My roommate Kyle said something I laughed at, because it's so true. Republicans think with logic, Democrats think with emotion. I'm not meaning to offend anyone, this isn't a political blog, but his statement got me thinking. Do we think with logic, when we should actually be acting based solely on emotion? I say yes.
People think far too much, and it gets in the way of happiness. People should follow the example of romantic comedies much more often than they do. The normal reaction after watching a romantic comedy, or /chick-flick/ would be to say "Too bad it doesn't actually work like that." Well, chances are that person has never driven a actually flown cross country to pursue someone. They probably haven't haven't switched around the biggest plans of their life for a chance to be with someone. They probably haven't driven ththrough several states to prove themselves.
Why would you? That would far too illogical.
When it comes to romance, logic is quite possibly the most boring concept ever (except maybe a Turner Classic Movies Valentines Day Movie Marathon..eesh). You might be satisfied because it's easy, but I'll venture a guess that she isn't. Maybe the way it worked in the movies would work just as well for you, if you put as much effort as Tom Hanks does, or Cary Grant does.
Logic tells you to get her flowers once, maybe twice a month, while effort tells you to buy a flower shop. Logic tells you to take her out to dinner on every other Friday night, effort tells you to drive 100 miles to bring back her favorite takeout. Logic tells you to call from your house to hers, effort tells you to call from the sidewalk by her house.
These moments of romance, and the desire to put in the extra effort seem to occur without logic. The longer you wait to do them, the more and more logic settles in, and the moment is wasted. Logic settles in, and you settle for logic.
No wonder things don't end up the way you want.
