Why Can't Love Be Like it is in the Movies?

Surely we've all seen those romantic comedy's thatlittle something from these romantic movies.
make us sigh at the end? Wishing something like thatI think that subliminally they teach us what is right
could happen to us. How awesome would it be toand what is wrong when it comes to love. In some
have Colin Firth come up to you and say "I like yourespects anyways. I mean for example, we all know
just the way you are" (Bridget Jones). Or howthat it is wrong to cheat and lie and Hollywood also
sweet would it be to have a girl come up to you andtries to imply this in most of their movies.
say "I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, askingOn the other hand though, these movies also leave
him to love her" (Notting Hill).us with the romantic notion that finding, or being
The truth is that these things do mostly only happenfound by 'the one' is easy. We all know this is not
in the movies. I'd be lying though if I said I did notthe case and there isn't always a 'happily ever after'
secretly fantasise about something equally aseither. The good thing about this though is that it
romantic happening to me.leaves us open to hope and in my eyes, that is not
I could sit here and tell you that it could be just likesuch a bad thing. You will also notice in these movies
the movies if we wanted it to be, but I don't think itthat someone always messes up and then has to
would work. It would probably feel like it was forcedswallow their pride to do what it takes to get the
and that is hardly romantic now is it? True romanceother person back and make it up to them. We can
comes from within. Sadly I think the media andlearn from this as many of us are too stubborn to
Hollywood build up our expectations a little too high. Iadmit when we have wronged the other person. If
am guilty myself of expecting horse rides on theyou have something worth fighting for, then take a
beach and guys sending me flowers to my place ofleaf from Ryan Gosling - The Notebook and fight for
work for no other reason than because he thinks Isomeone you want.
am amazing. While this is all very possible it is alsoSo in conclusion, while love can't be as simple and
quite unlikely.easy as it is in the movies, we can still learn
Now don't get me wrong, while I do think that all thissomething from these romantic comedies us girls love
acting is a bit farfetched, I do think we can all learn aso much and you guys have no choice but to watch.