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ArthurAbbott:Sayamanandawomanbothneedsomethingtosleepinandbothgotothesamemenspajamadepartment.Themansaystothesalesman,quot;Ijustneedbottoms,quot;andthewomansays,quot;Ijustneedatop.quot;Theylookateachotherandthatsthemeetcute.Amanda:YouknowGraham,Ijustbrokeupwithsomeoneandconsideringyoujustshowedupandyoureinsanelygood-lookingandprobablywontremembermeanyway...Imthinkingweshouldhavesex...Ifyouwant.Graham:Isthatatrickquestion?Graham:Ihavetheclassicmaleproblemofnofollowthrough.Absolutelyneverremembertocallafteradate-butasthiswasntadate,IguessImoffthehook.Iris:Becauseyourehopingyourewrong.Andeverytimeshedoessomethingthattellsyoushesnogood,youignoreit.Andeverytimeshecomesthroughandsuprisesyou,shewinsyouover,andyoulosethatargumentwithyourself,thatshesnotforyou.Miles:Exactly,andontopofthattherestheoldstandby,Icantbelieveagirllikethatwouldactuallybewithaguylikeme.Miles:Iris,ifyouwereamelody...Iusedonlythegoodnotes.Miles:Dontblowaway.ArthurAbbott:Iris,inthemovies,wehaveleadingladiesandwehavethebestfriend.You,Icantell,arealeadinglady,butforsomereason,yourebehavinglikethebestfriend.Iris:Youresupposedtobetheleadingladyinyourownlife,forGodssake!Iris:Ivefoundalmosteverythingeverwrittenaboutlovetobetrue.Shakespearesaidquot;Journeysendinloversmeeting.quot;Whatanextraordinarythought.Personally,Ihavenotexperiencedanythingremotelyclosetothat,butIammorethanwillingtobelieveShakespearehad.IsupposeIthinkaboutlovemorethananyonereallyshould.Iamconstantlyamazedbyitssheerpowertoalteranddefineourlives.ItwasShakespearewhoalsosaidquot;loveisblindquot;.NowthatissomethingIknowtobetrue.Forsomequiteinexplicably,lovefades;forothersloveissimplylost.Butthenofcourselovecanalsobefound,evenifjustforthenight.Andthen,theresanotherkindoflove:thecruelestkind.Theonethatalmostkillsitsvictims.Itscalledunrequitedlove.OfthatIamanexpert.Mostlovestoriesareaboutpeoplewhofallinlovewitheachother.Butwhatabouttherestofus?Whataboutourstories,thoseofuswhofallinlovealone?Wearethevictimsoftheonesidedaffair.Wearethecursedofthelovedones.Wearetheunlovedones,thewalkingwounded.Thehandicappedwithouttheadvantageofagreatparkingspace!Yes,youarelookingatonesuchindividual.AndIhavewillinglylovedthatmanforoverthreemiserableyears!Theabsoluteworstyearsofmylife!TheworstChristmas,theworstBirthdays,NewYearsEvesbroughtinbytearsandvalium.TheseyearsthatIhavebeeninlovehavebeenthedarkestdaysofmylife.AllbecauseIvebeencursedbybeinginlovewithamanwhodoesnotandwillnotlovemeback.Ohgod,justthesightofhim!Heartpounding!Throatthickening!Absolutelycantswallow!Alltheusualsymptoms.Iris:Itdoesntmatterhowmanynewhaircutsyouget,orgymsyoujoin,orhowmanyglassesofchardonnayyoudrinkwithyourgirlfriends...youstillgotobedeverynightgoingovereverydetailandwonderwhatyoudidwrongorhowyoucouldhavemisunderstood.andhowinthehellforthatbriefmomentyoucouldthinkthatyouwerethathappy.Andsometimesyoucanevenconvinceyourselfthathellseethelightandshowupatyourdoor.Andafterallthat,howeverlongallthatmaybe,youllgosomewherenew.andyoullmeetpeoplewhomakeyoufeelworthwhileagain.Andlittlepeicesofyoursoulwillfinallycomeback.Andallthatfuzzystuff,thoseyearsofyourlifethatyouwasted,thatwilleventuallybegintofade.