To Know – A Twilight Redux
Nov 24
So what is all the fuss about Twilight? Why do I keep writing about it? I am going to venture out and say it has NOTHING to do with it being about teenagers or vampires or good and evil. It has everything to do with every girls deepest longing. To be known.
You see, as I sat in the dark theater, laughing out loud at the childish interpretation of the Twilight book, something struck me. The reason girls are so obsessed with the story of Edward and Bella (myself included) is not unique to their dark vampire story. The link between them is the centerpiece of every good love story. It is a woman’s deep and abiding desire to be truly known by the one she loves. Not just what kind of soda you like or how you love Mexican food. It is the deep knowledge that only comes with being studied, examined carefully.
Edward knows Bella so well, that he can anticipate her moves and actions before she does. I don’t know a girl who doesn’t long for this. For someone to know when she needs to talk, to be quiet, to laugh – without asking, without question. When I think of all of the amazing love stories out there, all of the best lines from romance movies, they all revolve around the lead male knowing the female almost better than she knows herself.
So, it isn’t really about Twilight. The legions of teenage and adult fans of this book series took the bait set by author Stephanie Meyer. Writing as a woman, she knows only too well what all girls really long for, deeply. I don’t know about you but I cherish the idea that my mate would feel so drawn to me, that he would seek to know every detail about me. He would want to entertain my very thoughts and feelings, as though they were his own so that he might comprehend my reactions to life.
When you see the 15 year old girl with the Twilight shirt, be sure that it is not a vampire she longs for. Not a fictional, fantasy character. More than anything, she longs to be cared for and sought after, known.
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Ok, that sounds great, but let me tell you from experience it is only fun for about 6 months. After that, it is really creepy and feels like emotional stalking! Do you really want someone knowing your every thought, anticipating your moods, etc? It’s crazy enough in my own head without someone constantly rattling the mental cage.
Sounds romantic, but yikes! I’ll settle for loving me as I am, but the non-intrusive type. Like, once every few weeks asking “how’re you doing?”