And I bet, and you exploded into my heart
I have said before that I’m not a swoony girl, and I stand by that statement. Lately, though, I have realized that I can be taken in by a certain kind of story. I’m not interested in manly men on horses who sweep women off their feet. I fail to see the charm that handsome strangers hold for so many. I enjoy a good “meet cute” as much as the next person, but it doesn’t give me butterflies. No, the kind of story that I love is the one where the hero and heroine have been friends for years, and then one day they look at each other and realize that there’s something there, something different. I especially get into these stories if one of them has been secretly pining for the other, with no hope of reciprocation. Those are the stories that I tend to read over and over. I will watch and rewatch the scenes that show how our hero longs to be with our clueless heroine. This love of unrequited love must say something about me, but I have no clue what it might mean. You’d think I would want people to be happy, but I like to watch “moments” between people who are supposed to be just friends.
Mike and I were talking about this, and he asked if I like these kinds of stories because there was a guy in my past that I wonder about. I honestly can’t think of one. I went out with a few guys who were my friends. Some of them stayed friends with me and some didn’t. And there was that one guy where we took that chance and it all worked out. Those friendships where it didn’t work out and we’re not still friends . . . well, I can’t say that I mind it that much. Sure, I wish I knew what was going on with them every now and then, but people change. I’m glad I took the risk and went out with them. I would probably regret it more if I hadn’t tried.
This fall, it appears that some of my favorite angsty literary and television characters going to quit pining and start dating. I wish Deborah and Dwight as well as Luke and Lorelai the best. I’ll be cheering them on, hoping that all the pining and the moments and the romantic tension pay off. It’s all make-believe, after all, so we might as well get that happy ending.
July 7th, 2004 at
Agreed Kari, and this is from the girl who has been given the name ‘Swoony Queen”. I have a good Don Miller article I should send you.
Oh and heres to Luke and Lorelai!!
July 7th, 2004 at
PS -I LOVE the book/bookshelve boarder picture
July 7th, 2004 at
Thanks! I took a bunch of pictures around my house and Brian’s redoing things here for me. We are in transition mode right now.
Tell me about this article . . .
July 7th, 2004 at
nice indigo girls reference kari.. you are a romantic no doubt.. I am too about some things.. but not about others… its weird.. Im a moderate in every sense of the word.. or a chicken.. one or the other.. hehe
July 7th, 2004 at
Now I’m curious…I assumed the reference in the title was to the Dire Straits song “Romeo and Juliet” from the very early ’80s. Did the Indigo Girls redo that song, or is there another Indigo Girls reference?
July 7th, 2004 at
That is a Dire Straits reference my friend. Sure, the Indigo Girls covered it, but nothing says “summer of 1995″ to me like cruising around in Leigh Stensvad’s car with the windows rolled down and Mark Knopfler cranked up. (Currently I am a fan of Edwin McCain’s version of the song. But that is neither here nor there.)
July 7th, 2004 at
High five to Pat. Yes, the Indigo Girls covered the song. It’s on Rites of Passage.
July 7th, 2004 at
A girl who likes Mark Knopler?! Wow…
July 7th, 2004 at
Those kind of romances are cool. Maybe we could call them “awakenings” because it’s, like, duh, wake up and see what’s right in front of you!
July 7th, 2004 at
Thanks, Kari! I’m old, so I have to ask those sorts of questions. Wow, I’m looking forward to hearing Edwin McCain’s version. That’s one of the first songs I ever taught myself on the guitar.
July 7th, 2004 at
I don’t know if Edwin McCain has it on any of his CDs, but we downloaded a live version that rules.
July 7th, 2004 at
I guess I just got my musical ass handed to me… hehehe
July 7th, 2004 at
Sarah and I were friends before we started dating…she was with someone else at the time….now what was his name…..
July 7th, 2004 at
Were you secretly pining for her? Did you stare at her longingly all the time?
July 7th, 2004 at
I did start liking her first. I remember when Larryford (not his real name)dumped her I was like…”what a moron.”
July 7th, 2004 at
Did you invent excuses to see her? Were you hanging around all the time for no reason?
*Kari gets the popcorn and settles in for storytime.*
July 7th, 2004 at
Yeah, I stopped by the store she worked at “just because I was out” or some such lame reason and hanging out there for a while.
July 7th, 2004 at
The Don Miller article talks about a girl not wanting a man who will come save her on a white horse and keep fighting the bad guys. A girl wants a guy who will take her back to the castle and have a relationship with her. I’ll mail ya a copy, Don says it better than I do.
July 7th, 2004 at
Heh. Unrequited love. Kari, let met tell you the story of my life …
July 7th, 2004 at
I have popcorn, people, tell me stories!
July 7th, 2004 at
I thought I was telling mine…but that’s okay…
I’d rather eat popcorn anyway.
July 7th, 2004 at
You only told a very short story. I need a long story. I have a big bucket of popcorn.
July 7th, 2004 at
is it the refillable one? if so there aren’t enough stories to empty that bucket.
July 7th, 2004 at
How about I just eat until I get full. You don’t worry about the popcorn. You worry about the story.
July 7th, 2004 at
trey’s blog on unrequited
July 7th, 2004 at
hey geof, my streak started when i was in kindergarten and her friend interrupted when i started trying to talk to her with “she doesn’t want to be your girlfriend, you know….” *sigh*
July 20th, 2004 at
[...] Filed under: Music Introspection — Kari @ 2:19 pm
A few weeks ago I titled a post after a Dire Straits song, and the
July 20th, 2004 at
[...] ri @ 2:19 pm
A few weeks ago I titled a post after a Dire Straits song, and the resulting comments have had me thinking abo [...]
June 11th, 2006 at
Just for fun I did a search on a favorite Dire Straits song to see what came up - and here I am ….
You DO know the trivia surrounding Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits) don’t you? - ” … and you exploded into my heart - I forget - I forget - the movie song - when you gonna realize that it’s just that the time was wrong — JUUUUlietttte.” Way back in University I made someone cry when I told her I thought the song reminded me of “US” - anyway - Mark wrote the song about one of his past loves.