In Defense of the Boy Crazy

I've been accused on many occasions of being boy crazy. This blog post goes out to all my fellow girls who've been accused of the same thing

Let's break this down.

Boy: Noun. 1: A male child. 2: A young man.

Crazy: Adjective 1. Mentally deranged, esp. as manifested in a wild or aggressive way.
2. extremely enthusiastic.


I think we should use the second definition for both words. Using the first would make anyone sound creepy.

Extremely enthusiastic about young men.
I get told that I'm extremely enthusiastic about young men for a few reasons, mainly: a) I talk about boys pretty often, b) I flirt and c) I like to go on dates (don't we all?) and have been known to say, "I want a boyfriend."

Is that really so extreme? Is it "being in or attaining the highest degree; very intense"? Not exactly. Especially considering a few important factors:

1. I'm a girl. Girls like boys. Weird.
2. I'm at an age where dating/courting are in my not-so-distant future.
3. (And this is the most important one) When almost ANYONE asks me about my life, be it my grandpa, sister, cousin, aunt, friend, bishop, or roommate, one of the questions they ask is almost 95.67% guaranteed to be: "How's your boy life?" "Are you dating anyone?" "All those boys up in Idaho are chasing after you, aren't they?" "How are you feeling about marriage?" (That one was my bishop) "Do you like anyone?"

Me:
......

I really am making this face, by the way.

You know the saying "Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer"? The same principle applies here. When 95.67% of people ask about boys, is it really so surprising that I TALK ABOUT BOYS? 

If you find it crazy or extreme that I often discuss something that people often inquire about, then you need to revamp your craze-o-meter. 

Don't get me wrong, I know I talk a lot. Trust me, it probably bugs me more than it bugs you. But don't go judging--I like boys just as much as the next girl. I just talk about it a bit more than she does.

So next time you see me or any other girl you've thought to be overly obsessed with boys, try asking us something like: "Tell me what you learned in church this week!" or "What do you like about work?" or "Why did you choose the major you did?" 

If you REALLY wanna see me get excited (way more than I do about boys), ask me to tell you the muscles of the upper limb, or the sequence of events involved in flexing a muscle, starting at axon hillock of the motor neuron. Then you will see something "being in or attaining the highest degree; very intense."