Top 5 moments I did not ‘play it cool’

Rom-coms often make men the goofy one in the relationship — then there’s me

Shamontiel L. Vaughn
Tickled
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7 min readMay 18, 2022

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If you watch rom-coms enough, you’ll often notice that the guy is usually the clumsy, goofy one who is trying to get the woman’s attention. It’s fun to watch, but I often appreciate the Issa Raes of the world — the women who know they’re nowhere near as smooth as they think…

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Shamontiel L. Vaughn
Tickled
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