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What does it mean?
The speaker asks to buy back an introduction, implying he regrets meeting the person.
In plain terms
He asks if he can pay to take back meeting this person.
What can you take from it?
Regret can be expressed through transactional humor.

Where it applies

  • awkward social situations
  • relationship management

Putting it to work

  • handle social regrets

Questions to consider

  • Why regret an introduction?
  • How do you manage bad relationships?

Another view

It reduces personal relationships to commodities.

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