Hijack, but not worth a separate threat. Another goofy thing in movies is when the woman comes into her apartment/house after a heavy date, she closed the door and leans back against it, looking rapturous.
Any of you ladies ever done that? If so, why?
Hmmmm. I can’t say that I have ever done that, but recently, I did drive away from a date thinking “ohmygodohmygodohmygod.”
It was an incredible evening. Actually, come to think of it, it was the same evening with the same gentlemen who elicited the raised leg during our kiss.
Must be something to this. 
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Hijack, but not worth a separate threat. Another goofy thing in movies is when the woman comes into her apartment/house after a heavy date, she closed the door and leans back against it, looking rapturous.
Any of you ladies ever done that? If so, why?
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I think the notion was supposed to be that they were repressing expression of their rapturous mood while out in public, but feel free to express it in private.
Dunno if any real-life women actually do this, it seems a product of another age.
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Ok, here is what happened to me. Not too long ago I met a very handsome, intelligent fabulous man with whom I had an incredible connection. We were on our way to a movie, but I had to stop and check on my animals, so he stopped in my driveway (we had met at a local restaurant).
I got out of his car and moved to the top of the driveway, near the back porch. He followed and I was glad for it. 
Before I went into the house, he stood before me, leaned down and kissed me. The emotions swept around me, and I was caught in this passionate moment.
I found my foot doing something it has never done before. My right foot began to raise of its own accord and then paused, mid air, just like the women’s legs in so many films. What the heck? LOL
So, that is my movie moment. It is true and I am thankful for that moment.
Peace and light!
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I wonder if it’s at all related to the whole like, Olive Oyl thing, for example. When you’re being wooed by a handsome gent and clasp your hands together against your face and sort of pivot, almost as if you’re trying to keep yourself from losing all control, i.e. kicking your leg back, in the face of utter smitteninity*.
*that IS a word, right?
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Hmmmm. I can’t say that I have ever done that, but recently, I did drive away from a date thinking “ohmygodohmygodohmygod.”
It was an incredible evening. Actually, come to think of it, it was the same evening with the same gentlemen who elicited the raised leg during our kiss.
Must be something to this. 
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That’s some lucky guy, evangelinagirl.
Oh, and welcome to the Dope.
Disturbing note to all this - I saw a documentary on Roy Orbison which included his induction into the RnR Hall of Fame. The person who inducted him made a speech, then gave Roy a big hug, and his leg did the lift thing. And that person was…
Bruce Springsteen.
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Disturbing note to all this - I saw a documentary on Roy Orbison which included his induction into the RnR Hall of Fame. The person who inducted him made a speech, then gave Roy a big hug, and his leg did the lift thing. And that person was…
Bruce Springsteen.
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We’re talking about ROY ORBISON, though!
Maybe he didn’t want to seem clingy.
Fierra is the same height as me (minus 1 inch at best) and she does it when we kiss. She said she never did it before she met me. It’s happened to me as well at least once and I wasn’t aware I was doing it. It could be copying the movies or it could be innate; it’s hard to say.