Rosalín on Nostr: Blew off a dinner date night to have some me time. Not mad at anyone. It's just, ...

Blew off a dinner date night to have some me time. Not mad at anyone. It's just, after a taxing week, I'm not looking to make small talk with an Uber driver, navigate an unfamiliar environment, trap myself in a booth, interact with a waitstaff stranger, and patiently make small talk while I wait for food. That just doesn't sound like the best use of my self care time. Self care time is recharge time. All of that just sounds taxing. My partner was like, are you mad at me? I said, no. I'm good. I'm just vaping and watching Grey's. Not everyone understands that any invitation to an outing is subject to a cost benefit analysis for me. If I'm already feeling taxed, I try not to take on any activities which involve unnecessary small talk or too many unfamiliar variables.