 Romance/Love: June 08, 2016 Issue [#7684] |
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This week: Don't Be Ashamed Of Romantic Comedy! Edited by: NaNoKit  
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You'll hardly ever find it on people's bookshelves, but Romantic Comedy has its place. And that place is one of relative realism - romance can be funny!
This week's Romance/Love Newsletter is all about those embarrassing moments in love.
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I have a confession to make – I am not the most romantic person in the world. When I stumble upon videos of cute proposals, or grand romantic gestures, I think that they are sweet, but I know that I would cringe if they ever happened to me. I'm not good at coming up with romantic gestures of my own, either. No partner of mine will ever receive deeply felt love poem. I'm more American Pie than a declaration of devotion on a beach at sunset.
Love, in my opinion, is messy. It can also be incredibly funny. It's hardly ever like it is in the movies, unless it is indeed a comedy. Perhaps I am missing out on something, but I kind of like it that way.
That may explain why I prefer reading romantic comedy to drama. I can relate to Bridget Jones. The wailing along to brokenhearted love songs, the weight struggles, the clumsiness and awkwardness, the ability to get herself in silly situations... that's me. I can identify and laugh at the same time.
I remember this time in high school when we drew names out of a bowl and had to give a present to the person fate gave us. Imagine my delight when I drew the name of the guy I had a crush on! At the same time, it placed pressure on me because I wanted it to be perfect. On top of giving the present, we had to be creative in the way we wrapped it up. Go all arts and crafts on it. So, I knew he liked a certain author, and I spent ages making a book with texts by this author. I thought it was all very suitable, and that he would love it and perhaps, because of this, at least notice me...
He did love it. He also noticed me far more than I wanted to that day, because whilst I thought I was subtly in my crush, it turned out that everyone knew... and the girl who drew my name had created this big red heart to place my present in. A red heart with “Kit loves Robert” in bold, impossible to miss letters. It was one of those times when I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me whole. Needless to say, Robert felt a similar sensation, and he and I never happened.
Then there was the time when I had to give a presentation in front of my class. I'm not the best public speaker to begin with, but it sure didn't help that the guy I fancied – we're a couple of years on now, and this time it was Marnix – would be there in the audience. We had to speak for five minutes and for some reason long forgotten we had to sit in the teacher's chair whilst we spoke. Nervous beyond belief, speak I did. At high speed. Unconsciously pushing back the chair as though trying to escape the situation. Shuffling bit by bit until the chair hit the back wall.
There I was, against the wall. My speech was done, approximately halfway through my five minutes. I didn't know what to do. Everyone was staring at me. He was staring at me. I wanted to run, but I couldn't. In sheer panic, I began my speech all over again. And began to shuffle my seat back towards the desk.
Unfortunately, shuffling back towards the desk caused the chair legs to squeak against the floor. A terrible soundtrack to my rambling. Once I got back to the desk and finished my speech, there was silence. After a while, the teacher asked if anyone had any questions. Marnix raised his hand, then mercifully dropped it. Oddly enough, I did end up going to the school dance with him, but considering he was 6 ft 9 and I am 5 ft 2, our dancing together provided yet another source of entertainment, and teenagers being sensitive to that kind of thing that didn't work out, either.
Romantic comedy, then, can be somewhat realistic. I think it's an underrated sub-genre, really. It may not be as high on the list of books never will admit to reading as the strong-knight-meets-fair-maiden kind of publications, but when looking at people's bookshelves I don't tend to see them holding a proud place amongst the titles, even when I know the person in question enjoys them.
To all of you who enjoy your romantic comedy, I say don't be shy! There's nothing wrong with the genre. Thank goodness that romance can be funny. We all need a laugh every now and then.
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