The greatest stories ever told were romantic comedies.
I have selected only the most heart swelling, tear jerking, love searing tales.
So here it is, what I learned from romantic comedies.
When Harry Met Sally
Isnt that always the problem?
It took two heartbreaks for me to understand this.
Annie Hall is about Alvys neurosis, despite the title.
Annie Hall
But the allusion he makes to Groucho Marx at the very beginning says all.
Humans, for whatever lovely reason, have a tendency to mess good things up.
Will we ever find happiness with another person?
Fever Pitch
Maybe we are unable to accept happiness and convince ourselves that its too good to be true.
Thus we unknowingly destroy our relationships so that we can be right.
(Which is how all relationships begin, utter euphoria.)
Hitch
Then one day you wake up, and all of a sudden you despise that ugly hat they wear.
Or you hate the way they chew their food.
When the honeymoon stage comes to a unfortunate end, we must learn to accept our significant others flaws.
You’ve Got Mail
Whether that be a fulsome obsession with baseball or dedication to a career.
You love me enough to sell your tickets, I love you enough not to let you.
No one is perfect.
When Harry Met Sally
Hitch
A movie for the clueless.
A movie with all the answers.
A straight forward How to get the girl/guy.
Sleepless In Seattle
Hitch, a professional date doctor,: aids single men in their quest for their dream girl.
But that is not to say that women cant take away something from this movie, too.
At their lowest point Hitch says to Sarah,This is why falling in love is so goddamn hard.
Bridget Jones
Its hard because we do it against our better judgement, then we get hurt.
Were afraid of falling in love and getting our hearts broken.
Youve Got Mail
Before I talk about this movie, I would just like to come clean.
I still use AOL and because of Youve Got Mail, I will continue to use AOL.
For all I know, the love of my life is just one outdated chat room away.
I mean, after all, what other email provider can say that they are the catalysts of love?
Oh, the mystery of love!
They joke about how relieved they are that they both share mutual feelings of indifference.
Kathleen asks if he had found someone else and he says Yes.
The dream in itself is what I, personally, find myself gushing over.
They feel less vulnerable and safe.
Then the rest is left up to imagination.
So to all the romantic comedy naysayers, suck on that.
Lasting love does exist and When Harry Met Sally is a testament to that fact.
Never to deny your feelings.
Dont stop yourself from falling in love.
Exhume your emotions and take your own breath away.
Life is far too short to put away our true feelings.
So instead of wasting time and beating around the bush, just go for it.
Sleepless in Seattle
There are a few things Id like to address before discussing this movie.
Firstly, Meg Ryan is the undisputed queen of romantic comedy.
Secondly, New York City is the undisputed location for love.
All the movies that I have talked about all take place in NYC.
Even Sleepless in Seattle finds its way into the Big Apple.
Now that that is out of the way.
So to summarize, I learned that Im not crossing any sort of line.
The movie kind of makes fun of itself.
When we make a decision, are we following fate?
A path laid out before us, leading to where fulfillment leads?
Or is it all a huge coincidence?
Right appears before me.
A somewhat similar ritual to Bridgets.
But it is in this setting that Bridget realizes that Mr.
Right wont just appear.
It is up to her to take control of her love life and that is what many people forget.
One cannot leisurely sit about and wait for life to happen.
And this time I choose or not.
I will not bedefeated by a bad man and an American stick insect.
Instead, I choose vodka and Chaka Kahn.
Bridget Jones is my fictional hero.
To those who shun romantic comedies, I think Ive thoroughly made my point.
We, as humans, have this obsession with love and finding it.
Which is understandable, after all; mankinds greatest possession is a partner to love.
A partner to love.
The idea of long lasting love becomes questioned.
Will I find the one?
Hence, why there is no shame in loving a good romance movie.
We find ourselves submerged in a tale where happy endings prevail.
Its impossible to live life, free of heartbreak.
