RandomMuch

I’ve said it for years, women are delusional in matters of love.  And as much as people might say that movies are not an accurate gauge for reality, I say art ALWAYS imitates life.  And women’s taste in movies reinforces my theory.  They are called romantic movies for good reason.

Let’s start off with one of the biggest misunderstandings in the history of love.  Look up the definition of “romanticism” and you’ll find this: impractical romantic ideals and attitudes.  A synonym for romanticism is quixotic: not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic.  Hmmmm?  What does this mean?  Romantic love is, by definition, impractical love.  So it is no wonder that the movies that are marketed as “romantic” are unrealistic, not to mention dangerous to men and women.  Women watch them and get this delusion that one: guys like that actually exist, and two: it’s not real love unless it’s just like in the movies.  And for those men that are also in search of love, the movies give us a false goal.  Not only impossible to achieve, but on top of that, yields no reward.  At the end of the day, women say they want a nice guy, but don’t have any idea what to do with one when they find him.  What they really want is the bad boy that’ll be good to them once in a while.  But they can’t say that because people will think something is wrong with them.

Need more proof?  Let’s analyze some “romantic” movies, shall we?

Where to begin?  Let’s see.  Casablanca?  The girl lies about being married, then uses the guy she lied to to help her husband, then the guy falls for her again, helps her, and risks imprisonment to help her and her husband flee.  Romantic.  Titanic?  Girl doesn’t have the courage to stand up for herself and say no to an arranged marriage until she essentially cheats on her fiancé(and yes it is cheating because she accepted the engagement), leads the guy on because there’s no real way they can be together, and the movie ends with him dying.  Romantic.  Dirty Dancing?  A girl falls for a “bad boy” who turns out to be sensitive, she gets him fired, and no one cares that he’s a pedophile.  She’s not even 18 but it’s OK, because they really LOVE each other.  Romantic.  Legends of the Fall?  Girl sleeps with all 3 brothers, enough said.  Romantic.  Cold Mountain?  The girl is waiting and waiting and waiting for the guy to come home, he arrives, they have wild sex, and then he’s killed.  Romantic.  This one hurts me cause I love this movie, but… The Notebook?  Girl not only finds a perfect guy, SHE FINDS TWO.  Not only does she get to enjoy them both at the same time but she still ends up with one of them.

I could go on and on.  But the point is, if a guy is to stand a chance, he’s got to be a pedophile, be perfect,  die, or ALL the above.  My last example, which I haven’t seen, but I know the premise from the trailer.  The Time Traveler’s Wife?  Guy travels in time, finds a little girl and thinks to himself, “I’m gonna marry her when she grows up.”  EWWWW!!!  What the hell?!

Don’t get me wrong ladies, guys are retarded too.  The point being that neither men nor women KNOW what true love is, because it varies for everyone.  The best you can hope for is to find someone that likes “some” of the things you like, dislikes “some” of the things you dislike, and willing to compromise in the things you don’t agree on.  The Beatles said, “all you need is love”, and they’re right.  Finding it is the hard part.

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AC

P.P.

Here’s the secret.  Ladies: Men want food, sex, and to be allowed to do things alone once in a while.  Men: Ladies want EVEYTHING and for you to KNOW what she wants, when she wants it without giving you a hint.