Word: awkwardly
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...along a newspaper or a book “just in case” we find ourselves without dining partners. The lonely breakfast is acceptable, especially if it’s before 9 a.m. But dinner? Unthinkable. The few solo dinners I’ve survived have been truly awkward. It’s the sort of situation where you get the feeling that everyone’s looking at you (“See that guy? He’s eating alone. That’s so sad….Do you think he has any friends...
...awkward moment in a suddenly wobbly presidency. Obviously, Iraq was a war of choice. CIA Director George Tenet recently said he never believed there was an "imminent" threat. It is hard to find anyone outside the Vice President's circle of friends who still insists that an immediate, unilateral invasion was necessary. The real question for this election year is, Was going to war in Iraq the right choice in the larger struggle against radical Islam? Saddam Hussein is in jail. There may have been ancillary benefits from the American show of force: Libya has given up its nuclear ambitions...
There will be a resurgence of love this Valentine’s Day, transforming Harvard’s socially awkward into smooth-talking gigolos. Right...
...orphaned junior-high student who discovers that the cutest boy in school turns into a rat whenever hugged by a member of the opposite sex. Far from repulsed, she moves in with him, as a housekeeper, and discovers an entire family cursed to turn into animals at the most awkward times...
Online dating can be brutal. For every great date or love connection made through the Web, there are dozens of romantic misfires--boring coffee sit-downs, awkward phone chats, and email exchanges that never go anywhere. While you'll probably end up flirting with more people than ever, odds are you'll also face more rapid-fire rejection and disillusionment...