Does anyone remember this?
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| Wed, 11-09-2005 - 3:43pm |
Does anyone here remember a commercial (I want to say it was for jeans) where a girl is on an elevator and a guy gets on and stands next to her, they say nothing to one another but you see like a flash forward to a date, then a wedding then them having a child? Then the doors opened and they both get off the elevator sort of looking at each other but nothing else happens.
I just had lunch with a friend that is totally doing this fast-forward thing with a guy she just met. I know sometimes we can't help but do this but I always think of that commercial when the subject comes up.
I know I've done this fast-forward thing- it's like it happens without even trying. I guess it's normal as long as you know the difference between imagination and reality. Does anyone else experience this?

I never used to do that until I reached a point in the relationship where we'd start talking about things like that (ie:if i ever had a kid i'd name him/her...). But now that I'm re-single, I've been thinking those things about guys.
I think it's normal, I would guess anyway that it's a natural process a woman (and probably more than a few men) goes through. I would theorize that visualizing a future with a man and seeing him 'on your wedding day' or 'playing catch with the kids in the backyard' would be a sign that you see him as a man who could be stable and a good provider.
If it's based on nothing more than one date, then in most cases it's just hopeful thinking/day dreaming. But seeing as we (people) are built to procreate and raise children, it's only natural to think about how stable a man would be or what kind of partner he would be. On the other hand it's important to check in on reality and remember that it's important to base these fantasies on fact rather than fiction.
To be honest, once I realize I'm attracted to a guy, my mind usually fast-forwards to kissing him, then making out, then getting him into bed.