A Time Traveller Told Me She’s the One, but She Said “No”
- stumphy
- May 30, 2024
- 3 min read
I’m sure we‘ve all had this once.
“She is definitely the one — my soulmate. We’re going to be so romantic, and we’re going to get married and…”
You were scared, and you don’t know if she feels the same way as you do. It’s like when you desperately want something to be accurate and try to tell yourself it’s true regardless.
You found an opportunity to talk with her. She was laughing at everything you said to her; her eyes glowed when she looked at you, and you couldn’t focus on anything else but those charming puppy eyes.
You knew it. She must have felt the same! Obviously, this is going to work out, right?
Great! You finally dared to tell her how you felt. You were convinced it would end well, excited about the future, and really nervous — it won’t happen, right? There’s no way on earth she’s going to say…
“No. I mean, you’re a nice guy, but no. Sorry.”
Dammit.
(Maybe mine’s a bit different. A time traveler showed me a wedding photo, so I have proof.)
I don’t understand. She and I were meant to be together. And she clearly liked me. How on earth would she say no? And most importantly, he told me I would be with her… How…
Was I wrong? Was she wrong? Was he wrong? How did it not work out? What happened?
As disbelief slowly turned into frustration and anger, I was pissed whenever I saw her. I shouted at her, humiliated her, pulled the long face whenever she was around…
How could she dare reject me?
Slowly, more questions popped up as frustration slowly turned into grief, and anger turned into depression…
Am I not good enough for her?
Ugh. Forget it.
It could have worked. The problem is, I just couldn’t forget it. Even months later, I still couldn’t comprehend what was with that photo of me and her. Maybe he’s from another parallel universe? Or perhaps he made a mistake?
Maybe because of the photo, I couldn’t accept the rejection. My mind was filled with questions, and accepting that history contradicts itself simply does not make sense.
There must be something missing from the puzzle…
Maybe I should just accept that history contradicts itself, or that photo is from another universe, or perhaps the traveler was just bullshitting…
“Hey, I’m sorry about what happened last year. I couldn’t bring myself to say ‘yes’ to your ‘no’. I reacted too hard, and I’ve hurt you. Sorry about that.”
“Hey, I actually want to thank you for what happened last year.”
Wait what? What do you have to thank me for?
“Thank you for pushing me to grow. I was scared back then because I thought I was nothing like you. I’m just a girl, and you’re this amazing guy…”
“But I made you look like an idiot in front of everyone…”
“Yeah, that’s when I realized I had to work harder to keep up with you. Also, thank you so much for the call; it’s such a relief.”
“No worries. It’s okay…”
“By the way, I don’t know how you feel about me now, but if you’d ask me the same question again, I would say ‘yes.’ Anyway, have a nice evening! Bye!”
“Bye…”
“Happy ever after!” A voice appeared behind me as I hung up the phone. The time traveler decided to finally visit and talk about it.
“I still don’t understand…”
“It’s simple, kiddo. You say ‘yes’ to her ‘no,’ and she says ‘yes’ to your ‘yes.’”
“But why didn’t it work before?”
“She said ‘no,’ and so did you; that’s why it didn’t work.” The traveller smiled. “In 2022, you and her would never make a pair because nobody said yes, but today, you and her would definitely make a pair because you both said yes to each other. Simple.”
It’s 2024. We’ve been together for more than a year now. Looking back, things really were that simple.
It took us a year to learn how to say “yes,” and when we did, things worked out for us.
Romance really is that simple — just say “yes.” And when she says “no,” saying “yes” to her “no” is your best shot at earning a “yes” from her.
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