Dynamic Christmas Love

The principal's office

"Young man, what's wrong?" Principal Kenny asked Tom who was still crying. They were out in the hallway, but he made the right move by bringing him to his office so that no one could see what was going on.

"Don't be afraid to let me know what's going on. This is a no judgment free place." The principal told him, handing him tissues to wipe away his tears.

"I asked Jenny to be my girlfriend at Lunchtime and she rejected me." He revealed.

"Jenny? So you asked out Jenny Henderson?" The principal asked, confirming if it's the same student he knows.

"Yes, it was Jenny Henderson." He confirmed it, but not in a happy tone.

"Why did you ask her out? What did she say to you?" The Principal asked, giving him his full attention and listening carefully to what he's saying.

"Jenny was beautiful to me and I had a crush on her for the longest. I thought today was the right time to ask her out because I didn't want to miss my opportunity to ask her out." He paused to blow his nose, "When I asked her out, she told me that she will never go out with me. She said that I was fat, awkward, ugly, and not her type. She insulted me by saying that I should continue stuffing my stomach like a fatso." He cried again.

"I'm sorry that she treated you like that. No student or anyone should say awful things like that to anyone." The principal felt sympathetic for Tom. He hates seeing a student bullying and causing harm to another student. Before he could take any further action, he needed more information and time from Tom.

"Who else were there when you asked her out?" The principal asked more questions.

"The entire first grade witnessed. I asked Jenny out in front of her friends. Her friends laughed at me when she rejected me. I felt so embarrassed, I wanted to escape from school today." He explained.

"Tom... I'm going to say the realest things that I have ever said to one of my students. All I need you do is take a deep breath, wipe your tears and nose, and listen carefully. This is the greatest advice any man in your position would cherish for the rest of their lives." He told him.

"Yes, sir?" Tom did as he was told, wondering what the principal was going to say.

"I've been married to my wife for thirty years. The way I was able to fall in love with me was to focus on my own life and career." He said.

"What do you mean by that?" Tom was curious on what his principal was trying to explain to him.

"There were several moments in my life where I made the same mistake as you. You see an attractive woman that you desperately want to make your girlfriend or future wife. But you're too scared to talk to her because you believe she does not feel the same way. Then, you get that boost of confidence and you finally ask her out. In your mind, you want her to say 'yes' and you two will be happily ever after. In reality, she rejects you and you feel like the ultimate loser." He summerizes what Tom just went through. Tom was still waiting where he was going to take this.

"What I'm basically trying to say is that you are trying way to hard to make a woman fall in love with you." The principal got straight to the point.

"How am I trying too hard? What's wrong with a boy asking out a beautiful girl?" Tom questions him.

"There's nothing wrong with asking a woman out. It's human nature finding a person you are attracted to and wanting to ask them out on a date. But that's an outdated way to get a woman." He replied.

"How is it outdated?" Tom was persistent with the questions. The principal was surprised but amused with his interest on this topic.

"Back in the day, it was normal for men to approach women and ask them out. That was the most successful way to get a woman since there was no social media or the internet. Now that technology is stronger than ever, the dating world has changed drastically. I need to tell you something important." He said.