This Precious Life

I watched Confessions of a Shopaholic last night and enjoyed it very much. In some ways, I think I am a lot like Rebecca. Here’s three ways we are alike.
1. Rebecca is a klutz. I am a klutz.
2. Rebecca likes shopping. I like shopping.
3. Rebecca is dating a really cool guy. I think I am dating a pretty hot male myself. *ahem*

Confessions of a Shopaholic is a beautiful show with beautiful clothes, beautiful women, beautiful set-ups and happy music. It is perfectly paced – it does not move too fast that you are unable to empathize with Rebecca and it does not to move too slowly that you will look around the room for distractions. There are no big words and complicated characters. Like a diamond, there are many facets to the beautiful Rebecca, but in this movie, you will only see a small part of her – there is just a girl who loves shopping and feels sad when her friends are disappointed.

Now, onto the guy Rebecca’s dating. The guy is obviously very smart and good-looking but how do you tell if he is worth dating or not? In my opinion, choosing who to date is as important as choosing who to marry so this question is worth a thought.

Before watching this movie, I watched CSI which featured a guy who works in a lab who really likes his colleague. A few times, we see that he fantasizes her acting alluring towards him in barely-there clothes. In one of these fantasies, he looked at her meaningfully and confessed that he wants to be free to love. So this is his definition of love.

In Confessions of a Shopaholic, Rebecca’s editor really likes her. A few times, we see him protecting her, standing up for her, watching out for her and encouraging her to do better. So this is his definition of love.

What a huge difference between these two males in their approach to dating. Although there is very little information available, I think I can tell which guy is in lust and which is in love. And every smart girl needs to be able to distinct if a guy’s affections are genuine and sincere. *wink*