As a young girl in my early 20's I'm constantly reading Galmour.com. It's my Bible, it's my religion...and like any conventional spiritual grouping I trust it only as far as I can throw it, and that's not very far. But I digress. The other day I was reading an article about how with each boyfriend, with every dating experience, you gain a ton of new music! And this IS true. My music collection has expanded exponentially with every passing boy. So I thought to myself, "What else do you gain rather than lose when a relationship ends?" I came to the conclusion that you gain a lot of wisdom and a lot of practical skills. Boys teach you quite a lot about great bands you've never heard of and quite a lot about yourself too.
In no particular order, the top 15 things I've learned from boys (at least for now):
1) That Karma Police would be one of my favorite Radiohead songs
2) That half a bottle of Smirnoff Ice at age 17 is enough, quite enough
3) How to travel and really travel well
4) How to cook the perfect omelet
5) How NOT to romance a girl into being with you
6) What it's like to live with a boy, dirty apartment and all
7) How to be a braver version of myself
8) How to smoke pot
9) How to make homemade pasta (this one goes out to Russ' mom actually)
10) That 2 glasses of wine on a first date, when you weigh 100 pounds, is not a good idea
11) Where to find the best gelato in Rome and the best mosaics in Ravenna
12) That going with the flow is nice, but knowing what you want is better
13) That Neko Case is great to see live and to lay in bed to
14) When enough is enough
15) How to navigate the underground in London
Well done. I'll have to think about my list.
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome! And so true. This makes me want to compile my own list, though I don't know how long that would take...
ReplyDeleteSusie, I must say I think I learned an equal amount from you alone separate from Russ, so thank you thank you!
ReplyDeleteAmanda you should! It feels great to reflect on things in a positive light, because as we all know it's very easy to slip into the negative, bitter side of broken relationships. I would love to read yours!!! :)
ReplyDeleteNEKO! My favorite. Did you see her solo or with the New Pornographers? I think (barring anything crazy) I'm finally going to get to see her live when the "Porno's" play the Rialto in July.
ReplyDeleteI don't think my music collection has expanded much due to relationships but my book collection sure has shrunk... but, on the positive side, it's nice to actually share a book (or several) with someone (so long as they read it/them).
Marty, I saw Neko at the Rialto about three years ago now, I really can't remember who she was with, if she was at all with anybody. But I DO remember that she was absolutely amazing and it was one of the best shows I've been to thus far. Giving away books is nice, it lightens the load :)
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