The last time Chris was in a bookstore, he saw an “amazing” woman looking at books on sewing. She had dark curly hair, olive skin, and was dressed fashionably—the look he goes for. Chris wanted to talk with her but felt hesitant. So he decided to ask her for a book recommendation and then walk away. He ended up in a 20-minute conversation. “I almost couldn’t get her to shut up,” he says, laughing. “She was genuinely happy to be talking with me. She could have just said, ‘I don’t know any good books’ and walked away. But she kept talking. And talking. “I could never see myself doing something
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