Easy Way to Happiness

Serious subjects and romance don’t go together in our house, or in most homes from what I’m hearing people say. Couples that laugh together are happy, and happy couples tend to get sort of cozy, if you know what I’m talking about.

My husband falls into the category of “laughter equals love.” If my husband is laughing, and we’re sharing those laughs, our date night will be nice and cozy. If I bring home a movie for date night that involves some miserable storyline, even if it’s got some lovey-dovey stuff going on, my poor hubby will be quite sad and disappointed. And then, so will I. So, here’s a list of four movies which you should only watch with your man if you want date night to turn into a Let’s-Just-Schlump-Off-And-Forget-It night.

1) The Notebook – If you know this movie, you know what I’m saying. If you don’t know the movie, well it’s a wife with alzheimers and a husband who’s devoted to her. REALLY devoted to her. ‘Nuff said? Spoiler alert… they die together in each other’s arms in the end. Boo hoo. A definite buzz kill if ever there was one for a happy evening at home.

2) Closer – Beautiful stripper gets hit by car, falls in love with man, man is quite enamored by stripper, but tires of her. Man meets love of his life, only to be disappointed because she marries someone else, but, that’s okay because they’ll just keep getting it on anyway. Sad behavior and romance are not exactly a winning combination.

3) A Walk To Remember – Sappy sentimental young people falling in love. Tragic consequences and kissy face are just not going to make the man in your life smile. Let’s move on.

4) The Bridges Of Madison County – Don’t even think about it. You are so far from funny here you can’t even imagine. Ladies, if you’ve seen this movie and think that it might be a nice choice for date night, you’ve totally forgotten what the movie was about. Watch this again with your gal-pals and enjoy the moment when you know what’s going to happen. Then join in the shouting and the cursing at the unfairness of it all. Discuss with your girlfriends the true meaning of marriage, and cover the same ground over and over again if you must. By, by no means watch this with your man. He may never laugh again.

Sweet moments in the movies aren’t banned from romantic date night choices, they just have to be tempered a bit with humor. If your man gets a little uncomfortable after a long, sappy scene, he’s going to need to relax with a belly laugh, or even just a chuckle, before the movie is over. There is such a thing as a nice blend of romance and comedy. Let’s see if any of these four Have-A-Laugh-Even-As-You-Feel-Your-Heart-Being-Tugged movies can bring a smile to both your faces.

1) Dan In Real Life – Funny movies that you can relate to are always a plus. Steve Carell seems like he could be your neighbor, or even yourself. He’s, well, real. He plays a widower, which although is sad, is not the focus of the movie. After some time of being alone and lonely, he meets a wonderful woman, quite by accident, while he’s on his way to a big family reunion. Sparks ignite, he’s a happy man. Until he meets his brother’s girlfriend. Oops… same woman. They keep it on the q.t., but of course things have to go awry eventually. Great fights, lots of laughs, some family issues, good characters, and the beautiful Juliette Binoche bring this movie all together. Nice way to spend a night alone with your man. Good laughs, good love.

2) The Holiday – The cast is noteably, Jack Black, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet. Two women switch houses in an exchange over the holidays and learn to live in each other’s world. Both have disasterous relationships to get over, or deal with. The men, well they’ve got their own little “situations” to handle. The characters they befriend are precious, the complex mingling of relationships is very funny, and the movie is just so darn uplifting you’d think it’s a chick flick, but it’s not entirely. There’s plenty of sexy themes and laughs to keep your man interested long enough to, well get interested!

3) Hitch – This movie features a very cool, collected Will Smith. But, a guy with a heart of gold. He truly wants to help his clients find true love. It’s just that his career as a matchmaker seems a bit cold or callus, especially to the woman he’s trying to impress. His mission, and job, is to get men past the first date, hopefully to the third and on to marriage. He just can’t seem to take his own advice. Lots of laughs and some honest-to-goodness real heartfelt sincerity when it all comes down to it. But, don’t worry, there’s enough off the wall behavior that will keep your man chuckling.

4) Click – Some parts of this Adam Sandler movie might get a bit dark, but overall it’s got a lot of laughs. Everybody can see themselves in this movie, if you are sitting there watching the movie amid the bills, toys, job stress, dirty dishes, stupid dog, and crazy kids. We’d all like to have a remote control at times in order to “click” away our trials and tribulations. Well, just see what happens when you get your wish. If for no other reason, watch this movie to see Christopher Walken play the purveyor of the remote control device. Wicked funny, but with enough of a message for the ladies.

It’s good to laugh, especially when you’re spending time alone with your man. Pick a night to share a funny, and touching, movie, curl up in front of the television, laugh a little and cuddle a lot!

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