Thread by @MantateQueeneth, A THREAD about a dude I met in an elevatorDedicated to all [...]

A THREAD about a dude I met in an elevator

Dedicated to all the girls who’ve ever had a moment that they felt they didn’t deserve a guy.

1. I was in Harare for the 2018 Joshua Nkomo Lecture at UZ. Was staying at Rainbow Towers. The picture below is of me on that day...gorgeous!

A THREAD about a dude I met in an elevatorDedicated to all the girls who’ve ever had a moment that they felt they didn’t deserve a guy.1. I was in Harare for the 2018 Joshua Nkomo Lecture at UZ. Was staying at Rainbow Towers. The picture below is of me on that day...gorgeous!

2. While waiting for an elevator, this guy joined me. He was also going downstairs (I guessed). He also wore all black, semi-formal. Legit looked unZimbabwean (don’t ask me how I knew

). Confession: nigga looked really good

but hey, we act like we don’t see. He says to me...

3. “Hello. You look great in black. And I love your shoes.” I give my killer smile because hey, handsome dude just told me what I told myself in the mirror

So we chat. He tells me he’d love say hie later, but isn’t too sure what time his conference will end. I tell him that my

4. flight out of Harare is at 16:30 so I’m not likely to see him. I say my goodbye and go on with my day. And no, we didn’t exchange numbers

Lecture ended and I was back at the hotel for lunch. When I open my door, I saw an envelope on the floor

With a note bathong

5. The note said something like, “Hey, it’s the guy in black from the elevator. I went to receiption and asked them to drop this at the hotel room of Mantate. This is my number, if you’d like to chat:)

My face just lit up real fast. It was cute

I think

6. Oh and I forgot to mention. This is guy is Tswana. But yeah I get home in Byo and I text. Keeping it low key (he can’t know we like him like that

). As we grow to know each other, he becomes more clearer about how much he likes me, but my stupid ass starts thinking that...

7. From what I’m seeing, what I interact with as he unfolds his world to me, maybe I’d not measure up to his family’s expectations. Nigga is professionally established. An Adrenalin junkie, a driven guy. My type of guy. But I don’t know why I felt so strongly that his folks...

8. probably had a Tswana girl they’d prefer him to be with. In my mind I was thinking “nah girl, this man is another woman’s blessing...focus on building yourself up so you don’t ever have to feel like you don’t measure up.” So I say No to his relationship proposal

I legit did

9. I didn’t obviously tell him it’s because I felt like I didn’t deserve him. So we stopped talk eventually because I felt it was weird for me. I deleted his number on my phone but saved it on email

Yes you can judge me here. Anyway fast forward to over a year later, I decide to

10. apologize, because I felt like it was unfair to not have given a solid reason for my No. I app him and Explain myself. Trust the guy to still be the sweet human being I met outside the elevator. He says to me, “Woman! I’m the one that doesn’t deserve you. You were everything

11. I wanted and I just didn’t understand why you didn’t give me a chance.” And I was there thinking nigga Whaaaaaatttt!!!

How long is a thread supposed to be?

Lesson: Never undervalue yourself.

The End

11. I wanted and I just didn’t understand why you didn’t give me a chance.” And I was there thinking nigga Whaaaaaatttt!!! How long is a thread supposed to be?Lesson: Never undervalue yourself. The End

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