...to make you feel like a schoolgirl again.
Yeesh.
You'd think, that by 32, I'd be past this whole crush thing. Nope. But you know what? I'm going to just go with it. Because he's smart, he's attractive, and he does nice things for me. I don't know if he's actually interested in me or not, but that's okay. I'm going to enjoy looking at him, and chatting with him, and I'm not going to let myself over-analyze every little move he makes.
But getting a mix cd is a good sign, right? Even if it was more than a year ago? And flowers from his garden two years ago?
No! Stop! No analyzing!
Showing posts with label beta male. Show all posts
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Alpha or beta?
I've been watching a lot of TV lately. Well, not so much TV as Netflix. I've been watching Bones and Firefly, mostly, and I've realized that in both shows, I've got crushes.
Okay, not a big surprise. Lots of people have TV crushes. What I've noticed, though, is that on each show, I've got two. And they're different character types (within each show, not between the shows... just keep reading, it'll get clear!)
On Firefly, I'm torn between Mal and Simon. Yeah, two very different personalities. And on Bones, it's Booth and Sweets.
So here's what I'm thinking: I don't know what I want. Do I want Mal and Booth? They're these larger-than-life heroes. They sweep in and save the day. They're brawn with brains, but the brawn gets used more. They know what they want, and they take it. Neither is much for a deep talk about feelings and such, and that's just part of who they are.
And then we have Simon and Sweets. Doctors. Brains before brawn, although both have shown that they're not completely useless when it comes to being physical. They also know what they want, but they're not as direct in trying to get it. They're willing to talk things out. They might talk a little too much.
Mal and Booth are your standard Alpha males, and compared to them, Simon and Sweets are beta. And I'm crushing on all four of them. If you made me choose, I don't know if I could.
Funny, these TV characters have traits that are reflected in a couple of real-life men that I'm interested in. Wait. No, that's not actually funny at all, is it? Because as much as I am unable to make a decision about which character I prefer, I am equally unable to make a decision about which of these real-life men would make a better date. How do I handle this? I write them into a story and avoid the actual decision altogether.
Isn't that the reasonable thing to do?
Okay, not a big surprise. Lots of people have TV crushes. What I've noticed, though, is that on each show, I've got two. And they're different character types (within each show, not between the shows... just keep reading, it'll get clear!)
On Firefly, I'm torn between Mal and Simon. Yeah, two very different personalities. And on Bones, it's Booth and Sweets.
So here's what I'm thinking: I don't know what I want. Do I want Mal and Booth? They're these larger-than-life heroes. They sweep in and save the day. They're brawn with brains, but the brawn gets used more. They know what they want, and they take it. Neither is much for a deep talk about feelings and such, and that's just part of who they are.
And then we have Simon and Sweets. Doctors. Brains before brawn, although both have shown that they're not completely useless when it comes to being physical. They also know what they want, but they're not as direct in trying to get it. They're willing to talk things out. They might talk a little too much.
Mal and Booth are your standard Alpha males, and compared to them, Simon and Sweets are beta. And I'm crushing on all four of them. If you made me choose, I don't know if I could.
Funny, these TV characters have traits that are reflected in a couple of real-life men that I'm interested in. Wait. No, that's not actually funny at all, is it? Because as much as I am unable to make a decision about which character I prefer, I am equally unable to make a decision about which of these real-life men would make a better date. How do I handle this? I write them into a story and avoid the actual decision altogether.
Isn't that the reasonable thing to do?
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