Andrew Schroeder

A new adjective has been used by my boyfriend, Curtis to describe me: sweet. I’m not sure how I feel about this. Cookies are sweet. Chubby girls in 6th grade are sweet. Kittens… sweet. Andrew Schroeder? No not all that sweet. Once, someone said that I looked “healthy”. After that I immediately set about losing at least 10 lbs. I am not healthy…

but… am I sweet?

According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary:

• Main Entry: ¹sweet
• Pronunciation: \ˈswēt\
• Function: adjective
• Etymology: Middle English swete, from Old English swēte; akin to Old High German suozi sweet, Latin suadēre to urge, suavis sweet, Greek hēdys
• Date: before 12th century

1 a (1) : pleasing to the taste (2) : being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is typically induced by disaccharides and is mediated especially by receptors in taste buds at the front of the tongue — compare bitter, salt, sour b (1) of a beverage : containing a sweetening ingredient : not dry (2) of wine : retaining a portion of natural sugar
2 a : pleasing to the mind or feelings : agreeable, gratifying —often used as a generalized term of approval <how sweet it is> b : marked by gentle good humor or kindliness <a sweet disposition> c : fragrant <a sweet aroma> d (1) : delicately pleasing to the ear or eye <a sweet melody> (2) : played in a straightforward melodic style <sweet jazz> e : saccharine, cloying f : very good or appealing <a sweet job offer> <a sweet sports car>
3 : much loved : dear
4 a : not sour, rancid, decaying, or stale : wholesome <sweet milk> b : not salt or salted : fresh <sweet water> <sweet butter> c : free from excessive acidity —used especially of soil d : free from noxious gases and odors e : free from excess of acid, sulfur, or corrosive salts <sweet crude oil>
5 : skillful, proficient <a sweet golf swing>
6 —used as an intensive <take your own sweet time>

Never in all of my 27,000 years on this fine earth has anyone ever said that I am sweet. I like being kind. I like being dear to someone… skillful? proficient? maybe on a good day…

Still.

Feeling sweet?

I think I will take it…