Super Dating (SEASON 3 CHAPTER 1 IS UP!!)

Yay! Time to answer these questions! :)

What do you think of the main character, Erin? Is she relatable? Do you agree with how she handled certain situations throughout the story?

Erin is so relatable to me! I love how she just talks--she doesn't mind being silly, being inward-turning, being intellectual, being dorky, being embarrassed--she just shares everything like a good friend would. There's this really neat affection and trust that develops between narrator and reader, and I always feel like I'm sitting down with a good friend or cousin whenever I read these chapters! I like how she'll share everything, honestly, without trying to impress or be someone other than who she is. I find that--and her--very endearing.

This story mentions moving on and starting over a bit. Do you think Erin ever truly moved on from Chris? If not do think she ever will be?

Of course not! She's so stuck! And that's part of what makes this so charming... because, you know what? I think, honestly, my first love has a very special place in my heart--even though I've been with someone else I adore for over 37 years! That little corner of our heart that we give to our first love... it simply sometimes stays occupied!

Obivously dating all these mega celebs is a lot of girls fantasies. But do you think the out come would have been different had they been everyday guys? Was there celebrity one of the reasons these relationships didn't work? Who would your fake superhero choice be?

I'm totally clueless. I'm out of popular culture sooooo far! The only guy I knew was Jason, because he was in this neat Netflix thing we saw about Hudson Bay Company.

Because I don't know any of the pop culture references, I found myself interpreting these superheroes as archetypes. And so, in that way, I really just superimposed the archetype onto a regular guy. In my mind, these were regular guys who fit the specific archetype for that actor and superhero. The story was written in such a way, with a matter-of-factness about celebrity, that allowed this interpretation to work really well for me! It took on an almost magical realism type quality, which I enjoyed a lot.

Each of the guys seemed really interested in Erin, so I don't really think their celebrity got in the way of the relationship... But most of them were pretty full of themselves, too--so that seemed to get in the way.

So, my superhero of choice... does Scooby-doo count?