February 04, 2003

Blind Date wisdom

The other day I was watching the Blind Date show and had a mildly life-changing experience.

But first let me say that watching a show about people going on a blind date is a very sad thing. It is sort of like watching someone play video golf: you are so many layers away from actual activity that it doesn't even resemble the core properties of the activity. For example, watching someone go on a blind date is nothing like a date, relationships, or love - and watching someone play video golf is nothing like sports, golf, or movement outside in general.

Anyway, this girl was a little guarded and anti-male, anti-intimacy. She was very cynical and kept insulting the guy as a defense mechanism (or something, my mail-order pyschology degree should arrive any day now). Anyway, they are actually sort of comfortable with each other and he finally says something to her after she is done making fun of herself and the situation:

"Why are you such a grouch? I mean, what is wrong anyway, why be so cynical about everything anyway?"

To which she responds:

"Well, because that is just me, that is how I work. It just works for me to be down and cynical".

But the thing is, that it just doesn't work.

February 4, 2003 07:00 PM