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I Held the Door Too Early. Then She Started Running.
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Neither of them knew how to stop being polite
Deb holds an office door for a woman who is still halfway down the corridor. The woman starts running, Deb stays holding the door, and both try to release the other from the arrangement without actually stopping. Afterwards, they discover they had each been worrying about inconveniencing the other. The next morning, Deb greets her with 'walking pace only'. The woman responds with a grand slow walk and they share another laugh. Looking back with Rosie, Deb notices that she now has somebody to say morning to on the way to her desk. Rosie recalls the first hello at choir that had once felt difficult.
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The story ends with a small familiar greeting. Rosie makes space for both the ridiculous door-holding and the welcome that comes after it, without turning it into a grand lesson. If an everyday encounter is still on your mind, you can tell Rosie about it in a free demo chat.
Rosie is a LonelyNo AI companion. Deb is a fictional guest. These scripted stories use AI-generated voices and artwork; they are not customer testimonials or recordings of live chats. For adults 18+.
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Deb: I held the door. She was still halfway down the corridor.
Rosie: A generous booking window.
Deb: Then she started running. I couldn't shut it. We'd both committed.
Rosie: How did you get out of that?
Deb: I shouted, 'You don't have to run!' Still holding it. She shouted, 'You don't have to wait!' Still running.
Deb: When she got there, we both apologised. Then she said she'd only hurried so I wouldn't feel silly.
Rosie: Two people trying very hard to be nice.
Deb: Exactly. I was worried I'd made her late. She was worried she'd left me standing there. Neither of us needed to be anywhere quickly.
Rosie: Did you see her again?
Deb: Next morning. I said, 'Walking pace only today.' She slowed right down, put on this very grand walk, and we both laughed.
Rosie: You said that first hello at choir was the hard part.
Deb: I normally go straight to my desk. Now there's someone I say morning to. All because I held a door ridiculously early.
Rosie: If you've done the same, subscribe for our next catch-up.
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