Quirkiness Can Be A Curse

A friend was telling me recently that after watching '500 Days of Summer' she wanted to be 'quirky'.

'Quirkiness' has also recently become 'cool.

I find this very disconcerting because I have always been 'quirky', and for the majority of the time (when it hasn't been considered 'cool') it can be very lonely. Noone has ever heard of your favourite bands, or your favourite films; when I was younger, the clothes I wore were 'weird'. Although I revelled in my divergence as a young teenager, it soon became harder as it becomes difficult to find friends with the same interests. Luckily, I have a few.

However, when one of those people stops being your friend, or their interests change, it makes you question yourself.

Am I normal? Am I alone in these thoughts I once shared?

It emphasises the gap you already feel exists between yourself and your peers. It also makes it difficult when your tastes become trends.

Flannel shirts for instance. What once was an impossible Christmas present for a twelve year old girl (I ended up with flannel pyjamas), is now in every shop, and on the back of every second person you meet. I am quirky because I wanted to be different, so when people start to like the things they used to make fun of you for, it can be irritating to say the least.

After watching '500 Days of Summer' all I wanted to do was dye my hair dark.