If romance is not a very serious matter in your house, join the club. From what I’m hearing, most women find their men to be more inclined to get snuggly when they are laughing and happy. And it usually follows that when your man is happy, you’ll be happy, too.
When date night is movie night in our house, I’m pretty sure I know what my husband would NOT want to be forced to watch. Think of the most intrique love stories you’ve ever seen or heard about, those heart-tugging, tear-jerking movies that leave you surrounded by crumpled tissues. If you’ve considered watching any of these movies on date night, let me give you a heads up… don’t. Here are four Please-Don’t-Do-That-To-Him Movies.
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 – Even though this movie has heavy-hitters like Natalie Portman, Julie Roberts, and Jude Law, they don’t make up for the sad plot twists. Beautiful “exotic dancer” gets run over by car, witnessed by man who becomes attracted to her, at first, but then moves on to another beautiful woman. They are in love, that is until she marries somebody else, which actually doesn’t stop them from being “in love” all over the place. Then, what about the beautiful stripper who still loves the man? Just too sad all around for a nice, romantic night.
3) A Walk To Remember – Sappy sentimental young people falling in love. Tragic consequences and kissy face are just not going to make the man in your life smile. Let’s move on.
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 – Okay, Steve Carell could make anyone laugh. His demeanor is so much like most regular family guys, that he’s recognizable in many homes. The movie is a cool family romp, but has plenty of real guy laughs. See, there’s this guy who lost his wife (not dwelled on) and hasn’t dated for a while, meets a beautiful woman quite by accident on his way to a family gathering, gets very interested, then meets his brother’s girlfriend at the family gathering, and, guess what… same woman. It gets funny, complicated, slap stick, and all the good things that movies should do to keep our, and more importantly, our man’s interest. Pretty girlfriend doesn’t hurt, either. Face it, ladies.
2) The Holiday – There’s a bit of sexy romping in this movie between Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, so that will certainly entice your man to take a chance on this movie. Once you get into it, you’ll both enjoy the situations that develop between the other characters, too, played by Kate Winslet and Jack Black. The women exchange houses for the Holidays in order to escape their respective miserable love-lives. Once immersed in the very different lifestyle they find themselves in, all sorts of storylines develop that keep you and your man smiling, laughing, and even feeling a few tugs at the ol’ heart. Not too much, but just enough to get you both all cuddly.
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.
Romance and laughter go together. Life is no bed of roses, so when you can share a smile with the man you love, it sure sets the stage for some romantic warm and cozy moments. These are the moments to create tonight with a movie your man will love!
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