Warning: Some Violence and Much Strong Language.SHE WROTE: Real Men Part Four
When we were having the "He has to say he loves her" argument, Bob pointed out that Wilder was ready to die for Lucy, in fact thought he WAS going to die to save Lucy and her little niece. Shouldn't that mean he loves her?
I said, "Bob, he's a Green Beret. HE'D DIE FOR ANYBODY."
We just want to feel special.
But once Wilder says it, Lucy won't badger him to say it again. She's not stupid. Plus he did risk his life to save her and Pepper. And she knows her man.
But if he has any brains, he'll say it again.
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Yep. It's all a subtle dance. One step forward, two back. If she pushes too hard, gets too clingy he backs off. But if she plays her cards right, she'll get her man. And like the black widow spider, hell, luverly dinner. ;)
If only men could understand that actions is just as important as words then the world would be a better place.
But then again I always wanted to learn how to grunt like Tim "The Toolman" Taylor. Go figure.
And like the female praying mantis, great sex during dinner?
Talpiana! ;) And here I thought I was weird. And yes anonymous, I often think of Tim when I write guy stuff. We have an expression in our critique group for when we write the male POV, "girlie word alert." Guys don't say cute, or pretty, and they seldom explain, but they do get defensive. And they go walkabout when they're pissed off about something. And they swear and scratch and spit and choke on saying the "L" word...
Haha if they DO call you cute, rjsdingo, it sure as hell ain't what you wanted to hear. One of my friends' boyfriends told her I was "cute" one time. I'm pretty sure it was just his way of saying I giggle a lot.
What about the classic line, "You sure are cute when you're mad, ma'am!"?
What I guess I don't get is, he has the courage to die for someone else, but can't get the "L" word out? Do guys really find YEC to be that scary?
I remember a Bantam Loveswept years ago, by Kay Hooper, I think, where the first time the hero says 'I love you' to the heroine is right before he slips into the house of the villain for a dangerous confrontation.
She realizes two seconds after he's left that he might not have said it at that moment unless he thought that he might not have the opportunity afterward -- because he could be dead.
That made for a great, tense, emotional wallop. It certainly made a greater impact on me, the reader, than a hundred other instances in other books.
I was rereading a previous blog and noticed the part about y'all having iPods. Why don't y'all take this blog one step further and Podcast your blog. The only thing better than reading this great blog everyday would be hearing you and Bob actually saying it!
The only thing better than reading this great blog everyday would be hearing you and Bob actually saying it!
You just might scare Bob away with that comment. I can hear his blogs now. "Grunt, Grunt, Book done yet? Grunt, Grumble, I can kill somebody with my bare thumb."
Aw come on. Who doesn't remember when Princess Leia told Han Solo "I love you" for the first time? His response? "I know." Of course he was just about to be dipped in carbonite but we knew that was his way of saying 'I love you, too." Sometimes you've just gotta read between the lines. Of course, its always nice to actually hear the words sometimes, too. Guys just don't seem to get that.
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