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Don't let actress Rachael Taylor's beauty, charm, and adorable Australian accent fool you: She feels the same dating pain as the rest of us. From awkward run-ins to miscommunications to men behaving badly, she hasn't figured out the whole love thing just yet. She has, however, been engaged several times in her head, as her Twitter bio states.
To share some of her thoughts on "wearing your heart on your sleeve and panties and underpants", the multitalented Rachel wrote, directed, and starred in a series of hilarious short videos for Australian clothing company Bonds. Below, check out her must-watch videos, along with some thoughts she wrote to share with you guys: the inspiration behind them, and Glamour-style, the Dos and Don'ts to take from each one.
__Episode 1 - "Lost in Translation" ____
Rachael's inspiration: "I believe in love at first sight. I believe in the possibility of "The Moment." To clarify, The Moment is the single woman's unicorn. It goes like this: You teleport forth to a super-charged movie universe in which everything, including your skin, is luminous, and there is never crunched-up Chex Mix lurking shamefully in the bottom of your cross-body bag. To top off this improbable perfection, you collide with the man of your dreams. BAM! Unicorns everywhere!
One time, I had 'The Moment'...at the airport! I was a Chex Mix-free zone, and he was wearing shoes, not sneakers. Oh, hello, dream man! We shared an Uber ride from JFK together, because nothing says romance like 'Share my not quite a town car but better than a cab.' Feel the magic yet?
DO believe in The Moment. Grand romance is a nice thing to believe in. Without optimism about love, life is just a pile of decaying bits of corn, maltodextrin, and monosodium glutamate in your proverbial cross-body bag.
DON'T get so caught up in The Moment that you talk as much as I do. I chatted his face off in that car ride. I chatted him so hard it is possible I had bits of his face on my face. So maybe do not share with man-of-dreams that you are ovulating and that's why you are particularly witty and attractive today. That is a second Uber ride type of statement.
But Airport Tom, if you are reading this you should have called me. I'm chatty but I'm great."
Episode 2, "Lost in The Moment"
Rachael's inspiration: "I think sex means something different for men and women. I personally take a rather traditional view on sexual relations. If we have sex then YOU ARE MY BOYFRIEND NOW. Do you understand? I have just become your girlfriend. Update your Facebook status and call your mother. You know what? Pass me your phone, I'll call your mother for you. We need to meet anyway. I really did assume boys felt the same way. Then I moved to New York.
DO regard sex as something that you can reserve for people you actually like. I am so over "where r u" texts at 10 P.M. on a Sunday night. So I drew some boundaries. Text me, "Where ARE you?"dammit. Type the whole word. Be a gentleman.
DON'T write off sex as a fun activity altogether. Use condoms and don't worry if you don't end up marrying the guy. It gives you something to tell your therapist about.
But the condom bit is important!"
Episode 3, "Lost for Words"
Rachael's inspiration: "Like a true romantic I believe in love at first sight AND love that lasts much longer than that. My parents have been married for 35 years. You want to know something crazy? They really love each other. And they like each other. They do the dishes together. They watch movies together. My father brings my mother tea every single morning. I consider myself very lucky to have witnessed this kind of love. Sadly, I also consider myself screwed. I have witnessed a great deal of shabby dude behavior. My last boyfriend cheated on me with a girl who has the SAME NAME AS ME. And I thought spelling Rachael with an "ael" was kind of distinctive. Next!
DO keep looking. I think a relationship is one of the most important things you can build in your life. I refuse to label myself as pathetic for caring about finding a partner. Having a co-pilot in life sounds nice. BUT…
DON'T think you need a boyfriend to be happy. When I made these videos I was panicked I might never meet anyone good. To be clear, I do NOT want someone who is bad. Been there, done that. I've since realized I have great friends, a job I love and an outlet to discuss all of my nutty man-related quandaries. Despite my constant head-scratching about dudes, I am OK without one.
OH, but an update on The Moment: I recently met a fellow! OK, it was like a week ago but if we get a dog we have decided to call it Tiger! He is good—he does wear sneakers, but it turns out I like sneakers! Look, let's get real for one second—I don't know if it will work out with this new guy. I mean, statistically speaking I accept that it probably won't. But I want to believe that unicorns exist. And so I do.
But if my not-really-real-boyfriend and I get this not-at-all-real dog and then really break up, I'm taking him. Tiger comes with me."
Thanks to Rachael for sharing this with us! Look for her in her new show, Crisis, on NBC this fall.
__What do you think of Rachael's Dos and Don'ts? Does anyone else have a little crush on her now? She's so funny! Which video did you like best? I love them all.
