Zsa Zsa Zsu

Butterflies … stomach flips. … All used to describe the happy anxiousness that is the crossroads of something you’re looking forward to with the unknown. Carrie called it Zsa Zsa Zsu at the end of Season 5 (“I Love a Charade”).  She describes it as the feeling you get when you meet someone you really like. That sort of lovey, butterflies feeling when you just want to be with someone. 

Her actual quote was:

“How do you sustain a relationship without the zsa zsa zsu?”

“The what?”

“That butterflies-in-your-stomach thing that happens when you not only love the person, but you gotta have them. Isn’t that what gets you through the years? Even if it fades, at least you have the memory of the zsa zsa zsu.”

Interesting concept. But I am finding as I am zeroing in on thirty during this #31WriteNow challenge that Zsa Zsa Zsu doesn’t always have to be romantically linked even though that’s usually what is being discussed. As I come to know myself more and am clearer about the things I want, the things I need, and the things that are non-negotiable, I realize Carrie has a point. A lot of relationships may last for a long time without a butterflies feeling, but do you want that? Would you have an issue knowing that someone you love didn’t mind being with you, but didn’t necessarily want you? (How many relationships do you know that fit that description? I can think of several.) In fact, how many relationships have you been in for that EXACT REASON?

I am finding Zsa Zsa Zsu moments everywhere. Teaching isn’t glamorous (at all), but have my Zsa Zsa Zsu/Mr. Feeny moments every time I see the light bulb go off. When a child sees enlightenment in a concept I’ve taught them (in or out of the textbook), I get the butterflies. Those butterflies stop me from leaving the profession at particularly low moments. My friends provide Zsa Zsa Zsu moments over the years when I’ve felt particularly lonely in a new and bigger city than the one in which I grew up. The rest of that episode was interesting … truly one of my favorites. Miranda realized how important Steve was to her while Charlotte stopped her ideal man list to realize an ideal man was in front of her.

Carrie had some truly poetic dialogue in this show. My favorite lines were at the end …

“When it comes to relationships, maybe we’re all in glass houses and shouldn’t throw stones. Because you can never really know. Some people are settling down. Some people are settling. And some people refuse to settle for anything less than butterflies.”

I am deciding that’s true for anything that truly matters to me. And I truly feel blessed that those things are coming into fruition in my job potential, my friendship circle, my family, my faith, and the man in my life. The things I hold close to me are important to me because I want them … not just because they are there and available. Setting was a true possibility. When you settle, you’re always hoping for something different while being indifferent in the now. So as I get ready for my birthday dinner party … I am truly happy for butterflies.

Where have you experienced (or at least hope to experience) your Zsa Zsa Zsu?

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