Sandra asks…
What does "head over heels" mean?
I've heard "head over heels" to mean upside down but a person's head is naturally over his heels
Our pick of the answers:
' Excited, and/or turning cartwheels to demonstrate one's excitement. Head over heels' is now most often used as part of 'head over heels in love'. When first coined it wasn't used that way though and referred exclusively to being temporarily the wrong way up. It is one of many similar phrases that we use to describe things that are not in their usual state - 'upside-down', 'topsy-turvy', 'topple up tail', 'arse over tea-kettle', 'bass-ackwards' etc. Herbert Lawrence's Contemplative Man, 1771 is the first known citation of 'head over heels': "He gave [him] such a violent involuntary kick in the Face, as drove him Head over Heels." The first mention of love comes in 1834, by which time the phrase had crossed the Atlantic, and into David Crockett's Narrative of the life of David Crockett: "I soon found myself head over heels in love with this girl." Note: Non-American readers might not realize that Davy Crockett was a real person. Certainly in the UK he has the semi-mythic status of characters like Robin Hood and William Tell. Crockett is best known here by the old joke: "Did you know Davy Crockett had three ears? A left ear, a right ear and a wild frontier." 'Head over heels' is a good example of how language can communicate meaning even when it makes no literal sense. After all, our head is normally over our heels. The phrase originated in the 14th century as 'heels over head', meaning doing a cartwheel or somersault. This appeared later in Thomas Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great, 1864: "A total circumgyration, summerset, or tumble heels-over-head in the Political relations of Europe." Another note: Carlyle's spelling of summerset for somersault. John Lennon reinvented that in 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite' - "Ten somersets he'll undertake on solid ground." 'Head over heels' isn't alone - many everyday idioms make no literal sense. Another nice example is 'putting your best foot forward'. Anyone trying that should arrange to have at least three legs. We humans should limit our efforts to 'putting our better foot forward', unless we want to end up 'heels over head'.
Helen asks…
Am i head over heels ?
Everytime i look at this woman, i feel like shes the one my heart races like crazy a million thoughts are going through my mind my vagina throbs my voice gets high pitched i start trembeling and shaking and most emberassing... i start blushing :p when im with her i feel complete. I love her eyes and the way she stares at things, and i love her smile too it makes me quiver ! I find her to be the most appealing woman in the wolrd and eventhough i don't know her well enough to describe her personality , shes a total sweatheart and i can tell just by looking at her theirs so many amazing things about her. I would do crazy shit for her. She has some flaws but i accept them :) I day dream about cuddling with her and kissing her all the time. I would like to get sexual with her also. Tell me friends, is this lust , love , or what ? Is love considered head over heels ? ( Im a lesbian btw) Im pretty sure that its NOT lust. I want her and i don't belive in the theory " theirs a million fish in the sea because i want her and shes that ONE FISH THAT I WANT AND NOTHING ELS " Ive been feeling this way about her for around 7 years. I know their must be somthing their. I know it. Shes THE ONE
Our pick of the answers:
Head over heels, no i think no. But yes, you love her.. This is not just lust because you also feel that weird things when you see her.. You love her ;)
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