Love Stories

Everyone can agree that there are great love stories that have been created in our times. The few that come to mind immediately are Romeo and Juliet, An Affair to Remember, An Officer and a Gentleman and Beauty and the Beast.

What of unlikely love stories? These stories that capture you in their tangled webbing and leave you feeling the pangs of a love not fulfilled are the ones that will linger in your mind. The Theory of Flight and Geek Love are two tales that have this effect on me. If you are a person who is unfamiliar with either, I suggest you check them out.

Cinema Paradiso is a love story of sorts, and like Geek Love, it is not a love story between two parties but rather a story about love itself. 

It is the unlikely love story that we probably most identify with. Consider Edward Scissorhands for a mere moment. A person who has scissors in place of digits is pretty unsuitable as a romantic partner but it is his incompatibility that draws you nearer.

What makes unattainable attractive? Is it the challenge? Is it ego? Why do we feel the grass is always greener on the other side? Once conquered, does the novelty of the idea last or wan? Temptation is shiny, in the moment, only to dazzle you.