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JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 02:26 PM Nov 2020

Do you know what I miss?

I miss the smiles.

I can't remember the last time a stranger smiled at me as I walked into a store. I never knew how much I appreciated that flirting smile as a server called me honey, and I never know when someone's joking anymore. It's now as impersonable as a friendly internet jab. Real life LOL tags suddenly seem necessary.

At the end of 5 months this year sequestered in hospitals and rehab I thought all I wanted was to feel the rain on my face again. Now I find myself in a cold world devoid of those Sunbeam Sailors we meet every day who would brighten our day with a smile.

The horror show that was 2020 can't be over soon enough for me. Also, I didn't know how much I read lips before.

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Do you know what I miss? (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Nov 2020 OP
People can smile with their eyes, too. Siwsan Nov 2020 #1
I'm a 70 year-old woman. But a smile from a cute young guy still makes my day. Walleye Nov 2020 #2
we cant smile, we are too unhappy. demigoddess Nov 2020 #3
I'm an "Eyes" guy and this is like straight heroine in the veins. NightWatcher Nov 2020 #4

Siwsan

(26,177 posts)
1. People can smile with their eyes, too.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 02:29 PM
Nov 2020

I can still sense the sincere smile beneath a mask. I've even talked about it with complete strangers when we realized we were 'eye smiling' at each other. It's not QUITE the same, but I'll take what I can get.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
4. I'm an "Eyes" guy and this is like straight heroine in the veins.
Fri Nov 13, 2020, 03:04 PM
Nov 2020

I love when you can make eye contact and dive right into a person and see what their soul looks like.

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