I looked at my competitors and I thought that, If they could do it, I could do it. And if, they are popular and doing well, I could compete with them. ↗
I thought that by saying no and explaining my reasons my employer would abandon his social suggestions. However, to my regret, in the following few weeks, he continued to ask me out on several occasions. ↗
I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not. ↗