Should I have explained that I was dining with friends and excused myself or introduced my dining companions to this gentleman?
I appeared in a local theatrical production that was well-received. One of our performances was attended by my closest friend, who brought along his lovely wife and two wonderful children.
While I’m grateful that he is supporting the local arts and that he enjoyed our production, being approached by strangers while I’m dining out with friends is awkward for me. Particularly since he seemed to have no interest in even acknowledging my friends. After he left, I apologized for the interruption. My friends seemed to take this in stride, perhaps recognizing the awkwardness and my uncertainty as to how to deal with this situation.
But if you are to pursue a life in the arts in performances that are as good as this gentleman says, you should get used to addressing your fans -- graciously, but with boundaries.I belong to a couple of women’s groups. Oftentimes some of them, plus other friends, make the sort of comment, “You cannot quit or die before I do and leave me here all alone.”
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