Cinderella Feet Syndrome (CFS)

My ex-roommates girlfriend (fiance!) was here for the weekend, in almost two years that I have known him I had never met her. If you have ever known a person (especially a guy) in the absence of his better half you basically haven't known the guy at all. The behaviour of the guy, in this case my roommate is poles apart from his natural self. For starters he gave up the tickets to a very coveted concert because her majesty did not enjoy that kind of music, some would say that is love, my argument is why cant the girl for a change bite the bullet and just come to the concert but maybe I am biased. The guy just loves music I could not believe it!

So there we are the three of us doing some shopping, I accompanied them simply to avoid the monotony of working on a Sunday (although on hindsight I should have worked!). We reach a shoe store and my dear roommate goes down on one knee not to propose to her but help her try shoes, it reminded me of the fairy tale about Cinderella and how the prince goes about with the glass slipper trying to find his mystery princess. I think this is what I named as CFS the idea that the guy is ready to anything against his own likes/dislikes was for me symbolized by that act. It was a very trivial day to day act for them (maybe!) but that moment stayed with me.