For 'get' it.
Boy meets girl.
Boy gets attracted to girl.
Boy gets nervous but bravely asks girl for her number.
Girl first plays hard to get.
But boy does get her number.
Boy gets back home and calls her at once.
Boy and girl get together for coffee the next day.
Coffee gets transformed to a walk, then dinner.
Dinner gets over much too soon.
Girl gets home and calls boy at once.
Phonelines get busy for two more hours.
This gets to be more or less a routine.
Girl feels like boy 'gets' her.
Boy feels like he's got her.
This gets them into the invariable misunderstanding.
The fight gets them back to reality.
Flowers, tears and parental disapproval gets them back together.
They finally get on with work, friends and other recently ignored pursuits.
The relationship that got off to a great start gets back to solid ground.
Many fights and dreamed up futures later they finally get hitched.
They get new names, a house and a Costco membership.
They both now both 'get' each other and get each other.
So here's a silly, almost cynical, look at relationships...prompted by a mini-epiphany that so much of the language used in the context of relationships is about 'getting' - getting a phone number, getting into fights, getting married, getting over each other, getting on with lives, getting a Costco membership, (a symbol stronger than wedding rings to signify bondage..I mean the bond of holy matrimony!!)
I think there's a less cynical post waiting to be written about 'having' - having a crush on someone, having butterflies in your stomach, having a great first kiss, having a baby, having a great life together, etc. But hey, less cynical just ain't me. And actually I did decide to give this one a happy Costco ending instead of going the 'getting over each other' route which was more tempting. So that's it...get it?
Boy gets attracted to girl.
Boy gets nervous but bravely asks girl for her number.
Girl first plays hard to get.
But boy does get her number.
Boy gets back home and calls her at once.
Boy and girl get together for coffee the next day.
Coffee gets transformed to a walk, then dinner.
Dinner gets over much too soon.
Girl gets home and calls boy at once.
Phonelines get busy for two more hours.
This gets to be more or less a routine.
Girl feels like boy 'gets' her.
Boy feels like he's got her.
This gets them into the invariable misunderstanding.
The fight gets them back to reality.
Flowers, tears and parental disapproval gets them back together.
They finally get on with work, friends and other recently ignored pursuits.
The relationship that got off to a great start gets back to solid ground.
Many fights and dreamed up futures later they finally get hitched.
They get new names, a house and a Costco membership.
They both now both 'get' each other and get each other.
So here's a silly, almost cynical, look at relationships...prompted by a mini-epiphany that so much of the language used in the context of relationships is about 'getting' - getting a phone number, getting into fights, getting married, getting over each other, getting on with lives, getting a Costco membership, (a symbol stronger than wedding rings to signify bondage..I mean the bond of holy matrimony!!)
I think there's a less cynical post waiting to be written about 'having' - having a crush on someone, having butterflies in your stomach, having a great first kiss, having a baby, having a great life together, etc. But hey, less cynical just ain't me. And actually I did decide to give this one a happy Costco ending instead of going the 'getting over each other' route which was more tempting. So that's it...get it?
posted by RTD2 at 11:24 PM
8 Comments:
Is that why they call it to-get-her?
Darn! Why didn't I think of that?! That would have made a wonderful title for the post, E :)
I am shocked you didn't :P! Don't mind me, you can still use it.
You mean Costco's your version of a happy ending? :-)
comin here after a long time.. nice post!
atleast in my case, getting the phone number is the easiest part..in fact, people (a.k.a parents) 'get' it for me.. :D.. arranged marriage you see.. :P but then getting her..well..that would be the real getting.. :)
cheers!
Ha ! I would have expected you to take the "get over" route over the flowers/tears route. Nice job. Not all men are dogs though !
Costco's my symbol of marriage/domestic life. I don't know yet if that's a happy ending or not :)
Zeppelin welcome back! I'm coming here after a long time too :) I'm sure whatever the means may be (parents/bar/e-harmony/college) the end is what matters right?
Sorry Din...didn't mean to ignore u..I know not all men are dogs, some are p***ies..well, never mind :)
What makes u think that the 'get over' route would involve men being dogs anyway? guilty conscience?
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