Today is the birthdate of my lovely, wonderful, amazing spouse and best friend, Jonas Sollers! Since we all know I like to express myself via other people’s songs, I’ve sort of made it a habit of posting a song that I think defines our relationship or my feelings about Jonas or just...whatever on important days like birthdays and anniversaries.
The very first moment I heard this song, I turned to Jonas and said, “look, it’s a song about us.”
(I mean, in this instance Jonas has the issues of the singer and I have the issues of the one being sung to, but it works out still).
Our relationship is an odd one, but it has always worked for us because we both like to tell people we’ve got equal and opposite issues so one of us can pick up the slack where the other falls short. When we first met one another (close to two decades ago) we were both nothing short of disasters, but in the ways that just...worked together. We’ve come a long way from there, but we’re still such perfect complements and I just...thanks for always being my missing half, Jonas. Sorry we’re both so old now that we have to check a new age bracket box on forms and online surveys, but here’s to never acting our age for the rest of our lives.
Issues
Julia Michaels
I'm jealous, I'm overzealous
When I'm down, I get real down
When I'm high, I don't come down
I get angry, baby, believe me
I could love you just like that
And I could leave you just this fast
But you don't judge me
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
No, you don't judge me
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
Cause I got issues
But you got 'em too
So give 'em all to me
And I'll give mine to you
Bask in the glory
Of all our problems
'Cause we got the kind of love
It takes to solve 'em
Yeah, I got issues
And one of them is how bad I need you
You do shit on purpose
You get mad and you break things
Feel bad, try to fix things
But you're perfect
Poorly wired circuit
And got hands like an ocean
Push you out, pull you back in'
Cause you don't judge me
'Cause if you did, baby, I would judge you too
No, you don't judge me
'Cause you see it from same point of view
Cause I got issues
But you got 'em too
So give 'em all to me
And I'll give mine to you
Bask in the glory
Of all our problems
'Cause we got the kind of love
It takes to solve 'emYeah, I got issues
And one of them is how bad I need you
And one of them is how bad I need you
(I got issues, you got 'em too)
Cause I got issues
(I got)
But you got 'em too
So give 'em all to me
(You got 'em too)
And I'll give mine to you
Bask in the glory
(I got issues)
Of all our problems
'Cause we got the kind of love
(You got 'em too)
It takes to solve 'em
Yeah, I got issues (I got)
And one of them is how bad I need you (You got 'em too)
Yeah, I got issues (I got issues)
And one of them is how bad I need you (You got 'em too)
Yeah, I got issues (I got)
And one of them is how bad I need you
For @jonassollers who is a perfect human that not only lets me be sad about football and helps me plan fic about it and makes dinner while I write the fic and takes me to buy shoes because I am sad about football, but also takes time out of his workday to go to my office and turn on my computer so I can have remote access for my meetings this afternoon because I missed my bus because I was having feelings about football.
You’re perfect. Thank you for always dealing with the mess I am.
Y'all I just need to tell you that Jonas has like the world's biggest crush on US Men's National Team Soccer player Mix Diskerud (although he pretends his crush is on Mix's (admittedly gorgeous) hair) and it is the freaking most adorable thing ever and I wish you all could see it.
With his eastern European bone structure and that facial hair he looks like a Bond villain. But not the main one, like, the guy that works for themain one.
Jonas Sollers (re: MNUFC player Simone Bracallelo)
