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Since women believe this is romantic - this is why dating is difficult

posted 11 years ago by seahawk3133
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I have no problem with movies that stretch the truth of reality or even are a little campy. I actually have enjoyed a few romantic movies. The original Wuthering Heights and Gone With the Wind are in my top 50 of all-time.

Affair to Remember was a great romantic story (and the original - Love Story), but Sleepless in Seattle is obsession taken to a strange level. Someone who is willing to give up everything based on someone's voice is scary. Then, as much as I would like to think Meg Ryan would have interest in me - I wouldn't get within 50 feet of someone who stalked me like that (especially when I found out she traded letters with my child)

The movie is creepy and seemed non-romantic to me. But maybe that's why post-divorce dating hasn't worked out well so far

6 / 10 42 y/o Male

[–] bryan110875 11 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frUPnZMxr08

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_eHbF9umrY

[–] 11 years ago

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[–] rizdek 11 years ago

I think it's interesting you find Affair to Remember a great romantic story. I felt uncomfortable that Terry got so chummy with Nickie and agreed to meet him all the while supposedly being pretty serious with Ken. At least she did own up to it fairly soon after she got back. I also thought it was kind of stupid for her to "fall" for Nickie, given what she knew about him and his philandering ways. The audience, after repeated watchings anyways, knew he would turn out to be an ok guy...buy how was she to know that on the ship?

You found Annie's behavior creepy. So, if some woman who it turned out you thought was nice looking started being friendly with you and, after you knew her for a while she owned up to the fact that she had went out of her way to find you, had someone check up on you, and watched you from a distance for a few moments because she found something about you interesting, you'd be put off? I dunno, but I think I might be flattered if she seemed normal and attractive in other ways.

I mean the exchanging letters with his son MIGHT be creepy, but she didn't know it was the son...did she? I'll have to watch it again...I don't remember too well.

[–] wylierichardson-966-922691 9 years ago

It's perfectly OK to say you have issues with the movie, but to blame it for your lack of success in dating seem pretty far-fetched. How many men have actually been quoted as saying "I USED to be successful in love... until 1993."?