Thanks everyone for the replies. I know, she's just been trying to find some acceptance of herself, and seems like whenever she does.. someone fucks it up for her. Like, she'll be out with us or whatever, and then some asshole would stare at her or make a face, or whispter to someone else pointing a finger at her.
Its just as if it were elementary school all over again.
Not everyone is like that. And I doubt Bono is, but I think she's afraid she's gonna be stuck in a situation where it'll be down to a few people near her and he'll be all smiling and extra sweet to someone really cute, and then still act nice with her, but not as intimate...
She knows he's a flirt, and favors the ladies.. but not that she wants him to flirt with her, it isnt like that. She sees him in a much different way and just has been in situations where she'll be out with a group of people, and meeting new ones, and then everyone wants to chat it up with the "cuter" people, and kind of overlook her, yet still being nice, but not clicking based on her appearance. I've seen it happen to her. It's happened to me in the past. I was a pretty awkward person growing up, but still was out-going and my nutty personality, but still.. seemed it wasn't enough.
She's afraid that'll happen with Bono.
I've told her, well, there may be a time when you might meet him and he'll be really in a rush and try not to be paranoid about it.. or if he doesn't hug her as genuinely, or whatever, or shake her hand as genuinely... that she must not start jumping to conclusions. He's got a million things going through his mind and has everyone rushing at him. I know sadly, though, she will already have this paranoia in her head, and it will all look so differently than it really happened and worse than it really was.. and would have nothing to do with her personally. And that's scary, because.. that's what would happen.
But when you admire someone that much and they are the ones who helped you through a lot... and especially THAT type of a thing.. then it could be a real weird thing.
It isn't like she's meeting some hunk she has the hots for.. it's more emotional and personal.
It would be very nice if she caught him in a personal moment.. like in Dublin in front of their studio, or backstage in a calm atmosphere and actually get to tell him this kind of a thing, about her life, and have him talk to her.. and I think, if anything.. he'd change her entire view of herself to a positive one, forever. Someone said a similar thing like this on U2.com and I almost started crying (and I'm a guy!), thinking.. damn, that probably would indeed happen and I could only imagine how she'd feel. And Bono seems like a guy who'd genuinely want to make her feel that way.
It's nice to see people here who have a similar feeling about this kind of thing and aren't like some other people in this world. and i'm trying to get her to come on here and maybe talk to you all... and just have some fun chat for a change. We'll see what happens.
But, thankyou everyone.
U2 fans are definitely the best.
-Matt
That sounds OK to me...
