I’m not entirely sure what it is about me that compels perfect strangers to tell me their life stories. I must give off some sort of “I want to listen to your TMI, I really do” vibe.<\/p>\n
Sometimes it’s fun, I make a new friend. Sometime it’s slightly awkward, but it doesn’t last long and I forget about it afterwards.<\/p>\n
And sometimes…<\/p>\n
Well, let’s just say that I hope to never have to listen to another perfect stranger tell me about her identical twin who died. Or how she wound up in a mental institution. And, yes, this was the same person. Who was sitting next to me. On a plane. That was mid-flight. With no chance of escape.<\/p>\n
Not that I didn’t consider pulling the emergency exit off of its hinges.<\/p>\n
The best part? It was a SouthWestern flight. Which means that, not only did I send out the “tell me your horrible, depressing and slightly awkward story” vibes. I also sent out the “sit down next to me” vibes in the first place. Really, I brought it on myself.<\/p>\n
Does anyone else hear\u00a0inappropriate\u00a0life stories? Or is this just me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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