Safe Haven

When I first read the email, I suspected it was a personality quiz in disguise.

“We want to run a project where you’ll randomly call some stranger from the local phonebook and ask her to meet you for coffee and share her life story for publication. You up for this?”

My response:

1. NO. I am an introvert.
2. NO. I don’t handle rejection well. Especially when the other person is yelling at me over the phone and threatening to call the cops.
3. NO. I have children who are almost in shidduchim.

I sat there for a few moments, puzzling over whether my introversion, cowardliness, or social conformity was my more dominant trait. But a few more emails back and forth finally convinced me: Um, I think this is for real. And somehow, I found myself choosing option d:

YES. I’m a glutton for punishment always up for an adventure.