Saturday, February 17, 2007

Heartache..? Go kiss a stranger and feel better!

He says:

I'm a tuned in, trendy Asian dude ;-) I even keep abreast of things in Europe, but it's easy with UrbanJunkies' the bite-size news and events webzine that comes to my inbox via First Class email. Here is its advice on getting over a boy in your life:

"Heartbreak. Not a nice feeling, is it?

My friend Amy's solution is to go out and "kiss a boy". To me, it always seemed a bit stupid - like putting salt in the wound. What if the new boy you kissed didn't call you? Surely, then you'd be even more depressed.

But, recently, after a particularly bad break up, she dragged me out to a City bar and said we weren't leaving until I'd locked lips. Some poor sod eventually obliged, and frankly, I did wake up the next morning with a spring in my step. Kissing - or snogging, as you Brits call it - really is one of the all-time great pastimes."

Now, I wish there were more girls like that around. Cheap snogs are great, but it has to be with strangers, not girls you're trying to impress and no-one too close to your circle, otherwise you'll be labeled a letch. Ummm...on second thoughts being the bad guy isn't always a bad thing! I mean, come on...being the 'nice guy' means your chances of getting a snog are seriously limited! Seriously!

How did I come to this conclusion? Well, anytime I've cut to the chase instead of the tippy-toeing around the subject of a snog I've got 'well past' first base. In my mind, the longer the tippy-toe pattern is allowed to last, the less likely you will get any tongue action ;-) But, then the question is "how long is toooo long?!" That question keeps me up at night...when I'm alone in bed ;-) Hhahaaa.


She says:

REALLY?? How would kissing a stranger make you feel better when your heart's crumbling into a million pieces?? I'd think it would be the LAST thing on your mind. Although, it could be a temporary fix if you've had 7 cocktails and the guy's especially HOT!

I don't know about the random kissing thing, but I do know that being the center of attention definitely helps. I recently went to a destination wedding where men were flirting with me left and right. Having gone through a recent heartache, the attention was a bit empowering and now that I think of it....it DID bring a little spring into my step. So perhaps my "attention" is the same thing as "random kissing" to someone else?

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