A few years ago, a boy sitting on a train from Manhattan to Brooklyn fell in love with the girl sitting across from him. Too shy and nervous to introduce himself, the boy said nothing and when the girl got off at the next stop, he sat and watched her go. As the train pulled away from the platform he suddenly realised, that could have been the girl of his dreams and there was a good chance he was never going to see her again.
So what did this down-and-out Romeo do? He went home and created the website NY Girl of my Dreams which featured a cute sketch of the girl with 'fancy braided hair', 'rosy cheeks' and 'blue gym shorts' and called for any further details which might help him in his cause. It wasn't long before this cyberspace advertisement went haywire and within a few hours, this cansanova had chased down the NY girl of his dreams. Although it turns out, she was actually an Australian.
Unfortunately, this story doesn't end like your typical romantic comedy. While the boy (Patrick Moberg) and girl (Camille Hayton) gave the relationship a worthwhile shot, it's ending didn't result in the happily ever after everyone hopefully anticipated.
But I still remain inspired by this cute tale of perseverance and public humiliation. Just like Seth Cohen who stood on the kissing booth and declared his love for Summer Roberts or when Patrick Verona sang it's too good to be true to the shrewd Kat Stratford, there is something undeniable about a boy willing to be a fool for the girl he loves. With that damn macho-manly-getup to hide behind, getting a man to declare his feelings can be like like extracting a tooth - it's just plain painful. But never the less, it's still the dream. Every girl wants that. Every girl wants the declaration, the public humiliation, the Hallmark card moment that romantic comedies are made of.
And it's nice to know that they don't just exist in the movies. If Patrick Moberg could make it happen in real life, perhaps there's hope for all us romantic saps who occassionally catch somone's eye on the train.
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