Skip to main content

"That New Relationship Smell"

      




        When a relationship starts it's like that new car smell everything is exciting and new.  Songs sound different, food tastes better you just feel like your floating.  You want to see this person constantly you want them all to yourself.  Time apart seems like forever.  You want to share everything about yourself with them.  Your hopes and dreams your fears and sadness.  It's like your floating on a cloud.  Something also happens our insecurities about ourselves come out and the fear of revealing these insecurities to someone so special and how they will react is scary.

          "Brave New World" Episode 1.  The episode starts in the dark and is illuminated by lightning and thunder followed by Laura turning on the lights.  Foreshadowing abounds that our young lovers are headed towards some dark times.  Carmilla is looking for intimate moments with her new girlfriend whereas Laura has begun vlogging again much to Carmilla's disapproval.  Carmilla kisses Laura wanting the vlogging to stop only to be interrupted by LaFontaine.  Eventually, LaFontaine leaves as Carmilla and Laura snuggle on a couch.  Laura brings up Carmilla's "Romantic Wilds" and is intimidated by Carmilla's centuries as a despoiler of virtues.  (I will read between the lines here at this point I don't think any real intimacy has happened yet) Laura is the first to bring up her insecurities about the relationship in that since Carmilla has lived a long time that she could never live up to the expectations that Carmilla has for her.  Granted seconds later Laura says Carmilla you saved me and everyone else and that she changed for her.  Sounds like both girls have the same insecurities that they could never live up to the expectations of the other.

        Insecurities abounded at the start of L's and my relationship.  For L it was very much self-image and was she good enough for me.  When love hits hard and fast insecurities tend to be the most common thing because things move so fast.  For me, I was insecure about knowing what I was feeling and how to tell L how I was feeling.  Honestly telling L how I feel still my biggest insecurity.  Sure this episode appeared to be all romance, but it strongly hinted at the fact insecurities abound in the relationship.  Since the start, there has been an elephant in the room and it hasn't been brought up I'm guessing it's coming.

     

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Countess Mircalla "Carmilla" von Karnstein

            Countess Mircalla "Carmilla" von Karnstein is our other main protagonist.  Carmilla was born in 1680 in Steria, Austria to a Count.  She was murdered at a ball at the age of 18.  Resurrected as a vampire by  Lilita Morgan (The Dean of Silas University).  She lived a tortured life as a pawn for Lilita luring young girls to their doom.  She eventually met a young girl Elle who she developed a relationship.  Hiding her nature from Elle, Lilita reveals to Elle that Carmilla is a vampire.  Elle rejects Carmilla running to Lilita sending Elle to her doom.  She eventually would end up at Silas University continuing to work until she met a very headstrong, nieve, shrill of a girl named Laura.  So how does a 36-year-old father of three completely relate to a 300-year-old female vampire?  You're about to hear about our differences and our similarities.        Our differen...
Post a Comment
Read more

Laura Eileen Hollis

            Laura Eileen Hollis (played by  Elise Bauman ) is one of our two protagonists.  Laura is young, sheltered, naive, and headstrong.  When we were first introduced to Laura I instantly identified with her. ( Carmilla and Laura Parallels )  Things quickly change with the introduction of Carmilla.  This entry isn't about me or Carmilla.  It's really about Laura and L.  What makes them similar and what makes them different.  Laura does have a few similarities lets just say Laura and I love the sweets.  I will bring them up some of them at the appropriate moment.      Let's start with the differences.  Though they have a ton in common there are a few differences. Now it is no secret that Laura is naive and I could say the same thing about L.  The two both grew up in small towns and were out on their own for the first time.  How they were naive is where the differences lie....
Post a Comment
Read more

The End or the Beginning? (Not everything goes to plan)

            The end or the beginning?  This is the question I thought about after the credits rolled.  The story was over.  Laura and Carmilla got their happy ending.  So why do I feel like this is just the beginning?  Simple they are headed to the greatest adventure in life a long relationship with your soul mate.  Learning to live with someone is quite a challenge.  L and I were at a similar point in our life as well.  So I did find something to relate to at the end of the story.           The first thing I want to do is point out how big of a moment the cocoa was in season one ( The Aha Moment )  Why? Because Laura said it was a big deal. " But we’ve had kisses, and cocoa, and stars,  and dancing.  That’s so much more than nothing." When your facing the end or what you think is the end you tend to reflect on the good things that happened.  Essentially this blog...
Post a Comment
Read more