Hey Stranger, Marry Me!?

This one time, I asked a complete stranger to marry me.

And I meant it. I asked in an indirect/direct way though. 

I don't know what his answer is yet, because it only happened about an hour ago...over email. 

An art blog that I follow had new works up today. While browsing I came across sculptures that stopped me in my tracks. After seeing those works, and making sure the artist was a guy, I thought to myself, "I should ask him to marry me". 

The visual weight of his sculptures alone make me swoon. The form he creates, the movement, the emotion, the life in his pieces speak volumes to me. I followed the link in the blog to his website which is in Chinese and English. First I viewed all of his other works. Then I looked at his blog which had more photos of sculptures and some of the preliminary sketches as well. Following that short adventure I went to the "About" section where I discovered that not only is he attractive but he is also about my age, which of course made me want to ask him to marry me even more. 

Upon a length of inner debate (I don't do this kind of thing, ever), I decided to send him an email. I copied and pasted his email into the "To" box and then thought, "I can't just say 'will you marry me' there's no context. He has no idea who I am or even perhaps how I got his email." My email to him ended up being rather formal but at the same time containing a little humor. The email went as such:

Dear Wang Ruilin,

I came across your work on an art blog called Colossal http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/01/surreal-beasts-carrying-the-weight-of-the-world-by-wang-ruilin/

I was immediately captured by the life, the lines, and the weight of the forms you produce. 

My first instinct upon seeing your work was to ask you to marry me. But I knew this was unreasonable. So this email expressing my gratitude for what I experienced while viewing your sculptures will have to suffice. 

Thank you for your time in reviewing this email and thank you for continuing to create. You are an inspiration.

Sincerely,

Sarah Bachtel

I am a little delighted to share this happening here because I feel very proud of myself for stepping into an unknown, even as improbable as the circumstances are. Yes, statistically speaking, nothing will happen. But in the off chance that we become friends because of my quirky email, then I technically made something happen that would not have happened had I not sent that email. In the process of enjoying these unknowns, I am challenging myself to think big and to think better than I would normally. My positive thinking absolutely cannot hurt me. Either nothing will happen or I'll build a few more synapses that will help me in the short and long term. End mini-excited-rant. 

So, I don't expect a response of any sort. 

But if I were to gleefully imagine what his 'improbable' response might be like, it would read much like this:

Dear Sarah Bachtel,

I am flattered by your email. Thank you for taking interest in my work. If you are ever in Beijing I would be very interested to meet you and discuss art over tea or coffee. 

And likewise, if ever I am in (please tell me where you live) it would be very nice to meet you.

As far as your proposal, it is very kind but I should like to get to know you better first.

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Sincerely,

Wang Ruilin

There it is, my quite unattainable and very fictitious response from a crush whose name I don't believe I am pronouncing correctly. 

I do hope you have enjoyed reading about this recent happening in my life as much as I have enjoyed sharing its absurdness with you.

Until next time,

Sarah Bachtel