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I Said Anywhere's Fine. It's My Birthday Dinner.
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A birthday preference is useful information
Deb's birthday dinner is booked at a seafood restaurant, but she is planning to eat bread. Saying anywhere was fine seemed easier than asking for the Italian place she actually wanted. Rosie remembers Deb's birthday and chocolate-cake wish. A thank-you and an honest request lead to a different booking, a separate coffee with the person who cannot make Saturday, and the noisy family dinner Deb hoped for.
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Rosie does not promise that everyone will be available or that the booking can change. She helps Deb distinguish expressing a preference from being difficult. The ending leaves room for an ordinary compromise, while keeping Deb's choice part of her own birthday.
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Deb: It's my birthday dinner. I don't like anything on the menu.
Rosie: Did you choose the restaurant?
Deb: My sister asked. I said, 'Anywhere's fine.' Everyone loves seafood, so that's what they've booked. I've located the bread.
Rosie: A whole birthday dinner of bread?
Deb: There are olives. I could have a supporting cast.
Rosie: Where would you have picked?
Deb: The little Italian place. Lasagne. Something chocolate. Sitting with people without wondering what the tentacles are doing.
Rosie: Chocolate cake was on your birthday list. November fourteenth. You asked me to remember.
Deb: I did. Apparently I've told you what I like more clearly than I've told the people booking my dinner.
Rosie: What made you say anywhere?
Deb: I didn't want to be difficult. My sister's organised everyone. They're busy. I don't want them wishing they'd just sent a card.
Rosie: She asked where you'd like to go.
Deb: Yes. An unusually clear clue. I responded with absolutely no useful information.
Rosie: Could you give her some now?
Deb: What if changing it annoys everyone?
Rosie: You can ask what's still possible. They can tell you.
Deb: Right. Thanks for arranging it. I said anywhere, but I'd actually love the Italian place. Could we see if we can change the booking?
Rosie: A preference. And a thank-you.
Deb: Message sent. I've put the seafood menu down. I'm not negotiating with a prawn any longer.
Deb: She thought I loved that place. Because every time she'd suggested it, I'd said, 'Lovely.'
Rosie: That would explain it.
Deb: Turns out she's not psychic. Disappointing after all these years as my sister.
Rosie: Could you change the booking?
Deb: Friday was full. We've found Saturday. One person can't come, so we've planned a coffee another day. Nobody needed a dramatic speech.
Rosie: And your birthday dinner?
Deb: Lasagne. Chocolate cake. My sister singing far too loudly. Exactly the sort of embarrassing evening I wanted.
Rosie: How was it having a say?
Deb: Lovely. And this time I meant it. I chose my birthday dinner. Everyone survived.
Rosie: Want to talk something through? Try a free chat with me at Lonely No dot com.
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