la cuestión de ser directa

am debating the following text message in my head

no íbamos a hacer algo la semana pasada? qué pasó? ya no quieres o qué?


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today while i was peacefully eating my lunch on the bench outside the office building where i work, a man exits the building and walks by me. "i like your shoes!" he says. I politely thank him for the compliment... "and i'm not even gay!" he says.