>>>> It's amazing how one small piece of information can completely 
>>>> transform something...
>>>
>>> Only if you let it.
>>
>> Oh no, it *does* transform it. (It transforms it from "hey, I scored" 
>> to "hey, I have a new person to talk to".) The QUESTION is how 
>> important that transformation is. ;-)
> 
> The difference, the only difference, is that she was honest with you 
> about her life right then.
> 
> A woman gives you her number does not equate to 'you scored'.

No - but a guy *mentioning* that a "hot girl" gave him her phone number 
usually does. ;-)

Commedians use this effect all the time; what your audience infers from 
what you tell them can be completely transformed by a single fact 
mentioned or not mentioned.

> Myself, I'm stunned. You heard the 'bad breakup' bit and didn't offer 
> her a shoulder to cry on?

I heard the "bad breakup" part while I was standing 50 miles away. :-P

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