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June 5, 2007 I just saw the Hugh Grant/Drew Barrymore movie "Music and Lyrics" and I loved it. My dream woman, Kristen Johnson, was in it and was hysterical as well. It was a very funny story about a failed singer who teams up with goofy and young Drew Barrymore. Naturally, she revives his career and his life by providing that special spark in all Hollywood movies. As a guy, however, I resented the part of it where Johnson tells Barrymore that you know it's love when he "does something spectacular for you." So, of course, Grant performs a special song for her at a concert at Madison Square Garden and she hears it, forgives him, and they live happily ever after. My problem with this is that a lot of women actually expect that "something spectacular" and virtually no guy can provide it. I'm pretty successful in my career and I'm pretty sure I've never performed at Madison Square Garden. Nor can I write a song or rescue her from terrorists or fly her to Paris for the weekend. For the most part, all I can do is treat you right, be present in your life, and support you emotionally. Why do I need to hire a skywriter or beat up someone who wronged you twenty years ago? Chances for spectacular moments don't happen in real life to most of us, but the opportunity to be a good person and be present in your life always is present and should be enough to "prove our love." Copyright 2007 Carl Birkmeyer |