Stories of famous or well-known men who get nervous with women

May 27, 2013 10:34 PM

I'm looking for stories of famous men (contemporary preferred, but historical ok) who discuss being nervous when approaching or dealing with women. Please cite sources and I will look them up.
posted by 4midori to Human Relations (3 answers total)

Best answer: Dante Aligerhi was hilarious. His 'Vita Nuova' is his love letter to Beatrice, and he literally fainted when she waved at him.
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 11:03 PM on May 27, 2013 [1 favorite]

Best answer: The very first thing that sprang to mind was Neil Gaiman's How to Talk to Girls at Parties. It is clearly fiction, however it is also written in the first person and when the narrator is asked his name, he says "Enn" (ie N) so while this clearly isn't something that happened, I think it's fair to say there are autobiographical elements to it. Plus, it's a great story.
posted by Athanassiel at 11:09 PM on May 27, 2013 [4 favorites]

Best answer: Woody Allen's Annie Hall has been described as a Nervous Romance.
posted by three blind mice at 3:30 AM on May 28, 2013