LESSON 25Dating and Selling: Is There a Difference?

Have you ever gone on a date, had a really nice time, and after a day or two, the guy or girl still hasn’t called you? You decide to call instead, and leave a voicemail similar to this: “Hey, I had a nice time the other night and would love to get together again. If you feel like calling back, my cell is….” You get the picture.

A couple more days go by, and you hear nothing from this person, so you make a final attempt. You leave another voicemail, saying, “Hey, it’s me again, and I thought I would try one more time to see if you would like to get together.”

At this point, though it may be annoying to never have found out why the other person isn’t interested despite the good date you had, it’s ...

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