Not ideal
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You may have caught the news about the guy that sent an email (love letter) to a woman after meeting her at a party. You may have even seen a mention of it on the BBC's website (Andre V will be pleased with this proof). If you haven't, this is what it's about... This guy got quite hammered at a party where he met the lady. He was obviously quite taken by her and managed to get her email from a group email about the party. Things went pretty much downhill from there.

Your love letter on the BBC - not ideal

So our boy decided to compose an email. Pretty daring to say the least and certainly not something I would do without any council whatsoever. Whilst I'm sure he just wanted to 'touch base' with the woman, he lost the plot completely and came out the other end looking like a complete and utter psycho. The email was subsequently forwarded all over the world resulting in the guy having to change all of his phone numbers. I won't say any more for now. I think you need to read it and we'll chat afterwards. If I may:

Hello Kate,

It's joe - we met at Andrew's party.

I hope you don't mind me getting your e-mail address from the e-mail
that Andy sent to us all; it is a bit sneaky of me.

It was wonderful to meet you on Saturday, and I wonder if you would
consider meeting me for coffee sometime; maybe at the Tate Modern?

OK. This is where my common sense is telling me to stop? keep it simple
and positive joe.

And the probability of me listening to that voice? Experience has taught
me that it is not worth putting up a fight, I will end up giving in to
the part of me that never wants to find itself shaking its head and
muttering "if only"

This is the part where I throw caution to the wind; the part where I
listen to my heart and remember that I should live my life as an exultation and revel in the opportunity to try; the part where I refuse to apologize
for who I am; the part where I trust that the lady I met on Saturday
night is, as I suspect, able to see sincerity where others would see
clich.

I am fortunate enough to have been able to collect a number of special
memories. They are memories of moments that made any struggle leading up to them worthwhile. They are memories of moments when I am struck by
something so beautiful, time stands still and all of the ugliness in the
world ceases to exist.

Your smile is the freshest of my special memories.

Regardless of whether we see each other again, I will use it as I do my
other special memories. I will call on it when I am disheartened or low. (like a wank bank? - Seth) I will hold it in my heart when I need inspiration. I will keep it with me for moments when I need to find a smile of my own.

I am unsure of all my motives for sharing this with you and, if I am
honest, not ready to examine them too closely. However, I know that it
makes me feel good to believe that maybe, if you are ever upset, knowing
that I will be keeping your smile alive might help you through.

If you are half as intelligent and aware as I believe you to be, I am
sure that you will find what I have written, in the very least, sweet.

If I am twice as lucky as I would dare to hope, you will find this note
charming and agree to contact me and arrange a date.

Either way, I trust that your reply will be candid - you told me how
much you value honesty.

One last thing, I promise that it is enormously rare for me to stray as
far from sobriety as I managed on Saturday night.

Be safe.
Joe

Ok, let's have a little breather......



Right........, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT EMAIL?!?!?!?


Shame, the poor guy - he just lost it completely. You'll notice the point where he says that "this is the point where my common sense is telling me to stop" - bloody right, Joe! That is why it is called common sense - because it IS COMMON SENSE. It makes common sense because emails like that freak people out. That is WHY people USE common sense.

There is so much to talk about. Every paragraph is a treat. I can't possibly go through the whole thing - it'll take forever. I'll let you read over it again and again and again. I don't know HOW an email like that POSSIBLY got the go ahead. I think our boy sent it when he got home that night - when he was still broken.

Enough now.

Thanks Shanna
Seth Rotherham
Editor
2oceansvibe.com
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