The Language Barrier

I say Potatoe you say PoTAtoe. I say "make love," you say "hit it."

In every generation, between great nations, and in most neighborhoods in LA, the fact is that there is a language barrier between all living souls. But the biggest, and by far the most challenging one is the difference that lies amidst men and women. When a man says, "I could fall in love with you," it typically means "I'm have a really great time with you right this minute," or "WOW, this is the best sex I've had in a while," but it absolutely does NOT mean "I love you."

My all time favorite miscommunication is, when I say I want a Coke, it means a REGULAR COCA COLA. I don't like the taste of fake sugars, in hopes of keeping my body in tact. I work out, spinning classes, yoga, mountain biking, those types of things that allow for me to indulge myself in regular sodas, occassional candy bars, and popcorn at the movies. And believe me, I know the difference.

But the most notable one that I want to point out is this, Jimmy Choo once told me a story about a woman that he was dating. She was stunningly beautiful. Tons of fun, and enjoyed all of the same things that he does. In his mind, this person was someone that he could see himself marrying her. Sounds like your modern day love story.

Well, it was until she made the unfortunate statement "my mother has one eye and my sister has down syndrome." Although I have to admit, this is not the sexiest thing to hear come from your lovers mouth, this is however, something that I would never hold against anyone because I try not to make snap judgements.

That night when Jimmy dropped her off at her apartment, he told me, and I quote "I felt so terrible telling her that I would call her. But I knew then that I would never call her again. It was heartbreaking to let her go, but in the end, I knew that I couldn't marry her. And why waste my time dating someone that I would never marry."

REALLY? I understand someone in their late 40's putting a lot of thought into who he's going to marry. And better yet, I understand that men think about who's going to bare their children. However, honestly, why can't a successful man who stands up to people all day long, stand up to this woman and say to her "I am not interested in seeing you anymore," or just drop her off without giving her the expectation of a future phone call.

Do men not think before they speak, or do they really believe that they will break a woman's heart if you there is no follow up call?

Honestly, did you ever think that perhaps the girl with a mother that has one eye and the retarded sister maybe even told you that so that you would stop calling her. Ever think of it that way?

In conclusion, this tale as old as time, is one that can make us pull our hair out, or we can just except that we will never be the same. If we were, it wouldn't be as much fun!