Somehow (as with all the SATC episodes) all this felt alarmingly familiar. If C and I had nudged each other every time we recognised ourselves during those 120 minutes, we would have walked out with each a blue arm.
Anyhow, *the sparkle*. In an attempt to make my own marriage a bit more glittery and shiny, I invited P today on a real date. We would meet in one of our favourite little restaurants in town, where we used to go a lot when we were still really dating. After work, I even put on some more lipstick and perfume. I was waiting, and there came P. Dead tired from work, hardly able to smile; checking his last mails on his blackberry. We compared our calendars to see when we could go to Amsterdam for a weekend to see some friends. We ate our meal in less than 30 minutes. P went back to work. I came home. No, I’m not exactly swept off my feet.
Candle light dinners (even surprise barbeques!), a new haircut, an entire wardrobe of new lingerie, a little present, miniskirts (yes, I’ve gone that far!), the highest heels in my lifetime, and now a real date.....God knows I’ve tried the past few months. But whatever I do, the new Blackberry and its games always seem to win from me. Solitaire beats pink (and even black) lace. Maybe I should buy bunny ears as my next move, just to emphasize that “the hunt” is never really over – regardless of any piece of jewellery on my hand.
2 comments:
Or go out of town. Sometimes I feel like men are sort of like rubber bands. Or am I getting that from one of the numerous self-help books I've read. Probably NOT a Duchess original. But I think it helps sometimes to be a little absent because often, however unintentional, I think men take for granted the dependable, reliable, always there for them women in their lives. It's sometimes nice to spring a "surprise" weekend trip on them with the girls, then go out of town for a day or two and forget to turn your phone on all weekend. See what a day or two of total 'N' silence does for jogging for the hubby's memory. Feel free to ignore that advice! :) I just know whenever I start to feel like the only one making the effort in a relationship, it's usually because I am! So I stop for a weekend. Take the weekend off from phone calls, "being there" etc and just take a little "me" break. It works like a charm every time. Cheers darling N!
I think that's great advice Duchess :-)!
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