here’s the story, 10 months ago i broke up with my gf(we dated for a year and a half) because i did not love her no more. time went on and she tried to contact me, but i try to ignore it because i want her to understand that this is a breakup. she was hurt really bad that her parents, who really approved of me back then, hate my guts. when we broke up, her mom called me to ask what the real reason as to this break up and i gave the short same answer that i did not love her daughter no more and i did not want to lie to her that i was in love with her. she lost all respect for me for doing that to her daughter, but that was my choice. however i am second guessing and now regret what i’ve done. i dream about her and just think about her often. its like my life is miserable without her. i guess it takes for me to lose her to see how valuable she is. anyways, i had a huge fight with my family and decided to text her. having no approach, i just asked if she wanted to go watch twilight. she then called me and we talked. i had to see her, so i went to her house, she came outside and we had nice time in my car. she came back with open arms and i was glad she did that, but there were conditions. she really still loved me, but i have to get approval from her parents, who still hates my guts. i don’t know what to tell them nor know what to say at all. is there any suggestion guys or girls, because if i dont talk to her parents she wont go out with me nor pick up my call. only time shell have contact with me is if she texts me. i wanna talk to her parents as soon as possible because i really want her back in my life because i feel she is the one. how do i approach this situation of her parents and me? what should i say? what should i do? they will probably not trust my words because i was bored of their daughter and they’re afraid i might be bored again. help, any advice is good.
I’ve grown to know when I should stop being an obnoxious critic.
This applies towards all books I read.
The prime example you all might know quite well is Twilight.
In the past few months I grew quite snarky with it, and the face I own all 4 books and LE’s as well makes me me pitiful.
Here is my review:
For most teenage girls, it does make them a tad ignorant, but I can relate to the huge emotional and hormonal obsession it engulfs them in. They should learn to be less bubbly with their obsession and moderate, though, but the fact it shoudn’t be an obsession at all doesn’t help.
Meyer’s great with emotion, but she has a huge issue with structure.
Her emotions are a bit played out for me now.
My generation doesn’t see the cliche in some things, and even my brother agrees he sees nothing in this book that hasn’t been done before, though it does have some well written parts.
The only book I look upon to admire is Twilight, and very few portions of it at that.
I will remain anti to an extent, but I’m a Twilight lover at heart.
I keep myself convservative.
And I’m aware she is slightly bad at writing, and there’s much more great literature out there.
I don’t regret drawing mustaches on the movie posters all those months ago, though, teehee. =^.^= I mean, it was very fun. Though very immature.
Antis, you have more dignity than actually taking shots at Twi-hards.
You can state your dignified opinions, but you shouldn’t state obnoxious remarks.
And..Twi-tar- I mean hards.
Eh. There’s nothing I can say to you that you haven’t already heard, just don’t be stubborn. You’ll evolve at some point, I hope.
What’s your take on the situation?
LMAO. god forbid they get common sense now.
My ex boyfriend is acting like such a Prick
- he is starting fights with my friends
- i told him to stop , ill talk to her ( trying to sort things out etc..)
- then he yells at me for trying to sort things out , between him and her
- delets me as a friend off bebo
- i think he has deleted and blocked me off msn too
but how can i get my twilight dvd off him
if he wont anwser to me >.<
For years I’ve had book ideas in my head but never had the motivation to focus and actually write them down.
I also know that once I start, it would become (and have to be) an obsession. I’m the sort of person who stays awake all night to finish something I’ve started, even if I have time the next day to do it. I read all 4 Twilight books within a week and it consumed my every thought during that time (saw the movie for the 2nd time last night so it’s returned to my thoughts again!).
I read all 7 Harry Potter books in 2 weeks and grieved their disappearance when I’d finished the last one.
I don’t do things by halves!
It’s because I recognise this single-minded preoccupation in myself that I procrastinate when it comes to starting something I enjoy doing. I KNOW I’ll become manic and fixated on it and rob time away from my family and friends to feed it.
But, finally I have some time to be obssessed by a project and have thought of a concept that has really inspired me and managed to tear me away from Twilight websites! It’s something I really want to write and that I would want to read.
Problem is, I can’t get my head around a setting for the concept. I have the characters in my head and the emotion of the story, I just can’t piece it together in a way that makes the story interesting, believable and relevant.
The basic idea I have is (surprise, surprise) a love story. I’m a sucker for heartbreaking love stories and I know I want the love story to be the central thread the story is created around.
So here is the nucleus of my story, I just need some help with the setting and conflict.
Girl and Boy (18ish, strangers to each other) have grown up knowing they will have an arranged marriage – some sort of political agenda?
As they get older they (girl especially) rebel against not having a choice in who they marry and they want to marry for love.
Girl meets boy in neutral place that doesn’t give away who each of them are. They fall in love over a few clandistine meetings without knowing who each other really are (the "who they really are" part is one of the things I need help with and will be dependant on setting).
Girl is given birthday gift of a glimpse into the future which predicts that disaster (to her family or herself) will occur if she marries her betrothed.
She takes this to mean that the arranged marriage is cursed and she must avoid it at all costs which ties in nicely with her wanting to choose anyway.
Until she knows who the betrothed is, she won’t be able to figure out what the disaster will be if she married him and so she can’t go to her parents to dissuade them from an arranged marriage. She must hold the secret until the puzzle makes sense in order to avert the disaster and save her family/herself.
INTRODUCING HEARTBREAKING LOVE TWIST
When she is introduced to her betrothed, it is the boy she is in love with.
She can’t marry him because he is the betrothed one, but she can’t be with anyone else because it is him she loves.
They are now able to spend lots of time with each other under the pretence of getting to know their betrothed before the wedding, but instead they fall deeper in love and at the same time recognise the reason why the union will end in disaster (insert your idea here!).
Seeing no way around the problem, Girl flees in hopes that Boy will forget her and marry someone else.
Anguish, despair, tears etc etc etc for month on both sideas.
Boy believes Girl mustn’t love him and so agrees to another betrothal.
In the mean time, Girl discovers a solution to quandry (insert idea here) and rushes back to find Boy, only to be told he is to marry someone else.
More tears, angst, self-torture etc etc.
At altar Boy realises he can’t marry anyone but Girl and walks out on marriage determined to end his life.
At 11th hour Girl and Boy manage to get to each other and vow to never leave each other but to work together on solving conflict.
End book 1.
Book 2 – working together, Girl and Boy try to avoid the future shown to girl and allow them to marry. In process Girl and Boy must separate AGAIN for the sake of the bigger picture. Perhaps girl must pretend she will marry someone else for political strategy with Boy watching on helpless?
Book 3 – conclusion and Girl and Boy FINALLY get it together.
Um, er, that’s it.
That’s what I have going round and round my head and I’m desperately trying to mold it around a setting and conflict I’m comfortable writing about.
So far I have considered and 90% discounted an Indian setting (arranged marriage) because I’m not comfortable with writing a Bollywood novel which is how I imagine it would turn out.
The other option is a fantasy land in days of yore a’la Lord of the Rings. However, I’m not a huge fantasy reader and it doesn’t appeal to me to write something that I wouldn’t be attracted to read myself.
The thought of creating a whole other world is quite daunting and I’m rubbish at invent
Wow! Thanks for the responses so far. Ry-Guy esp. Never in a million years considered the crime/mob angle but it does mean I get to keep my modern setting. Unbelievable food for thought. I’ve got butterflies just anticipating fleshing it out.
I’d still appreciate other thoughts while I ponder a Soprano style setting.
