I say this all the time: I've always been really good at managing my expectations so that I'm not let down.

She never wants to get to the point where she looks forward to hearing from someone. Once you look forward to something, you’re inevitably let down and nothing can stay the same so she'd rather expect nothing at all and just be surprised that she was thought of at all.

As for restaurants, I'd say I'm always down for Wendy's. A little fry dipping in a Frosty - that's a good deal.

Don't pretend to comfort me, my friend.
I might also pretend to not let you down.

The culmination of heightened anticipation precipitates an accelerated decrement of bio-vitality.

Taking the first step should always bring you closer to your goal, unless you couldn't see the pane of glass so clearly hidden before you; as if to say "you never really had a chance".