I pondered, paced and squrimed over what I could write to replace my Valentine's Day rambling.  In the end, I decided to stick with the "love" topic we're on.  It seems that we're at that time of year anyway.  So let's have fun.  Let's do a Case Study of a Real Person.

We'll call my friend "That One Girl".  She's your Average Happy Person.  Good friends, good job, generally all-around good life.  She's not your supermodel, but she's nothing you would cringe at, either.  She's rational, intelligent, and level-headed, thoroughly thinking things through before making decisions.  But That One Girl has a problem.  See, That One Girl met A Guy.  And as hard as she tried to avoid it, she Fell In Love.  Unfortunately, according to her, there is zero percent chance of anything ever becoming of it.  Less than zero, actually.  More like negative 3%.

At times, Other Guys pop into That One Girl's life and make her Smile because they keep her mind off This Guy.  She Smiles quite a bit, come to think of it.  But eventually she loses interest in those Other Guys.  She tells me that there is something about This Guy, something Magical.  I can understand that.  I've known these Magic People before.  And no, I'm not talking about Harry Potter.  We're talking about those people that you look at and you can just see the magic radiating from and around them.  Back to our Case Study.  That One Girl says that even though she functions perfectly and has no major (or minor) disabilities, she occasionally lays awake at night, Crying because she is Sad and she is Angry.  Sad at what she will never know.  Angry at herself for being In Love with This Magical Guy.  But despite this, sometimes she smiles at the Love, because it feels Really Good.  That One Girl tells me she'll live.  She'll Wake Up every day with a smile on her face.  And she'll Make It Through each day.  Eventually she'll meet Another Magical Guy.  But for now, This Guy is in Control.

Now what is the Moral of this Case Study of a Real Person?  Static cling sucks.  Use plenty of dryer sheets.  Just kidding.  Love is not something we control.  It's something that just happens.  We don't choose who we fall in love with.  And sometimes it hurts.  So if you don't want to risk falling victim to Love, stay safely locked away inside your home with your teddy bear.

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