So even if the jokes dont always hold up, these seven lessons definitely do.
Find love by following your heart.
Lock your bedroom door.
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Some lessons are meaningful and others are simply practical.
Hopefully they lock their doors too there are some things that none of us want to see.
Dont judge a book by its cover.
Everyone thinks of Alyson Hannigans Michelle as a total dweeb throughout the film.
The band geeks are painted as virginal weirdos, but as it turns out, theyre just weirdos!
In fact, theyre lovable weirdos.
Women come first.
Thomas Ian Nicholass Kevin learns that sex isnt all about him.
Setting goals with accountability buddies can be helpful.
Even still, setting a goal and holding each other accountable definitely helped push them over the finish line.
When our parents are awkward, its because they care.
Theres no one more endearing than Eugene Levys father figure inAmerican Pie.
But he tries, and thats evident.
Beauty and pain are not mutually exclusivemultiple things can be true.
American Pieis all about sex, which can be both a beautiful and painful experience.
This, of course, extends into other areas of life.
InAmerican Pie, even Stifler holds both beauty and pain as a friend.
