Romantic Comedies vs. The World

It took me exactly fifteen years to realize that no boy would ever love me the “right” way.  I distinctly remember the night that this conclusion dawned on me.  My older sister was sitting next to me on the couch talking to her boyfriend, while I watched Ally McBeal on TV.  When Calista Flockhart finally gave into the extremely dashing, hilarious, and charming Robert Downey Jr., I knew no one would make me swoon like that.  And to my fifteen year old brain that was just not fair.  I immediately burst into tears and told my sister no one would ever love me because I was so average and would never evoke such strong feelings.  No one would ever be crazy for me, and therefore I would never be crazy for anyone else.