2. We Know Better than to Compare You to a Movie Character
There are lots of articles on this site about "Movie Boyfriends/Girlfriends We Wish Were Our Boyfriends/Girlfriends." And they're very entertaining, and for a lot of people they could be very true. However, in one of the rare cases of where cinephiles are able to separate film from reality, we understand that you, our prospective date, are not someone out of a movie. We are fully aware that you are a person, with flaws, and you might be lacking in the creatively romantic department. We don't expect you to be Lloyd Dobler or Ramona Flowers. We're ecstatic with you just being you, and we don't need a movie romance. That's why we're excited by movies that get it right. Movies like
High Fidelity or
Before Sunrise that showcase real relationships not laden with over-enthusiastic, romantic epiphanies. We understand that a life mirroring
Love, Actually would drive us absolutely crazy. There's a time and place for super, sappy sweetness, and we've put that time and place in the movies. So, don't feel like you have to live up to these incredible standards set by the likes of Tom and Summer; we'll want you just the way you are. However, convincing us that
we aren't movie characters might be a bit of a challenge.