It should come as no surprise to many of you that I have a very difficult time separating how REAL life is vs how it appears in a movie. It is a fact that if we all lived Movie lives we would be stupidly happy because it always works out. (well 90% of the time, I have noticed an increase in Debbie Downer movies of late and I am not happy about it) But as I watched The Italian Job for the 80th time, the one part that stood out to me that I absolutely LOVED was how the men in that movie are constantly doing hand shakes and hugging each other. They literally could have JUST seen each other an hour earlier, and when they meet up again they do the cool man hand shake and chest bump as if they have been apart for years.
This does not happen in real life, and even more than that, if it DID happen I would think it was freakin weird! If I ever saw Jeff and his buddy Brian do a handshake and a hug even though they see each other twice a week I would think what in the world are you doing. Girls make this exchange look normal, we can hug each other bounce up and down and be totally outlandish, but guys, they can't do it. It makes me wonder if they are itching to get a hug in. If they are dying to let their friend know they are super excited to see them. I know in sports there is the old butt tap but I secretly think Men want more than that.
After hearing about the languages of love I have self diagnosed me as knowing I am loved by people doing things for me, and Jeff is touch. After surveying a few of my friends I found out that most of their husbands languages were touch. This isn't all about sex, it is about touching them to let them know they are important to me....so why don't they do it with their friends? Give them a chest bump and cool man hand shake to say hey dude, I am really happy you are here. Maybe Mark -E- Mark should teach a class or something, or maybe Jeff should start planning elaborate crime sprees involving really cool friends with special talents. I don't know, but I would really like to see a little more man love around our circles, it tickles me so that Men can be that vulnerable to another friend and let's be honest, it would take a little pressure off me... :)
