What's it all about Alfie?

So how come I never fancied Shane Ritchie before he wooed Kat in Eastenders?
Now all of a sudden he’s every ones sweetheart and no longer just the Grannies favourite.
So what’s his secret? Is it the looks, the humour, the way he looks after his beloved Nana or simply the Moon charm? What ever it is - works! Suddenly he’s gone from a lesser-known game show host & comedian to a real soap sex symbol.

Maybe I’m just an old romantic, it’s true I see myself as a bit of Kat stuck up a tree and I’d love the man in the moon to rescue me. (I really wasn’t trying to impress you with my poetry, honest).
It seems a long time since we’ve seen any romance of the old fashioned kind.
It reminds me of the old black and white movies, I know the whole Moon storyline is corny, but it’s so heart-warming in a cold harsh world.

And that’s what I guess it is in a nutshell. We’re too busy texting brief messages to write love letters, we grab a take away in front of the telly instead of candle lit dinners and if a man buys you flowers he’s usually

A) Feeling guilty
B) Just remembered he’s missed your birthday
C) Got sick of your not so subtle hints about Valentine’s day or
D) Visiting you in the hospital.

Call me an old cynic, (I’ve certainly been called far worse) but has the age of chivalry has disappeared?
In the name of sexual equality, men now let doors slam in my face - even though as a new age woman, I gladly hold doors open for any man or woman.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t expect anyone to throw their coat in a puddle for me, but a certain kind of magic has disappeared from the world.

Have a merry Christmas & a fun-filled new-year and let me know I’m not all alone out here in my web-land, send us your festive emails!
Shine on Alfie Moon!

© Charlie Daniels November 2003

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