Feet and Love
The heat in my car smelled like feet for about 10 seconds today. I decided that 10 seconds of feet smell is ok because it adds interest to the day - "why in the hell do I smell feet??" I would say that 20 or more seconds though, that becomes a problem. Also if the problem recurrs more then once a month, that would not be good either. But today, one time for 10 seconds was ok.
On a slightly different subject, I think it often takes the ending of a relationship where you didn't know just how good you had it to realize how much little things mean, how much love and being loved means. Girls generally know this better then guys, but it often takes much more for a guy to see it. The tiniest romantic gestures can be such beautiful things - brushing the snow off your gf's car before you leave in the morning, a note hidden in a CD case that may not be found for days, weeks, years..., making her something - anything - no matter how simple, be creative... It just drives me nuts when I see guys that have a girl that loves them to death, but are just numb to anything like that. She can go out of her way to do something incredibly sweet for them and they are just respond with an 'oh, uh thanks...' Grrr... But, I know I was like that at one time though. I just didn't 'see' it. I really try to avoid cliches, but 'If I only knew then what I know now'. The note on the table, the song that 'just happened' to be playing, the kiss when I was sleeping, the hugs, the tears. All that meant so much, but I never knew it.
On a slightly different subject, I think it often takes the ending of a relationship where you didn't know just how good you had it to realize how much little things mean, how much love and being loved means. Girls generally know this better then guys, but it often takes much more for a guy to see it. The tiniest romantic gestures can be such beautiful things - brushing the snow off your gf's car before you leave in the morning, a note hidden in a CD case that may not be found for days, weeks, years..., making her something - anything - no matter how simple, be creative... It just drives me nuts when I see guys that have a girl that loves them to death, but are just numb to anything like that. She can go out of her way to do something incredibly sweet for them and they are just respond with an 'oh, uh thanks...' Grrr... But, I know I was like that at one time though. I just didn't 'see' it. I really try to avoid cliches, but 'If I only knew then what I know now'. The note on the table, the song that 'just happened' to be playing, the kiss when I was sleeping, the hugs, the tears. All that meant so much, but I never knew it.
2 Comments:
i sorta feel like i'm on the wrong side of the relationship you are talking about. it's not just about the little things that people do but the little things that aren't done. the call that isn't returned, the touch that is not reciprocated, the response to "i missed you" that seems almost insincere. i'm mired in that right now and it makes me wonder if i did that to others i've been with before. karma.
Yeah, I've certainly been on the wrong side too. It's definitely not any fun. It seems like it would take so little to fix those problems, "If only they would just ..." but unfortunately, it always seems to be so much harder then it should be...
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