If sexy has taken a new form, it's sarcasm. Furthermore, if that one guy in my Digital Writing class somehow manages to find out that he's the entire focus of this article, I'm going to be forced to relive an experience that I was constantly exposed to in high school. In other words, he'll either completely ignore me for the rest of eternity or just stop with his sarcasm altogether. Why should that matter, though? His sarcasm is sexy, and he ought to know it. It's true, I'm not always right about everything, and this kid has an effortless way of making me know it without all of the drama.
I fell in love with a guy who was always sarcastic with me in high school, and this kid is basically him in another life. God, do I love it. It's one quality I want to have in my future husband and for the strangest yet most sensible reasons. I walk into our class once a week hoping he'll be sitting there ready to criticize any little thought that crosses my mind. It's great that we live in a world where everyone is able to express themselves, but sometimes we need to be reminded of how important it is to consider our actions before we commit them.
The fact that this kid knows that and makes it obvious to me; the fact that he reminds me of how important it is for me to think twice about my actions: that's what's sexy. Of course, I also really like the challenge of trying to figure out whether our feelings for each other are mutual, but that's an entirely different story. You may think that, because this kid always challenges my thoughts, I immediately refrain from expressing them as soon as he points out their flaws. However, it's actually quite the opposite. His sarcasm is sexy because it challenges me to consider other viewpoints besides my own.
It's what teaches me the importance of thinking through my ideas so that they can be more sound the next time I decide to share them with someone. This kid never just sits there, listens to, and agrees with what I have to say. On the contrary, he always manages to come up with at least one sarcastic remark. As a matter of fact, this past week, I saw him pacing through our class and finally got the courage to start a real, one-on-one conversation with him. Unfortunately, because I was in such a daze in trying to accept that our conversation was actually happening, I can't recall exactly what was said.
However, a portion of our conversation went a little something like this:
Me (in a sad attempt to seem playful): You're always so mean to me! It's like you don't care about my feelings.
Him: Okay, you want me to be honest with you?
Me (thinking that him being honest would result in a negative response): No, thanks. I'll take the lie.
Him (touching my shoulder): Okay, I actually really do care about your feelings.
Me (thinking): He touched me! He actually touched me! God, did I pick a great day to wear an off-the-shoulder dress! Wait...I asked him to lie to me, which means he really must not care about my feelings.
Me: No, you don't! That's a lie!
Him (sticking his tongue out at me): I know. You told me to lie to you.
Me (pretending to act genuinely hurt): UGHHHH! You see?! You're so mean!
Him: But you told me to lie to you! The truth is, I really don't care about your feelings!
Our mini argument continued as we walked into class together, and I made sure to make its occurrence known to the entire class (including our professor).
In all seriousness, this adorable little conversation of ours does have a point. In other words, to all of the people who think that it's better to just let the person you're talking to say and do whatever they want, I am writing to let you know that it's okay to challenge them sometimes. Sarcasm can come off as rude at first. However, it can also be very stimulating, eye-opening, and, of course, sexy. It's basically a fun way to let someone know that they aren't always right about everything and that they should probably consider what they're about to do or say before they actually do or say anything at all.
Oh, and to the one kid in my Digital Writing class whom I've been talking about this entire time...your sarcasm just scored you a pretty good secret admirer, my friend.
