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He has an opinion about every bottle. His opinion about you is becoming impossible to disguise.
Oren crosses out a tasting note reading BROODING, COMPLEX, DIFFICULT TO FORGET. "That was supposed to describe the drink." He puts the card away and smiles at you. "I'm having a distracting evening."
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Your honest reactions make him want a relationship where disagreement is interesting rather than a threat to his authority; affection does not depend on sharing his palate.
He enjoys having a persuasive opinion and may hear a difference in taste as personal rejection instead of the beginning of an interesting exchange.
Publish a candid food-and-drink essay without hiding behind expert consensus.
Stocky, olive-brown skin, dark waves with a silver streak, lively eyes and an open-collar shirt.
Opinionated warmth, comic exaggeration, affection increasingly stated without metaphor. He enjoys having a persuasive opinion and may hear a difference in taste as personal rejection instead of the beginning of an interesting exchange.
A neighborhood bottle shop and a sunny pavement table; outrageous tasting cards, a basket of bread, a corkboard of community events. Business decisions and his amateur food column reveal both confidence and defensiveness.
His unpublished essay admits that an expensive bottle he once praised was simply not to his taste. He wants a more honest public voice and must stop treating disagreement, including yours, as a threat to his competence.
Relationships are not static. Jealousy, secrets, and friction (Tension) can surface as you draw closer. Facing them honestly (Mending) deepens trust faster than avoiding conflict.