Sinanation

This goes out the the person who messed LOVE all up in the first place. How can you sleep at night?

Thursday night. Sitting at home watching TV with friends. Some movie has captured the attention of everyone. No discussions, no lights. We are crowded, but are all on a journey to where ever the movie takes us. The sound of a handful popcorn being crashed in the mouth is the only allowed extraterrestrial sound. I don’t know if it is the over-emotional love scenes or the heart-breaking breakup scenes, but a friend leans over and whispers in my ear “when will you meet Girl X again?” Between all the confusion and hatred I whisper back like a silly toddler “How would I know! Just watch the movie, we’ll talk later.” Why would a friend do this to you? Hit you with the question of the universe just when you became TOO vulnerable with the guy going nuts over his breakup with a longtime girlfriend on TV. Some love song included in the soundtrack is scratching your ears and the question “When will I meet girl X again?” sneaks up to your brain like a poisonous snake. Hissing to your peaceful, answerable thoughts. Thank you friend for ruining the movie for me.

I feel like the master of communication, yet I am hopeless like a paralyzed person. I can’t do anything to ruin my chances with Girl X. My phone is peacefully waiting to command all my wishes. A phone call? You got it. Texting? Nothing can be easier and it will show you all the bullshit stuff you sent her before to grab her attention. Email? Right away. Facebook? Haha can you ask for something more challenging? Like a fat person craving for food, I sit on the couch in the dark shaking, trembling and sweating with the desire to get in touch. My hands are tied.

Like my friends, I have been to too many interviews on Love Street to know that it is not the joy of emotions or the act of love that gets you the girl, but how well you play and handle the whole game. Don’t let 95% of the love movies fool you. Love Actually? Give me a break. Notting Hill? Woman on Top? You really need to put those DVDs away and get the real facts. The whole love scene has evolved and changed to meet the demands of today’s universe. You have to catch up or you will be loveless.

Flirting can almost be written on a few pieces of paper with mathematical equations and a few footnotes. Dating can well be turned into a diagram made up of a few “Situation”, “Reaction” and “Outcome” boxes. Breakup has gotten even worse where both parties started to keep asking themselves “Are we really broken up?” even if one of the parties starts dating someone else.