An Ideal BOTW

(According to dictionary.com, the definition of 'ideal' is:

'Conceived as constituting a standard of perfection or excellence. Existing as an archetype or pattern, especially as a Platonic idea or perception. Existing only in the mind; imaginary.')

Who would be an ideal BOTW? One with whom I've been in love for longer than I can remember. None other than

Mr. Gilbert Blythe

In all of literaturedom, is there a more romantic story than that of Gilbert and Anne? (There might be, but I can't think of any other one just now.) How does a girl not swoon and want to be her?

Actually, this is one of the few cases when I like the movie better than the book. I think mostly cuz Gilbert's not in the book as much.

But anyway...Gilbert is wonderful. He's fun, he's smart, he's a gentleman, he's caring, he's determined, he's forgiving, he's kind, he's subtle, he's...shall I go on?

I love how persistant he is. He doesn't push, but he never ever gives up. Of course we know from the beginning that they'll end up together, cuz after all, he pulls her hair and in every story that has ever had that plot (or the dipping of the pigtails in the inkwell) they do. But that doesn't make us ache for him any less in all his failed attempts at reconciliation. Instead we just sit there and think, 'I'd forgive him. Cuz, hello, who wouldn't want a guy like that? Wake up! He's wonderful!'

My favorite part in the movie is when Gilbert rescues Anne when her boat sinks. He's so sweet. And she's such a brat. But he keeps being so sweet cuz he's so in love with her. He's so sweet!
And he's so romantic. When he takes her dance card at the Christmas ball...I love how she says that such a romantic gesture is beyond him. No it's not! Duh! He is so romantic!

And then there's the best most swooniest moment of him in the movie. When he calls her 'Carrots' at the end. Sigh. How I would love to be her right then.

I suppose this perfect guy has to have some flaws, though. One, his name is Gilbert - but he can't help that. And probably the bigger one - he's not real.

But there's hope...I was in Sweden when the third movie came out (not that great of a movie). We got to see it, though, as a special girls' night, when one of the girl's moms sent it over. All but two of we 47 girls had seen the first two, so we were all so excited. Then it started and we were all kind of like 'Ok, this just isn't the same,' but then Gilbert came on the screen. And we all got so excited and so emotional and so swoony. One of those two who hadn't seen it said in wonderment, 'You all act like these people are real!' To which we all replied, 'They are! That's Gilbert!' Cuz like the Velveteen Rabbit, if you love him so much he becomes real, right?