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On the evening of Thursday, August 29, 1963, Lisa is entering the resort hotel's main building to play bingo. A waiter offers to dance with her later that evening. Lisa responds coyly that he indeed should ask her to dance later that evening.
WaiterThat night, Lisa's sister Baby Houseman will dance with Johnny Castle at the Sheldrake Hotel. Afterwards Baby will spend the night in Johnny's cabin.
Hey, how about a dance later?
Lisa Houseman
Could be. Who knows?
On the next morning, Friday, August 30, Lisa will inform her father, Jake Houseman, that Baby was away from their hotel room all night. At breakfast, Jake will announce that the family will depart from the hotel a day early, but then will change his mind.
That Friday night, Lisa will tell Baby that she intends to "go all the way" with Robbie Gould. During the afternoon and evening of Saturday, August 31, however, Lisa dawdles indecisively about whether she indeed will go all the way with him. By the time she makes up her mind -- YES! -- to do so, Vivian Pressman already has come into Robbie's cabin and seduced him.
The song "Yes" did not exist in 1963, when the movie's story takes place. Rather, the song was written especially for the movie in 1986. The song's lyrics tell how Lisa spent the day trying to make up her mind.
Driving around,
I just can't hear a sound,
Except my own wheels turning.
Wasting the day --
I'm just running away
From a heart that's a burning,
But I can't run forever.
Yes! We're gonna fall in love,
And it feels so right.
Yes, we're gonna make love.
It's gonna be tonight.
I can just imagine
Hugging and teasing
And loving and squeezing
All night.
I've made up my mind --
This is gonna be mine.
I'm so glad I waited.
Why did I try
To figure out why?
Everything can't be anticipated
I can't wait to tell him.
Oh, yes!
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Now let's think back to Thursday evening. Some waiter indicated to Lisa that he wanted to dance with her later that evening. She did not respond with a definite decision. Rather, she responded coyly that he should ask her again, later that evening.
Could be. Who knows?Lisa's response was provisional -- depending on Robbie.
* If Robbie danced with her, then she would not dance with this other suitor.Of course, we know that Robbie did dance with Lisa on that Thursday night. Because Robbie did so, Lisa decided on Friday evening that she would "go all the way" (i.e. go to third base) with Robbie on Saturday evening.
* If Robbie did not dance with her, then she would dance with this other suitor.
Early on Saturday, Lisa hinted her decision to Robbie, who therefore expected Lisa to come to his cabin on Saturday evening.
However, during Saturday, Lisa dawdled indecisively. By the time Lisa made up her mind and come to Robbie's cabin, Vivian already was there and having sex with him.
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Lisa became indecisive during Saturday because of that other waiter -- that other suitor -- who had asked her on Thursday evening to dance with him. Perhaps he approached her again on Saturday and asked her again to dance with him that evening.
This other suitor's persistent interest and renewed offer caused Lisa to waver in her decision about "going all the way" with Robbie. After all, Baby herself had objected, saying.
It's just wrong this way. It should be with someone -- with someone that you sort of love.Baby was right!
A young woman should save and share such an intimate, once-in-a-lifetime experience specially with a man whom she loves. Such a precaution will be memorable, romantic, appreciated and important.
Perhaps Lisa was not attracted much by this other suitor, but his interest and offer caused her to realize that she soon would have other male suitors in her life. Soon she would meet the The Man of Her Life, with whom she would enjoy a lifetime of loving sexual hapiness.
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