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Thursday, March 29, 2007
Sometimes I get a little crazy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When I am dating a really great new guy, I tend to get a little crazy. I get those blasted butterflies in the pit of my stomach. I can’t stop thinking about him. I want to be with him all the time. I love the way he smells, laughs, looks at me. Total and complete bliss. It’s the best feeling in the world being smitten!
It’s also one of the more dangerous times because judgment gets clouded so easily. You become vulnerable and a little stupid. Then you make decisions that you wouldn’t have under any other circumstances. Your logic and reasoning goes on holiday and what’s left is infatuation induced behavior. UGH, the horror!
There is hope for us romantics though. You only have to find a way to temper your emotions. Find a happy balance: Keep seeing your friends and don’t break too many girl’s or boy’s night out. Don’t move in with your new guy or girl within the first few months.
When you are smitten with someone you are dating, do you get a little crazy?
Do you find yourself doing things you never thought you would ever do? Is this good or bad?
Jamie Foxx is coming to town this weekend so I decided to watch my dvd, Breaking All The Rules, one of his earlier films. It’s a romantic comedy co-starring Gabrielle Union. There was one scene with Jamie’s character and Gabrielle Union’s character on a first date that always makes me laugh. Jamie waxes poetic about love after Gabrielle asked him an “ice breaker” question:
“So, what’s the strangest thing that you know?”
“Can’t bite through your own skin.”
“What?”
“It’s impossible. First law of nature: Self-preservation. You can’t do it, because you’re selfish.”
“I can’t bite through my own flesh, because I’m too selfish?”
“Try to”
“No”
“Bite into yourself”
“That’s lame”
“Bite yourself”
“All right”
“You want some hot sauce?”
“I can’t bite into my skin, because I’m sane”
“It’s the same thing, biologically speaking. See, if you’re not selfish, that means you’re crazy and you could do it”
“What about if you care about someone more than you care about yourself?”
“First, why would you do that? Second, are you talking about love?”
“Yeah. Love”
“If someone is in love, therefore not selfish, then he or she is crazy and could bite through his or her own flesh”
“So being in love and being crazy are one and the same?”
“It’s obvious”
Do you agree with that? Being crazy and being in love is one and the same?
Have any of you ever had crazy behavior in dating and relationships?
Do you think we are all just a little crazy to want love? Why do we do it?
When it comes to dating and relationships how do you handle this crazy thing we call love?
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