The Truth About Forever.

I fell in love with leisure reading in middle school. My then best friend showed me the wonderful world of opportunities at Barnes and Noble. That's when I discovered the beauty of literature or more specifically, Sarah Dessen's literature. It might seem silly to call novels written by a young-adult writer literature but I believe what I believe. I think what I loved most about her writing is that she wrote about the trials and tribulations of adolescence which made it easy to relate to what her characters were going through. My favorites were "This Lullaby" and "The Truth About Forever." I still re-read my favorite parts of her books and when I do, it feels like visiting the past. Dessen has this...I don't even have words to describe him...but she has this character named Wes. Wes is like gravity--everything and everyone gets pulled to him. Not only is he physically beautiful (he is often the subject of eye candy at a party he attends), he is charming, responsible, kind, and illuminating. What I love most about Wes is that he detests the idea of superficiality. One day while Wes is spending quality time with the main character, Macy, he tells her "Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting." It is dumb and naïve that this fictional character gives me some kind of hope that men like this exist out there in the world?

speaking about flaws, I have one flaw that I cannot seem to change. Progress seems virtually nonexistent. I tend to trust people too easily and as a result I get screwed over in one way or another. I'm not being negative, i'm being honest and i'm certainly not playing the victim. I'm agreeing it's completely my fault. I make this mistake time and time again and yet I never seem to learn. I look to a friend I have for inspiration because he plays it the smart way but I just can't seem to nip this habit in the bud.

All in all these things just remind me that I am also a work in progress. I'm blessed to have people in my life, like my family and friends, who are patient enough to let me learn the hard way and support me as I learn. I just hope I can pay it forward and give that same support for others in my life.

This is a story of boy meets girl, but you should know upfront, this is not a love story

this isn't a love story, but it is a story of life--a story about the raw, harsh realities of love. There's canoodling, kissing, loving and handholding but it is definitely not a love story that has a typical "girl realizes she loves the boy and confesses to him in a crowded room full of onlookers" ending. no, in fact, he doesn't even get the girl in the end. (sorry if you didn't want this movie, I just ruined the ending)

To be quite honest, I hated summer but I understood her. She wasn't a compelling character. She had no dreams, no aspirations, no goals. She represented a character that carried multiple reservations and skepticisms about love and Tom, poor Tom, just wanted to be the man that changed her perception on love. Yet, he isn't. But it is through him that she learns to love. Confused yet? Just watch it. I have never watched another movie quite like this.

in an ending scene in the movie Tom asks summer why not him? Why couldn't she ever feel that kind of way, that kind of love with him? and she replies...

“One day I woke up and I just knew.”

“Knew what?”
"What I was never sure of when I was with you"

how'd you like to hear that coming from the man or woman that you still love but who dumped you and married someone else?

i'd feel like someone stabbed me and then twisted the knife.

that's what.