Beautiful. It took me right back to being seventeen, with all the awkwardness of early mismatched relationships. You capture the feelings and contradictions with grace. Thank you, Doreen!
A moving remembrance, Doreen. It was great to hear your voice. I find it interesting that you felt the situation with Rocky was your fault. Do you think that came (in part) from your sense of empathy for him? That somehow, you felt responsible for his suffering? As girls and young women, we're so quick to take the blame. It's also interesting that once you were older, he didn't appear to see you. I wonder if Rocky was a romance addict, ever seeking the unattainable.
Thank you for reading and listening. It's always weird for me to hear my voice on a recording! So, my dad said it was my fault 'cause I'm too nice. My "joke" with the poster made Rocky blow up, but I know now it wasn't my fault. I think you're right, my empathy for Rocky caused me to feel bad too, although at the time I didn't know what empathy was. I'm not sure what caused Rocky not to see me. I don't know if he was a romance addict or just extremely naive or lacking self-awareness, but something was off kilter. I understand that now but then I didn't have the awareness.
Beautiful. It took me right back to being seventeen, with all the awkwardness of early mismatched relationships. You capture the feelings and contradictions with grace. Thank you, Doreen!
Thank you for reading and commenting Ted!
A moving remembrance, Doreen. It was great to hear your voice. I find it interesting that you felt the situation with Rocky was your fault. Do you think that came (in part) from your sense of empathy for him? That somehow, you felt responsible for his suffering? As girls and young women, we're so quick to take the blame. It's also interesting that once you were older, he didn't appear to see you. I wonder if Rocky was a romance addict, ever seeking the unattainable.
Thank you for reading and listening. It's always weird for me to hear my voice on a recording! So, my dad said it was my fault 'cause I'm too nice. My "joke" with the poster made Rocky blow up, but I know now it wasn't my fault. I think you're right, my empathy for Rocky caused me to feel bad too, although at the time I didn't know what empathy was. I'm not sure what caused Rocky not to see me. I don't know if he was a romance addict or just extremely naive or lacking self-awareness, but something was off kilter. I understand that now but then I didn't have the awareness.
Beautiful writing Doreen! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Janine! xo