What does it mean to say "I love you" in the digital age? Fresh Off the Boat author and host of VICELAND's Huang's World Eddie Huang swipes right and meets his perfect match in this short tale of "shooting your shot."
Julie, 28, Chicago. All Eddie had were her photos-her green eyes and her wayward posture. Who made the first move doesn't matter...or does it? Off jump, he could tell she was bad news and a great catch. But how to bring it to the real world? That's what a whirlwind vacation in St. Barth's is for. Follow along as one man tries to turn his supreme confidence and complete vulnerability into three little words.
Single Asiatic Male Seeks Ride or Die Chick is part of The Real Thing, a collection of moving, hilarious, and big-hearted essays on the modern realities of friendship, romance, commitment, and love, with art by Geoff McFetridge. Each story can be read-or listened to-in a single sitting.
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[I met Julie online] ***(Amazon Original Stories, 28 May 2018, ebook, 37 pages, kindle in motion, Prime Reading)
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I enjoyed this essay the least of The Real Thing collection. It just didn't engage me as much as the other essays. The essay has a lot of hip-hop slang. I'll be honest this really put me off at times. I found it irritating and show-offey. There is good stuff in the essay about Eddie and Julie, both vulnerable falling for each other. However, this gets a bit lost in the slang. I was frustrated and found myself thinking just get to the fricking point.