Ben Affleck has complained that 2003 was the worst year of his life. That was the year he dated JLo - as the younger, less successful man - appeared in her music video (Jenny From The Block), and made Gigli with her, a movie which got stinking reviews and also tanked at the box office. At least he can say that now, they have both moved on - married other people, with children, and still on top of their games.
The interview got me thinking. It might not be nice of him to say it, but he is right, that year was not a good look on him. However, Ben Affleck must have been in love with Jennifer Lopez then, they dated for a while and he looked happy in the video and their pictures together, including the movie. While I personally liked them together, and even enjoyed Gigli, I agree that probably Ben Affleck was blinded by love, or lust, and that made him not think too hard on the decisions and choices he made.
I guess there's nothing wrong with co-starring with a singer in a music video, but maybe not if you are dating them, and you want to be taken seriously in your acting, or have hopes of being a top-tier film director one day. I wonder if Genevieve Nnaji will look back one day and say the same for her video and on-screen romance with Dbanj. At least she really didn't date him, I think.
The romantic in me will want to sing, I'll be your Scapegoat, luckily I've never had to do anything completely stupid. But come to think of it, I did travel on the night bus from the East to Lagos, all in the name of love. What if something dangerous had happened, what would I have said? Hmmm...
Over to you guys...who's been a fool for love? Is there a head shaking or head scratching action for which your excuse is, "love made me do it"? Is there a period in your life that you look back and say, I shouldn't have done THAT! Oya, spill...
Kai, these things can be very embarrassing to share o.
ReplyDeleteok, let me share some not so foolish ones
I remember traveling at 17 from Benin to Benue to meet a girl. 13 hours on the road. Didn't meet her, had to take a night bus at about 2 am to Onitsha.
What is that her name again?
I also remember going to Obudu in Cross River...kai...i wont share this one.
Please share! LOL...
Deletegive my hard earned corper (nysc) savings to my boyfriend for summe school
ReplyDeleteLolz, did yhu actually do that?! Buhahahahahahahaha...you must really loved him truly! http://bit.ly/NL39x2
DeleteA bad boy player broke up with me once and I begged him crying, sobbing, offered money, sex, you name it. he took it all and still dumped me after a week. I thought my life had ended. Now i thank God we broke up. The guy is still bad news.
ReplyDeleteI am the poster child for doing stupid ish for love.
ReplyDeleteWhen GSM phones just hit nigeria, i used to sneak to my dad's room at night to borrow his fone and call my childhood crush, once i am done, i delete the call history until the day i forgot. You can't even begin to imagine the strokes of cane i received that day.
ReplyDeleteMe too! but i never got caught. I still remember his phone number even though he's stale story now and that was like 7yrs ago.
DeleteLOL! Aww! I guess I'm just an old romantic, but I thought Bennifer was (were?) cute together. He even proposed, remember? I think Gigli killed it.
ReplyDeleteAnywho, oh, yeah. Fool for love right here. But then I married him. :o) <3 *waves* Hi, Myne! Hope you're well~ ((hugs))
They looked great, but hindsight, you know...
DeleteUhm... let's not go into all that. If I start tori, e no go end
ReplyDeletesomehow i have been a little smart with love but yea I remember giving a wad of cash to this dude I had a crush on. kai but if I want to think of it deeply am still doing stupid things in love but to be honest these things only become stupid when you seperate from your lover cause am sure they also do things they consider stupid.
ReplyDeleteWhere will I start SMH. Okay let me say the very first one on my loooong list.
ReplyDeleteI was 15 writing GCE before SS3. The GCE centre was a distance from my house so my parents driver did the drop off and pick off. I met this boy Reginald, his exam number was 007 and i had a very hard crush on him. Kai. The day we wrote geography we finished very late and i asked my parent's driver to go. me wen no know road i follow man to another side of town. I trekked that day ehn and received some lashing at home to top off the trek.
LOOOL hahahaha @ the comments...Mine was giving my school password out oh..When we broke up dude tried accessing the account multiple times just right before I graduated. Lets just say I was smart changing it..
ReplyDeleteAnother one *covers face*, dinner date on skype..Chai I did my hair and wore nice dress and the yeye boy was smiling. We use fork and knife to eat...LOOOOOOOOOOl
LOL @ Dinner date on Skype and the yeye boy was smiling. Sounds kinda cue though.
DeleteDinner date on skype takes some beating mehn! Buhahahahahahahaha.
DeleteDinner date on Skype! CUTE!!!
DeleteLOL at all the comments the stpid thing i did was to send semi nude pictures (all my private bits were covered nau) to an on again off again friend with benefits smartest thing was to crop out my face when things went sour he threatened to put them on the web i told him to go ahead Victoria Secrets sells multiple underwears in the same design stupid boy it could be anyone's torso from the neck to hip haha
ReplyDeletehahahaha...dat was hilarious and a smart one too
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This is cute and hilarious at the same time lol i can't believe you dressed up and got your hair done hahahahaha
ReplyDeleteThis is a response to Unveilinggold's comment must have forgotten to click the reply button:)
DeleteAnswer: nothing. (As in the one that got away!)
ReplyDeleteSkype dinner date is funny sha. The guy is either the scariest fu**tard of a control freak or the most romantic soul. Hmmm...
Too many than I can count mehn! lol
ReplyDeleteThank God there were no grenades where I lived in Nigeria or trains; like Bruno Mars, I probably would have caught one or jump in front of one respectively. I am such sucker for love and I think I have this weakness for showing to my woman I love her to pieces! I could literally lay my life down for anyone I'm in love with mehn...
Ok, let me share one... This lady once broke up with me because I would not have sex with her and told all my friends I am impotent. And there's me trying to show her I am not impotent by asking her for a second chance.. lol *embarrassed face*
- LDP
LOL...I hope you didn't do something you later regretted sha. Some of us women :)
DeleteLOL!! LDP ooo!!! I could totally do stupid things too...
DeleteMarriage saved me from stupidity. I've always been the love child of dum and dummer when it comes to this. On this Myne I can write a book that won't run ou of content and they are all humiliating, some featuring pregnant girls and money (MORE THAN ONCE). hit me over the head right now,.
ReplyDeleteOMG, Wendy! This is hilarious. But it shows you have an open heart :)
DeleteOh the tears I spent in foolishness Myne. LOL
DeleteI'm such a sucker for love and I would do stupid things all over again for someone I love.... Don't some pretty stupid stuff, let's included making a 10-15hr road trip without thinking of where to stay before travelling, just because I missed someone..... None that I regret tho'
ReplyDeletelol. Skype Dinner. thats very funny.
ReplyDeleteHave done the long distance surprise visit where i get to be the 'surprised party'
ReplyDeleteI have bared my heart and soul. told family secrets. Bought joint shares in my name and ex boyfriend's; the love kukuma transcorped like the shares. Used boyfriend as next of kin in bank. etc etc.
If you havent been stupid then it wasnt love. I carry my stupid badge proudly joo.
Well said Ginger!
ReplyDeleteThe most stupid thing I did, hmmm, let me see o, I'm torn between me giving my money to a guy I loved and then marrying him without my parents consent. Btw, the marriage is history sha but I don shine my eye and perk my ears now sha. Lol. Looking back, I was stupid, plain and simple.
ReplyDeleteAwwwwww, to the skype dinner date and everyone else.
ReplyDeleteI dated my on and off bf from school. He was in Borno NYSC camp while I was in Abuja. He foolishly came to Abuja with only 5,000.00 Naira which wasn't enough for his return trip even. I had to pay for 2 nights at a motel, buy all the food and drink he had and give him money when he was returning.
Plus he was always sending me SMS allegedly meant for his relatives asking for money. The nice loving gf in me always made me give money.