What A Duck*** And Other Insights

It's a tale as old as time. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. Boy has to endure romantic movies for the rest of time. Wait? What?

Oh, that's right. That isn't how "the story" goes, but it is how real life works. Sorry fellas.

I was sitting in the theatre for the midnight showing of "The Lucky One" starring my OTL*, Zac Efron, this past weekend and was soon surrounded by teenagers and my age couples. (By the way, kudos ladies on pulling that double pointer off. I tip my imaginary hat off to you.) No sooner than the credits stopped and the introduction of characters were done did the snickering and commenting begin.

First tip guys: we realize you are never going to do any of things these characters do nor will you be as attractive as say a Zac or even a Ryan Gosling. We accept it. We don't judge. We also know that these guys and actions are not very realistic. So there is no need for the snide comments. Zip it.

Guys, we are really simple creatures. We enjoy a good romance. Are they all good? Absolutely not. Are they mostly cheesy? You bet. Will the lead male going shirtless for a ridiculous reason make us squeal in delight. Probably. (Although us grown women like to pretend we are above that kind of behavior.) Even though we know no real guy would ever say a line like 'You should be kissed every day, every hour, every minute', we won't object either. I wouldn't object to the scene that followed that either but I digress.

You boys think that if you go see these movies with us you will be rewarded and sometimes you might be right. But half of the time girls see these movies with their girlfriends so that they can discuss all of the ridiculous points above so as to not bother you. I personally would go see an action/horror/thriller any day of the week. ( I would only mention the hot guy factor once. I promise.) So suck it up. Be a man. Rub some dirt in it.**

I do love when the guys in the theater get sucked into the movie though. During "The Lucky One", the main 'villian' does a pretty awful thing and from behind me I heard one of the previously snickering boys proclaim, "What a duck."*** Two seconds later, I heard almost the exact phrase from another snickering boyfriend. You can't make moments like that up.

So to sum up: Boys suck it up and enjoy the moment. You might find yourself on the receiving end of romantic feelings, all for the price of two movie tickets, a drink, and some popcorn. And girls, don't expect any Ryan Goslings or Zac Efrons to take the place of your (probably really awesome) boyfriend. It's just not fair.


*One True Love
** Name that movie! Hint: Channing Tatum
***He didn't say duck.