Facebook Crush

To: Facebook crush #48028

Dear sir or madam (hopefully madam), I am writing because I think you are totally hot. However, I see lots of people who are very hot who I do not message, so with your indulgence I will explain why I have singled you out (because this is a message and not a live conversation, I will assume that I do indeed have your indulgence).

You are not just hot, you are also a wild a crazy kind of mind who I would like to cuddle with. The rambunctious, vibrant, and adventurous energy displayed in the many pictures of you suggests a deep and powerful love of life unrestrained by the many armors most people wear to hide their human vulnerabilities from themselves. From your profile I assume that you have at some point become aware of your human vulnerability and managed to maintain your exuberance nonetheless (or, perhaps, because of it?). You are very pretty and stunningly cute when borrowing men’s glasses. You have beautiful eyes.

You are a writer, and based on the one or two stories of yours that I have read you are not a very bad writer. Your prose captures the dance-like nature of human emotion and experience in a way that belies a keen understanding of the rhythm and flow of life, and something in your smile suggests that you intend to fully savor the ups and the downs, the ins and the outs. This is very brave.

I am terrified of love for reasons I do not yet fully understand, but no doubt it is related to the inevitable pain of separation. Regardless, I would like to hold you for a while. I would like you to teach me how to enjoy my life, how to not be afraid., how to suck the marrow out of love and in the end be satisfied or, at least, without regret (if one is ever truly satisfied can it still be known as love?).

I think I’m an interesting guy, I just don’t know how to “turn it on,” or else I find “being on” too exhausting to maintain. I lack the persistence of the great feminine energy, is there hope for you to love a quiet and oft undignified fool with deep eyes and the heart of an old man? I can only hope you’ll take the time to find out.

P.S. your boyfriend or whatever isn’t good enough for you.