Frankly, its creepy.

I guess since it is break, and I don't get to talk to people who aren't Charis or my immediate family, I will start blogging again.

So I just finished New Moon. For those of you not in the know, this is the second of four books in the Twilight saga, a series about a teenage girl, Bella, who falls in love with a vampire, Edward. Edward is beautiful, his body is chiseled, he has super human speed and strength (meaning that he can carry Bella around and give great piggy-backs) he is an amazing musician (composing songs for Bella), and he is oober smart. He protects Bella from harm, he watches her in her sleep (a little staulkerish but whatever) and most of all he is devastatingly in love with Bella. And if I were Bella, I'm not sure I would want to date him. Or at least, theirs isn't exactly a relationship I am going to spend much time fantasizing being in one day. Frankly, its creepy.

Its not the fact he is a vampire, but the intensity of the relationship that is unsettling. All the diologue is like *read to self in annoyed and sarcastic tone* ""oooo I love you." "No! I love you more." "Don't kid your self, I totally love you more." "Why would you ever love me?!" "How could you ever love me?!" "I can't live with out you" "wahhhhhhhn!!! im so in love it hurts!"" They almost NEVER talk about anyone other then themselves, and when they do, its only to be concerned with immediate family. Even when they talk about them selves, the dialog is heavy on how much they love each other and light on anything else about them. It seems so substantialness. So shallow. So inwardly focused and self obsessed. Obviously there are still elements of their relationship and the plot of the book that will keep me reading to the end of the series, but it super reinforcing the idea that a relationship should be a blessing to more then just the two people that are involved. By all means, be in love- enjoy each other! But when thats all you do, all you think about and talk about, gag me with a spoon. In fact, I have a sneaking suspicion this is why God made children come from sex. Its like God saying, don't stop loving each other, but don't forget to love other people too!!

Just thought I would share my thoughts and calm any worries y'all might have (knowing my propensity to get lost in love stories) hearing that I'm reading some of the sappiest teen fiction ever put into print.