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Men are selfish and blind


He has a woman who loves him unconditionally. Then he meets a crazy annoying superstitious woman who believes that people belong together if they pick the same number.

So stupid; it has nothing to do with fate destiny or love. Love at first sight doesn’t work; it doesn’t exist. She’s lucky she has the simps she has.

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Maybe by "Men are selfish and blind," you mean they are drawn to the pheromones women emit. Some emit more and some less. Also, it doesn't hurt, from the man's POV, if the woman is gorgeous and sexy, as Kate was in this movie.

I'm guessing you're a woman, but still, did you check out the so-called skirt Kate was wearing in the skating scene with John? It looked like a napkin sewn together to form a skirt that barely cover the top two inches of her thighs. Her face and those legs would be enough to cause the heads of a lot of men to spin around like Linda Blair's in The Exorcist. Not saying me, necessarily (ahem).

So do you think I'm inadvertently proving your point?

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The film mentioned nothing about pheromones.

Kate Back-in-sale is one of the only most overrated actresses in terms of beauty.

I know for a fact that when I get rhinoplasty, I will objectively look better than she did in her prime.

Before you attack cosmetic surgery.

Kate got rhinoplasty as well. She would be nearly no one without it.

How cool that you would refute any of my opinions. Instead went on about a rant about how much you like a has-been whore who looks like she had fetal alcohol syndrome.

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Who isn't selfish or blind when it comes to love lol? Do women selflessly sacrifice their standards and expectations by giving in to the first guy that shows an interest in them regardless of his profile or status?

The movie makes it clear that JC didn't have anywhere near the attraction or chemistry with BM as he did with KB. BM was a good catch who ticked a lot of boxes, but wasn't "the one" that KB was to JC. So he risks breaking off his engagement (and ultimately does) for the chance at finding KB and being with her. That's romantic, not merely selfish. Neither JC nor BM would be happy for long if they did get hitched, so it's definitely the better, more sensible move.

And BM didn't love him "unconditionally" lol. Based on your assertions like "love at first sight doesn't exist or work" and your obvious dislike of KB, I think you're judging this lighthearted rom-com a little too harshly - the whole 'Person A is engaged to Person B but falls in love with Person C after meeting them and realizing they have an amazing connection' love triangle trope is hardly original with rom-com flicks and has been done from the perspective of both sexes many times.

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