LONG LASTING RELATIONSHIPS
LYRICS:
[Billy Idol (Speaking):] Good afternoon everyone.
We're flying at 26,000 feet, moving
up to thirty thousand feet, and then we've got clear skies
all the way to Las Vegas, and right now we're bringin you some in-flight
entertainment. One of our first-class passengers would like to sing you a song
inspired by one of our coach passengers, and since we let our first-class
passengers do pretty much whatever they want, here he is.
[Robbie Hart (Singing):]
I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you
I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you
I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold
Need you
Feed you
Even let ya hold the remote control
So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if you've had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you
[Billy Idol (Speaking):] Good afternoon everyone.
We're flying at 26,000 feet, moving
up to thirty thousand feet, and then we've got clear skies
all the way to Las Vegas, and right now we're bringin you some in-flight
entertainment. One of our first-class passengers would like to sing you a song
inspired by one of our coach passengers, and since we let our first-class
passengers do pretty much whatever they want, here he is.
[Robbie Hart (Singing):]
I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you
I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you
I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold
Need you
Feed you
Even let ya hold the remote control
So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if you've had too much to drink
I could be the man who grows old with you
I wanna grow old with you
5 Love Languages
The 5 Love Langues are Physical Touch, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Words of Affirmation, and Receiving Gifts. In this song we see Robbie Hart use words of affirmation and acts of service. As you saw in the video above he goes above and beyond to let her know that she is the one for him. He sings to her. He affirms his love for her on a plane on strangers where there is no where to run away and hind if he is rejected. He makes himself vulnerable to her. He uses his words to paint a picture of what their future together would be like. He humbles himself and puts her first in this act of service.
We also see her respond with a love language of her own, Quality Time. She gives him her full undivided attention. Even when asked a question she does not answer, but keeps her eyes fixed on Robbie. This proves that he is the man she truly loves. If she did not love him it would be diffult to listen to him or look at him as he humiliated himself. She afrims him not in her words, but by her nonverbal communication
We also see her respond with a love language of her own, Quality Time. She gives him her full undivided attention. Even when asked a question she does not answer, but keeps her eyes fixed on Robbie. This proves that he is the man she truly loves. If she did not love him it would be diffult to listen to him or look at him as he humiliated himself. She afrims him not in her words, but by her nonverbal communication
Strategic Behavior
"Strategic maintenance behaviors are intentionally designed to maintain a relationship. ... These types of actions are deliberate and intentionally designed to maintain a positive relationship" (Guererro, 212-213). We see Robbie do this through this song. This action is not something that he would do everyday. He wants to maintain the feelings they share. He does this so their relationship improves.