The ‘Girlie’ stuff...

I read nowadays how the girls worldwide are going crazy over the ‘Vampire’ Edward Cullen from the ‘Twilight’ series. There even was an article in the press sometime back that was trying to analyze “why the craze?” with some psychiatrists saying that the “girls love the idea of romancing the impossible. They fantasize about love stories triumphing over grave dangers and being in a fatal love gives them the thrill.” Hence, the craze for Edward Cullen – what could be more dangerous than being the love interest of a vampire which feeds over blood of young girls but could not bring himself up to doing the same in their case as he is madly in love with them?


While reading the article, I wondered whether I was like that. Well, may be and maybe not. I was never really crazy about vampires, superheroes, wizards, etc. But, then I just loved Jason Bourne and his love story with Marie floored me. Would that not qualify for similar circumstances and explanation? I guess it would.


I have grown up studying my entire first half of life in a girl’s school and since the girls are quite vocal about their likes and dislikes in such an environment, every day I came across stuff that was typically ‘Girlie’. Sometimes I wondered why the girls around me were crazy about a certain thing and what a big deal it was about. It was as if most of the teenage girls had all the same characteristics and though I did share some of them, I certainly did not have most of those traits. I always thought I was different from most girls. But, then again I have, more often than not, taken pride in being different from most girls anyway, especially during my teens.


How about listing the ‘Girlie’ traits here? Well, here they go...

• Reading Mills and Boons at weird hours of the night...
• The unending dieting and even unending cribbing about it...
• Being unable to resist chocolates and eating whole bars and boxes (even if they later grumble about foregoing their diet)...
• Gossiping on phone for hours and telling their parents that they were discussing school homework...
• Studying in groups even if half the time is used in bitching about other girls and teachers...
• Finding every other guy they came across as “hot” and changing their viewpoint as and when the guys changed their dresses...
• Making special preparations for Valentine’s Day even if they did not have a boyfriend (and all the while dreaming about one)...
• Celebrating every single day mentioned in the Archies Calendar, Valentine’s Day, Rose Day, Chocolates Day, Hug Day, Friendship Day (the list is endless)...
• Going crazy over a new Bollywood star every Friday (I guess there are always at least 10 Bollywood stars – I say ‘stars’ and not ‘actors’ – who are referred to as ‘Heartthrobs’ at any point of time)...
• Fantasizing about a “knight in shining armour” though half the girls wouldn’t even know what a ‘shining armour’ looks like and instead describe a ‘chariot’ when asked to explain...
• Being a Rhett Butler and the “Chocolate cream soldier” fan (this one is for girls who have actually read “Gone with the Wind” and “Arms and the man”)...
• The fascination with the colour Pink and furnishing their entire room with everything in bright fuschia pink...
• The adorning of the title “Princess” (even if they are just self-proclaimed ones)...
• Dreaming about owning the prettiest Evening Gown ever along with the prettiest and costliest diamond necklace ever (in the days of ‘Titanic’, the “Heart of the Ocean” adorned by Kate Winslet and Celine Dion was every girl’s dream)...
• Owning a fancy and slick ‘pink’ diary even if it’s only used for putting in dried roses or, even worse, writing telephone nos. (I guess telephone diaries should not be applicable anymore with the girls getting their hands on stylish mobile handsets nowadays)...
• Decorating everything they own with ‘girlish’ accessories e.g. beady hangers on mobiles, satin mobile covers, Smilies and Barbie broaches on bags and purses, studded Key-chains on zippers of their trendy bags and purses, etc....
• Sleeping with Teddy Bears and filling their beds and rooms with stuff toys (and letting their mums assume the tedious tasks of washing and keeping their stuff toys clean)...
• Owning the tightest jeans possible assuming that the same will make them appear slimmer (even if that hinders them from moving and sitting)...
• Shelling all their pocket money on fairness crèmes, sunscreens and perfumes and applying them all over after every other hour...
• Wishing for a rich and famous guy as their boyfriend who is absolutely crazy about them and would go to any length to prove his love – someone who drives them around in swanky new cars; gives them red roses and costly gifts everyday; and would make all their girlfriends jealous of them...
• Crying their heart out over Eric Seagal’s Love Story even if they are reading them for the nth time (and complaining that Seagal’s Oliver’s Story did not match up to the standards)...
• Cooing to every small baby they come across and trying to pick them up and cuddle them even if that irritates the baby who sees them as complete strangers...
• Complaining about all the guys watching them everywhere they go even if they enjoy every bit of the attention...
• Telling all their friends that they would love to have a boyfriend who is “tall, dark and handsome” and yet always swooning over fair skinned guys...
• Dressing in trendiest (backless, halter-necks, etc.) outfits on all weddings and refusing to take a shawl or a sweater even if its freezing cold and the celebrations are in an outdoor location...


P.S. I hope the list is worthy of a good laugh – or at least a giggle – both for girls and boys. As already written above, I was not crazy about most of the stuff. Nevertheless, some characteristics I did share. Please let me suffice by admitting this much without having to answer which ones really.