Day 98 ~ Negotiation

Today I booked travel and lodging to attend a three-day tango festival with my boyfriend in February. I thought of asking the airbnb host to give us a discount--why not--and it worked! I wanted a better discount, but oh well, five percent is better than nothing. Six and a half years ago I cut a better deal, but that apartment had just been put on the market and we were staying nine nights, so I had more leverage. I like negotiating. It is challenging but I do well. I wouldn't mind doing that for a living. A year ago a friend of my son's was at home for a sleepover and after dinner, he unexpectedly said that he wanted to be taken to his home. He didn't seem upset, he said it all calm, but very adamant, so I suspected something was up. I kept my cool too and just offered him to talk to me privately for a moment. After almost an hour of digging into feelings with him, talking and crying, and ultimately laughing, we went back to the living room. Nobody could believe that the boy had changed his mind. I was relieved.