Romance is rarely a serious business in my house, or most houses from what I'm hearing. As a matter of fact, it's usually not considered a manly thing to get all gushy and sweetie-pie faced, if you know what I mean. With most couples, if he's laughing, he's happy. And, if he's happy, you're both happy, yes?
I know my husband does not want to sit around, sniffling like a baby, while we're watching some tear-jerker. The idea of spending a romantic evening together doesn't start with watching a movie that will tear our hearts out. If I came home with some miserable, sad movie, that happened to have a love story in it somewhere, the romantic evening planned for the two of us would come to a crushing halt. Ladies, I've listed four movies here that are definitely in the Don't-Even-Think-About-Making-Him-Watch-That category.
1) The Notebook - If you know this movie, you know what I'm saying. If you don't know the movie, well it's a wife with alzheimers and a husband who's devoted to her. REALLY devoted to her. 'Nuff said? Spoiler alert... they die together in each other's arms in the end. Boo hoo. A definite buzz kill if ever there was one for a happy evening at home.
2) Closer - Exotic dancer falls for man who sees her hit by a car, and he rather likes her a great deal, but not quite as much as she likes him. Oh boy. Man meets another beautiful woman, out goes a very sad stripper, and woman number two gets married to someone else. That doesn't stop the man and woman from "celebrating their love" now and again, so it just gets depressing for the average couple who just wants to have a nice date night, you know?
3) A Walk To Remember - Ladies, rent this to watch with your girlfriends and a couple dozen bottles of wine. Your man will not appreciate the tender moments or the tragic event that sparks a whole lot of sad stuff. Is there redemption at the end? Who cares when you're trying to cuddle up with your man! Look for some laughs elsewhere.
4) The Bridges Of Madison County - Oh no! You did not just do that! This is a no-brainer, ladies. Watch it by yourself or with some lady friends and several buckets of wine, then start yelling at the television screen "No-o-o-o! Please! You idiot! That's Clint Eastwood, for God's sake! Look at him! He's so cool!" Just keep this movie away from your men if you ever want to be "happy" again, you know what I mean.
Yes, your man loves you and yes he will choke up at some sentimental things, but when it comes to movie-time and play-time, he needs a couple belly laughs, ladies. Let's see what's out there that has a comfortable combination of romance and laughs. You CAN have both, but you just have to temper the romance a bit, and avoid the sorrow! Here's a short list of movies that always bring smiles to my man, and me! Here are four Just-Sit-Back-Laugh-And-Enjoy movies.
1) Dan In Real Life - If Steve Carell doesn't make you and your man laugh a little, then you may need to move into another movie genre for romance. This guy is so recognizable as the every-man's-man that whatever happens to him feels like it could happen to you and your man. Dan is a widower, which is not explored in detail, who happens to meet a lovely lady while he is on his way to a family gathering. Complications set in, like the lovely lady happens to be his brother's girlfriend. Ooops! Very funny, very touching, with lots of good, rich moments. The family is great, the girlfriend, played by gorgeous Juliette Binoche, is incredibly likable and cool. Good story, good ending... you and your sweetie are all set for smoochin'!
2) The Holiday - The cast is noteably, Jack Black, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet. Two women switch houses in an exchange over the holidays and learn to live in each other's world. Both have disasterous relationships to get over, or deal with. The men, well they've got their own little "situations" to handle. The characters they befriend are precious, the complex mingling of relationships is very funny, and the movie is just so darn uplifting you'd think it's a chick flick, but it's not entirely. There's plenty of sexy themes and laughs to keep your man interested long enough to, well get interested!
3) Hitch - Matchmaker Will Smith is good at what he does. He gets men past the first date by teaching them all the right moves and lines. His advice isn't working so well on himself, however, when he falls for Eva Mendes, a woman who's on to him and his moves. The dating stories and Smith's struggle with his own dating techniques have lots of funny storylines and even some sweet tales. Just to watch Smith so smooth and confident as a "date coordinator" totally fall on his face in his own dating world makes for lots of laughs. Your man will enjoy the characters and the clever little plot, and then he'll get interested in the romance going on.
4) Click - Some parts of this Adam Sandler movie might get a bit dark, but overall it's got a lot of laughs. Everybody can see themselves in this movie, if you are sitting there watching the movie amid the bills, toys, job stress, dirty dishes, stupid dog, and crazy kids. We'd all like to have a remote control at times in order to "click" away our trials and tribulations. Well, just see what happens when you get your wish. If for no other reason, watch this movie to see Christopher Walken play the purveyor of the remote control device. Wicked funny, but with enough of a message for the ladies.
It's good to laugh, especially when you're spending time alone with your man. Pick a night to share a funny, and touching, movie, curl up in front of the television, laugh a little and cuddle a lot!
I know my husband does not want to sit around, sniffling like a baby, while we're watching some tear-jerker. The idea of spending a romantic evening together doesn't start with watching a movie that will tear our hearts out. If I came home with some miserable, sad movie, that happened to have a love story in it somewhere, the romantic evening planned for the two of us would come to a crushing halt. Ladies, I've listed four movies here that are definitely in the Don't-Even-Think-About-Making-Him-Watch-That category.
1) The Notebook - If you know this movie, you know what I'm saying. If you don't know the movie, well it's a wife with alzheimers and a husband who's devoted to her. REALLY devoted to her. 'Nuff said? Spoiler alert... they die together in each other's arms in the end. Boo hoo. A definite buzz kill if ever there was one for a happy evening at home.
2) Closer - Exotic dancer falls for man who sees her hit by a car, and he rather likes her a great deal, but not quite as much as she likes him. Oh boy. Man meets another beautiful woman, out goes a very sad stripper, and woman number two gets married to someone else. That doesn't stop the man and woman from "celebrating their love" now and again, so it just gets depressing for the average couple who just wants to have a nice date night, you know?
3) A Walk To Remember - Ladies, rent this to watch with your girlfriends and a couple dozen bottles of wine. Your man will not appreciate the tender moments or the tragic event that sparks a whole lot of sad stuff. Is there redemption at the end? Who cares when you're trying to cuddle up with your man! Look for some laughs elsewhere.
4) The Bridges Of Madison County - Oh no! You did not just do that! This is a no-brainer, ladies. Watch it by yourself or with some lady friends and several buckets of wine, then start yelling at the television screen "No-o-o-o! Please! You idiot! That's Clint Eastwood, for God's sake! Look at him! He's so cool!" Just keep this movie away from your men if you ever want to be "happy" again, you know what I mean.
Yes, your man loves you and yes he will choke up at some sentimental things, but when it comes to movie-time and play-time, he needs a couple belly laughs, ladies. Let's see what's out there that has a comfortable combination of romance and laughs. You CAN have both, but you just have to temper the romance a bit, and avoid the sorrow! Here's a short list of movies that always bring smiles to my man, and me! Here are four Just-Sit-Back-Laugh-And-Enjoy movies.
1) Dan In Real Life - If Steve Carell doesn't make you and your man laugh a little, then you may need to move into another movie genre for romance. This guy is so recognizable as the every-man's-man that whatever happens to him feels like it could happen to you and your man. Dan is a widower, which is not explored in detail, who happens to meet a lovely lady while he is on his way to a family gathering. Complications set in, like the lovely lady happens to be his brother's girlfriend. Ooops! Very funny, very touching, with lots of good, rich moments. The family is great, the girlfriend, played by gorgeous Juliette Binoche, is incredibly likable and cool. Good story, good ending... you and your sweetie are all set for smoochin'!
2) The Holiday - The cast is noteably, Jack Black, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet. Two women switch houses in an exchange over the holidays and learn to live in each other's world. Both have disasterous relationships to get over, or deal with. The men, well they've got their own little "situations" to handle. The characters they befriend are precious, the complex mingling of relationships is very funny, and the movie is just so darn uplifting you'd think it's a chick flick, but it's not entirely. There's plenty of sexy themes and laughs to keep your man interested long enough to, well get interested!
3) Hitch - Matchmaker Will Smith is good at what he does. He gets men past the first date by teaching them all the right moves and lines. His advice isn't working so well on himself, however, when he falls for Eva Mendes, a woman who's on to him and his moves. The dating stories and Smith's struggle with his own dating techniques have lots of funny storylines and even some sweet tales. Just to watch Smith so smooth and confident as a "date coordinator" totally fall on his face in his own dating world makes for lots of laughs. Your man will enjoy the characters and the clever little plot, and then he'll get interested in the romance going on.
4) Click - Some parts of this Adam Sandler movie might get a bit dark, but overall it's got a lot of laughs. Everybody can see themselves in this movie, if you are sitting there watching the movie amid the bills, toys, job stress, dirty dishes, stupid dog, and crazy kids. We'd all like to have a remote control at times in order to "click" away our trials and tribulations. Well, just see what happens when you get your wish. If for no other reason, watch this movie to see Christopher Walken play the purveyor of the remote control device. Wicked funny, but with enough of a message for the ladies.
It's good to laugh, especially when you're spending time alone with your man. Pick a night to share a funny, and touching, movie, curl up in front of the television, laugh a little and cuddle a lot!
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