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Originally posted by baltassoc
As is often the case with Spanky's posts, there is a kernel of truth in there, under the layers. It is true that "Every man, with half a brain, has heard the story: We were friends for many years, I was never interested in him in "that" way, but then one day he (insert random thing) and I saw him completely differently and now we are in love."
But what Spanky is (perhaps unconsciously) omitting is that the "insert random thing" isn't "parted his hair on the left" or "gave me a book of poetry" or "showed up unannounced at my work" but rather tends to be "broke up with his girlfriend" or "got divorced" or "finally got off his lazy ass and scored a decent job." In other words, the attraction was always there, but there was some impediment (romantic or at least social) that is suddenly lifted.
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I agree with you on the unavailable/now available thing, but I don't really think that is what he is saying.
I would even cop to the sexual tension that is mistaken for dislike thing on really really rare occasion (the You've Got Mail plot).
I'm disputing his idea that mere persistance with a woman who is seemingly uninterested will win the woman over to liking him. Never seen that happen. And the only people I can imagine that working on are people with low self esteem who are unused to getting any attention at all. I don't even think I've seen that in a movie plot. God what a tedious movie that would be.
ETA: Put another way, Jenny will never love Forrest Gump romantically. And from what I can tell, Spanky's life is like a box of chocolates.
