To the girl on the plane: - Page 2

On June 28 2011 00:39 StorkHwaiting wrote:
Yuck. Man, this just sounds like a total creeper. Maybe she was looking back at you because she was disturbed by your leering.

I think more guys should realize that life is not all about meeting a pretty girl. It's actually got a lot more going on in it and pretty girls are a dime a fucking dozen. And the more you're taking care of your own life and living it to the fullest the more pretty girls are going to come right up to you and just talk.

All these comics and crap are just teenage insecurity type bs.

On June 26 2011 14:10 LokitAK wrote:
A comic comes to mind as I review the experience: two people glance at each other on passing subway cars and glance in to each other's eyes. The subtext reads "And you will never see him again."

I recently took a flight to St. Louis from Philadelphia, and as I was walking to the back of the plane looking for a seat, my eyes met those of a woman in a window seat ahead of me. Maybe I'm just lonely, or maybe just hopeless, but I feel like our quick glance was met with a certain level of mutual respect. I would have taken the seat next to her, if I were not unfortunate enough to be behind a woman and her son who proceeded to occupy the rest of that row.

I have come to realize, however, that these meetings sew the most perfect human relationships possible. Two people communicate for a short time through their eyes, an act which reveals a lot more than one would think were possible. With no verbal or physical communication to follow up, the rest is left to the imagination. Now, I am not saying that given the chance I wouldn't have spoken to her, but given the current circumstances I am more than happy to cherish our meeting for what it was.

Two or three times during the flight, I looked up from my book at the exact moment she happened to turn around, and our eyes met again. Each time was another heart fluttering experience, the kind where you feel like you shouldn't look at people you had never met that way, but you can't help it. The connection, however, was mutual. While I would take far longer to look away than I should (three or four seconds), she would do the same. Then, eye contact would break and we would both return to our respective activities.

So, to the girl on the plane in the window seat two rows from the back: You seemed nice. I hope you enjoyed our short, awkward glances as much as I did.


An edit: This is not meant as a statement of regret or any form of desire to have talked to or to in the future talk to the woman on the plane. I simply felt the desire to capture the moment as I saw it.

On June 29 2011 06:25 Ravencruiser wrote:
People stare at pretty people (99%), rest is irrelevant.

I know it's just meant to be a heartwarming blog, but eye contact reveals a little more than zero information regarding the other person. You only FEEL as if you've gotten to know the person because of your imagined preconceptions regarding the other person.