Hey, there, fellow Hollywood scripted underdog. Ever heard or said stuff like;
"Nope. That'll be simultaneous to suicide. Girls are always after him."
Or
"So there's this girl. She's way out of my league, financially. In maturity, too... And fineness."
(a) Really? You have? Me, too!
Author's note: If you replied in the negative, please refer to option b.
(b) Really? You haven't? Me, too!... Hehe.
At the risk of self-deprecation, I have to admit that I was more of the "saying" than "hearing" person.
Recently- and by that, I mean yesterday, I read a writeup in which a therapist talked about "The Unicorn Effect".
For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the desire to want something you can't have and choosing to chase it, anyway. It could be, in mild cases, a celebrity, a close friend or, in extreme cases, a step sibling.
I'm joking, people.
Fun fact: The term "unicorn" is also used to describe bisexual females, usually sort after by heterosexual couples for the sole purpose of sexual gratification usually brought about by badly scripted porn. How awesome is the urban dictionary?
But I digress.
For the purpose of this material, we will be talking about the unicorn effect...without the "effect".
In my opinion, that just means desiring what you can't have and choosing to do absolutely NOTHING about it!
Storytime:
When I was in the university, there was this particular guy I had a major crush on, which was quite an inconvenience, really, due to fact that it made me do stupid things like laugh extra loudly, whenever he was in the vicinity or walk to my hostel extra slow, hoping to catch a glimpse of his...whatever attracted me, in the first place.
I know, fam. I cringed, too.
We were in different departments and he was this quiet, but popular type, so we couldn't have been more different. He asked me a question, one time, and i froze. I don't even remember what the question was or what i said, but i avoided him like the plague until i graduated because, you know, that's what normal people did when they liked someone.
Back then, he was my unicorn.
B A R F... But totally true. Cute, seemingly unattainable, too cool for figurative school, nice and cute af.
*seemed imperative that I mention the cute factor, twice*
Fast forward to a year after graduation, and guess who I bumped into?
Yes! Cute guy!
And this time, we actually talked and his version of things made me want to roll on the floor and laugh or cry... Whichever one made me seem cooler.
According to him, I was a bit of a snob. I always looked annoyed, never smiled at him and the one time he gathered courage to talk to me (remember the question and answer I didn't remember?), I just said I didn't know how to play chess and walked out. People actually told him that all I knew were my books and few friends.
Like... Sir, for you, I would have dropped to 2:2. Who education epp?
That experience got me thinking about how many opportunities I might have missed just because I assumed they were above my reach, and how many baby daddies I had let slip by...
But, my darlings, knowing what my mistakes were and how to fix them does not mean I will, in fact, fix them. And since I'm a really crappy bet, I took it upon myself to bet on you guys, instead.
Apply for that job.
Make a bid for that contract.
Ask that guy or girl out. The worst you could get out of it is "no". If you want to use it as a learning experience, you could create surveys, asking what part of you they didn't respond well to, and improve on it.
And if all fails, we've got Dr. Joro's IG dating page. It's not a joke... That's my backup plan.
Finally, do you know you're someone's unicorn?
How awesome is that?
With love,
Vicki.
