Direct Mail: Hey, My Talents are Up Here

Free AI web copilot to create summaries, insights and extended knowledge, download it at here

1563

Abstract

t, in my younger days, for romantic attraction (I can think of a couple of women I made that mistake on). On the other hand, I also see how appreciating someone for their talents is not a terrible thing. (I can think about plenty of women I made that [opposite of mistake] on.)</p><p id="247f">Actually, my wife is the ultimate example of how my excitability worked out. She and I met when she was dating someone and so we were—no air-quotes—<b>just friends</b> for about two years. (Our love was a dormant volcano and neither of us knew.)</p><p id="4942">I got to know her and loved (no <i>envied</i>) her sense of humor. She would always know when to perfectly place a witty “too soon” in conversation. I’d laugh hysterically, wishing I’d come up with it first. She unknowingly wooed me with her talents. ::swoon::</p><p id="4b9d">Of course, when we started dating, I discovered there were all sorts of talents I never even knew she had: singing (I’m talkin’ <i>sanging!</i>), dancing, PowerPoint, etc. And she’s since gained all kinds of new ones too (she’s that person who wants to learn a skill on vacation): Instagram, baking, Instagramming her baking, etc.</p><p id="f657">☞ Did you discover any hidden talents with your hubby after you started dating? Or were his talents what attracted you to him in the first place? “Compare and contrast.” (^‿^)</p><p id="432c">Her aforementioned comment—I should mention—was all in fun. By the time wifey and I got together, we’d both been through all the normal trappings of relationship drama (jealousy, petty argume

Options

nts, PowerPoint, etc.). And our no-hurting, no-lying policy was put in place very early.</p><p id="3c45">Thinking back now, she had also pointed out early on that I had a type. I’d never realized until she mentioned, but she was right: I dated/had a thing for expressive eyes. Well maybe! it’s not necessarily just women with expressive eyes, but also women with a gift of expression. Reaching? Yeah, okay. Nevermind.</p><p id="6a84">Your fan, literally literally,</p><p id="143d"><a href="undefined">Ernio</a></p><p id="a1eb">P.S. I was really hoping to work the phrase “<i>strikes my fancy</i>” into this letter. Oh well.</p><figure id="598a"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*m3ULpcOVC0shOX4j3F6cQA.png"><figcaption>Read more from this author…</figcaption></figure><div id="11ba" class="link-block"> <a href="http://tinyletter.com/ernio"> <div> <div> <h2>Feels Write at Home by Ernio</h2> <div><h3>Subscribe to Ernio’s newsletter. It’s tiny. </h3></div> <div><p>tinyletter.com/ernio</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="d9a8"><i>Direct Mail is a collective where friends share candid, intimate thoughts in the original form of communication: letters. No postage necessary. Read more? Click </i>♡<i> and </i>Follow<i> below.</i></p></article></body>

Direct Mail: Hey, My Talents are Up Here

My wife called you my “Medium girlfriend” the other day and I laughed heartily because: yes, I do get perhaps too excited about your writing. (See: my responses to two of your posts + me pitching you about writing a post for my publication and well… I suppose this very letter too.)

It got me thinking about how I do get rather excitable about talented women. (Singers Alicia Keys, Robyn, Adele, stage actresses Marin Ireland, Susan Louise O’Connor, Sarah Jones and Cate Blanchett come to mind as previous crazes.) I just imagined a new take on the old saying:

“My eyes are up here,” she said as she caught him staring at her talents.

I recall sometimes confusing this excitement, in my younger days, for romantic attraction (I can think of a couple of women I made that mistake on). On the other hand, I also see how appreciating someone for their talents is not a terrible thing. (I can think about plenty of women I made that [opposite of mistake] on.)

Actually, my wife is the ultimate example of how my excitability worked out. She and I met when she was dating someone and so we were—no air-quotes—just friends for about two years. (Our love was a dormant volcano and neither of us knew.)

I got to know her and loved (no envied) her sense of humor. She would always know when to perfectly place a witty “too soon” in conversation. I’d laugh hysterically, wishing I’d come up with it first. She unknowingly wooed me with her talents. ::swoon::

Of course, when we started dating, I discovered there were all sorts of talents I never even knew she had: singing (I’m talkin’ sanging!), dancing, PowerPoint, etc. And she’s since gained all kinds of new ones too (she’s that person who wants to learn a skill on vacation): Instagram, baking, Instagramming her baking, etc.

☞ Did you discover any hidden talents with your hubby after you started dating? Or were his talents what attracted you to him in the first place? “Compare and contrast.” (^‿^)

Her aforementioned comment—I should mention—was all in fun. By the time wifey and I got together, we’d both been through all the normal trappings of relationship drama (jealousy, petty arguments, PowerPoint, etc.). And our no-hurting, no-lying policy was put in place very early.

Thinking back now, she had also pointed out early on that I had a type. I’d never realized until she mentioned, but she was right: I dated/had a thing for expressive eyes. Well maybe! it’s not necessarily just women with expressive eyes, but also women with a gift of expression. Reaching? Yeah, okay. Nevermind.

Your fan, literally literally,

P.S. I was really hoping to work the phrase “strikes my fancy” into this letter. Oh well.