Nostolgia Time! The Things We Do for (Puppy) Love
 

Facebook repost: We've all done silly things for a guy/girl we've had a crush on...what's the craziest thing you did for love?

Call me the original Mean Girl: I let a guy's mom tutor me in math, even though I didn't need it, so I could spend time at his house.

When I was in high school, there was a guy I had liked from when we were younger. We were in the same youth group at church and I would always volunteer to be the driver when several of the youth group people wanted to go somewhere (of course, only if he was among them). I must have racked up 100s of dollars worth of gas, just trying to have a chance to talk to him. smh

I drove 24 hours straight from Houston to Richmond, VA. I was absolutely loopy by the time I arrived, and he WASN'T ANSWERING HIS PHONE (this is pre-cell phones). I had no idea where the hotel at which I was to stay was, and basically stayed in my car crying until I finally got "a-hold" of him.

Reader, I married him.

lol @ the disclaimer!

In my senior year of high school, I took this Asian Studies class that met before school started. They were called "zero period" classes because they were the hour before regular, required school. So there was this guy in the class that I developed a crush on, and I noticed he was always there super early. I started going to this class that already met extra early even earlier just to sit there in the classroom hoping that, since we were the only two people in there that early, he would talk to me. Yeah, that whole semester, he never would talk to me and I was sad (er, in more ways than one) :(

But today, ten years later, he's my husband so I guess it paid off in the end ...

How about the craziest thing I was asked to do for love, but DIDN'T do?

Change religions.

My first serious boyfriend (let's call him "Asshat") was in his first year of grad school at my alma mater while I was a junior. Asshat knew one of my sorority sisters because they'd gone to high school together - and she set us up. At the time, Asshat was a Conservadox Jew, and I was a lapsed Catholic.

The relationship seemed promising for a few months. And THEN, I got the ultimatum. He told me: "You must convert to Judaism, or we are breaking up." I informed him: "I will choose my own religion for my own reasons, and will not be coerced by anyone else." That was the end of our relationship. (BTW this conversation took place over IM, as Asshat is ... well, an asshat.)

Two funny things here:

1. Asshat has had more than one girlfriend who was willing to convert for him. OMFG. What kind of woman has so little backbone that they will convert to a religion just because their boyfriend belongs to that religion???

2. I did later convert to Judaism, specifically Reform Judaism. Why? I fell in love with my now-husband. He told me up front, "I don't care what religion you are, I love you. I only want our children to be raised Jewish." So, knowing that my husband and potential future children would be Jewish, I undertook a formal study of Judaism, and ended up realizing I had a Jewish soul, so I converted.

Oh, and AFAIK, Asshat is still single. Perhaps because he is an asshat.

My worst was probably weeks of copycatting. In 5th grade, I was an avid fan of Days of Our Lives. My favorite character was the conniving Sami (Alison Sweeney). I flipped all of her tricks to get Austin to fall in love with her into 5th grade versions and try them out on the object of my affections. Example: She made Austin a special dinner of all his favorite foods-->I bring an extra PB&J in my lunch. I tried so hard to trap that boy: wore my "picture day" dress on a regular day, combed my hair over one eye and practiced me "come hither" look, wore my mom's perfume, etc. Anything Sami tried, I did some variation. But alas, my love went unrequited. :rolleyes:

I actually had a FB chat with him yesterday. He's married and living in Oregon. He's getting an MA in the same field I got mine so we caught up a bit. I don't think he ever knew how much I liked him...and he never will....*stares wistfully into the distance* :p

I love the concept of Sami as inspiration. :)

I let the boy I was madly in love with in 4th grade copy my math homework every week. Alas, he was in love with my best friend who had blond hair down to her butt and much cooler clothes (boy-cut elephant bells). He's my facebook friend now, and he is still just as cute...and also still the same height.

Sigh.... to appear "cool" I went through Stub-Hub and bought the guy I liked amazing baseball tickets. Right behind the home team (Cleveland) dugout, about 4 or 5 rows back. I bought 4 of them, then called him and told him I won them in a radio contest, but I didn't have anyone else to go with me. You see where this is going right? He came over, I was dressed and ready for the game. He had a buddy with him, they came to the front door, took the tickets said "Hey thanks!" and the 2 of them took off. I was flabbergasted. I was so naive at 19. Only the 2 of them could go, so they ended up selling the other 2 tickets to a scalper. I cried and cried, but after the game he kept calling and thanking me for a few days. Three nights worth of Applebee's tip money down the drain for a few measly thanks yous. I didn't like him very much after that.