[rezz]

Last week I entered the elevator in my apartment building and there were two women who started laughing and proclaimed “whoops we didn’t hit L”. I immediately replied “if that’s the worst thing that happens to you today you’re doing alright”. Followed by them replying “or it’s the beginning of a Dateline tragedy”.

We all had a good laugh then she introduced herself as the mother of the other woman who happened to be very attractive. We continued chatting and exchanged contact info.

I’m not sure anything will come of it but I do know that I had a much more pleasant and serendipitous elevator experience because instead of just smiling after they admitted their mistake, I threw out a silly reply which turned into what it did.

[hibikir]

One of my biggest issues with American suburbia and car dependence is the much smaller percentage of reasonable opportunities for serendipity vs my old Spanish hometown.

[udkl]

vs in denser cities too .... Cities in India in my case

[swyx]

are you going to ask the daughter out? we're invested in the story now

[rezz]

The building is hosting a party tomorrow so I was banking on a chance encounter there, but if not I think I’m going to have to.

[Projectiboga]

This is for you and everyone reading, focus on making a friend first, not saying take it slow. If love blossoms great but if not maybe one of you two can meet someone via the friendship. I met my wife via a woman I met at a party. We went out a few times without any chemistry but I went to the beach w her and some friends and have been w my wife now 28 years. The rule for dating should be like camping "leave it (them) better than you found it (them)".

[swyx]

or it can just be a casual relationship, not everything needs to be wife goals maximum stakes all the time

[grillitob]

I think I am going to activate notifications from here just to receive the outcome of this story.

[swyx]

sooo we're back for an update how'd it go

[SCUSKU]

HN was probably the last place I'd expected to see a romance novella, but that makes it all the more intriguing. I hope OP asks the daughter out.

[grillitob]

I think a latent space episode dedicated to luck, love and LLM could be well received.

[swyx]

thanks! we've tried to do an ai + dating episode but havent really found the right angle. i think an alternative to status quo is desperately needed for the sake of human population but also economy

[wslh]

Yes, it is basically an elevator pitch!

Returning to the main topic: the problem with networking is that the scale of sellers is much greater than the buyers, and those networks have hierarchies difficult to penetrate.

[grillitob]

As someone from Spain, I asked an LLM about the L button and the Dateline tragedy just to assess how witty the situation was, it seems shared culture played big here. Also, I looked up about the serendipity reference, and there is a love film of 2001 in which elevator plays a romantic role. In my mostly scientific life L button, Dateline and serendipity has different meaning, furthermore luck and romance occupy infinitesimal space. To stay on topic, I really hope you luck and romance.