I Can't Make You Love Me...But I Will Enjoy Trying!

I don't mean to tout, but life has shown me that when certain individuals don't want me around, it's usually because they haven't gotten to know me that well. By no means would I claim that everyone likes me - all of us has one or two (or more) enemies. Perhaps they are just people who tolerate or don't like us. Whatever the case, they will exist. And that's OK. I have been blessed with the personality characteristics/tools to not only build, but successfully maintain positive relationships with others (thank God). Fortunately, those whom I share these relationships with have been blessed with the same (Law of Attraction, I guess?). So, I don't necessarily 'need' more friends/fans/associates, but what can I say - I'm social! Anyway, in situations where I must be in the company of others, I like for shared interactions to be as pleasant as possible. When the desired atmosphere is hindered because of mis-perceptions, unreasonable stereotypes, or disdain; I try to do my best to address things. Such is my plight recently. I was requested to attend and work at an event. I knew that my time there would be spent with some who knew (or at least recognized) me, and others who would be meeting me for the first time. To my surprise, I had a better experience interacting to those who were meeting me for the first time. It seems the people who knew me wanted to not know me during this event. Needless to say, it left me...perplexed. My thought: "...when we're home, we have a great time chatting, and now that I see you here, you look away or pretend not to see me. What's the deal?" 


No problem...


So, I took every opportunity to say hello (at minimum) each time I came across a known face. The shear look of avoidance and embarrassment was entertainment enough! So you want to be interested in the floor now?? Yeah, OK..."HI!" I even gave one old 'friend' (who shares a not-so-good first impression) a big hug...Thinking, "...this can't get any more fun!" I can't make you love me, but observing your reaction to my attempts is so much fun! Thank you!