The Boyfriend That Isn't

Most girls develop a crush on someone they’re unlikely to meet at some time in their teen years and my friend Terrie is no exception. (Sorry Terrie, a time when you’re not The Only Exception...)

As you may have gathered, both Terrie and I are ‘slightly’ obsessed with a number of Youtubers. Terrie’s particular favourite is charlieissocoollike, Charlie McDonnell, aka, The Purple Man. This nerdy, 19 year old youtuber is part of a Trock band and writes nerdily cool songs about love or acne, duets with himself and other bizarre but awesome songs. Terrie, aka phoenixtears08, has developed a ‘slight’ crush on him.

Being an awesome girl with an amazingly active imagination, Terrie has gone on to develop this ‘crush’ further. I don’t mean to embarrass her by sharing this but of just saying “he’s hot, I’d love to be able to go out with him”, Terrie has developed a whole alternate reality where she meets Charlie and they ultimately go out on a number of dates. (As I, in the development of this universe, also get to meet Charlie and a number of other Youtubers, I have no problem with this at all. ;] )

You see, Terrie doesn’t just have day dreams. Oh no, Terrie develops her day dreams into fully fledged micro-stories com0plete with plot and character developments. I have been kept fairly up to date with how her alternate reality is progressing and this has led me to coin Charlie as “The Boyfriend That Isn’t”

Obviously, a boyfriend that isn’t can’t be the same as a boyfriend that is but, generally, a boyfriend that isn’t has been elevated to this position due to their similarities with your idea of a perfect boyfriend. Although it is impossible to know everything about them, the stuff you do know fits in with what you want. The main thing that tends to be missing is them actually being your boyfriend! (Oh, and the fact that you’ve never met...)

I think YouTube makes it easier to develop these kinds of crushes. You get to know so much about them through their videos and the possibility of actually meeting them seems that little more real. But then again, keeping them as a boyfriend that isn’t, you never have to deal with rejection.

Rejection is something we all instinctively hate and maybe, just maybe, this is why we girls develop crushes on so many ‘celebrities’. It’s probably also why we girls never act on any crushes that we do have on ‘normal’ people. Therefore guys, we need you to take the action to change yourself from an isn’t to as is! Listening Charlie?

DFTBA, Terrie, I have not forgotten!