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On Girls who shoot their shots

In honour of it being a leap year when apparently western tradition okays women proposing marriage, on the last day of the month of love, I give you the post I have been mulling over all month. So, urban dictionary defines shooting your shot as " To let go of your pride and pursue someone you are interested in. For example : "He hasn't made the first move yet, so I'll have to shoot my shot and slide up into them DMs " I have never been particularly patient with regards to matters of the heart, so sitting idly by waiting to see if someone likes me too, has never been been my style.  If I like you enough, you will eventually know. The first time I expressed my feelings for the male species was in a letter I hid inside a textbook I borrowed to "study" for an exam in 9th grade. I had my own assigned textbook but I needed an opening seeing as I haven't been in this guy's vicinity since 7th grade and we went to different high schools. When I r