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cheekyTopic: Dating
I suffer from insomnia. I have no problem falling asleep at a reasonable hour, but then I wake up at odd hours of the night and can;t get back to sleep. It really is a horrible feeling—watching the clock knowing I have to get up for work in four hours, then three, then two...
The only benefit (if you want to call it that) from such a non-existent sleep schedule is the array of late-night television I get to watch. My latest pleasure has been TV Land's "First Love, Second Chance."
The show does just that; reunites first loves. The episodes begin with a couple that were each other's first love. They each have a separate segment where they talk about their relationship (which often occurred in high school) and what they've been doing since. Now they're in their 40s and haven't found love and their thoughts always bring them back to that first love...sigh.
So the two reunite and go on several dates with each other over a week, meeting the friends and family. Then the lovers go back to their normal lives, think things over, and then record a video diary of how they are feeling about a future relationship. Good stuff, right? Or am I just completely out of my mind because it's usually 3 am when I watch this?
The show is funny to me for numerous reasons. First of all, I was never in love in high school, so I can't really understand just how attached these people are. I'm not saying it can't happen, I just can't relate.
Secondly, I laugh at the idea of giving my first love a second chance. Call me bitter (I snack on lemons with Kate Nash), but I am a firm believer in the idea that it's over for a reason and I've been there, done that. No reason in looking back. I guess it should be noted that my first love dumped me by not talking to me and ignoring me until I got the hint (we haven't talked since) and now he is married to the woman he cheated on me with—mozeltoff, asshole.
Third, how much have I changed since my first love? Very much! My values and opinions haven't changed, but I sure have learned a lot since then, and I can't imagine how different I'll be ten years from now, or even twenty years from now. I communicate with people differently, my interests and goals have changed, and what I look for in love is very different.
But, I guess there are many people out there missing those first loves, or else there wouldn't be such a fabulous television series on it, now would there? Onward!
One of my favorite episodes features the story of Chris and Pam. They were in love 12 years ago, when she was a bartender and he was her favorite customer. So sweet, right? But Chris' drinking was getting out of control. However, there relationship got serious, until he got a job in Florida and moved. Now that he's sober, he wants a second chance from Pam.
So Pam spends the week in Florida meeting Chris' friends and family—she makes an interesting impression when she slams a few drinks in front of the recovering alcoholic (I told you this was golden). When the two of them separate, it's really unclear if they will get back together. They go home, think things over, and then send each other their video diaries.
So, will they end up together? If so, who will move for who? More importantly, will Chris start drinking again?
You should check this show out, if you're into trashy TV as much as I am anyway. But I want to know...would you give your first love a second chance?
