my knight in shining armour!
Look at him, strutting around. He thinks he’s so great, I hate him!
That new IT guy is so weird. He’s always skulking around the kitchen, he’s creepy!
Don’t slump your shoulders, sit up straight and try looking like you deserve to be a manager!
I’m not ready to settle down, I still love partying and dating.
I’m not so keen on long distance travel, I prefer simple city breaks.
If you want a job, you need to be proactive. It’s no good waiting for someone to call you.
I don’t want to be presumptuous but I notice you’ve been admiring me from across the room. Can I buy you a drink?