self-help

i think i've figured out why i love formulaic, romantic comedies, and why i turn to them when i start to feel hopeless about the dating scene. i think they give me hope. as crazy as that sounds, rom-coms help me believe in love again - that love is possible and that love happens.

sure, FRCs are meant to be sugary and implausible, but for some reason, they re-vitalize my belief that there is someone out There for me. even the ones that make me cry give me that hope again.

i don't know if i ever told you the story, but on my way home from Punta Cana last year, the airline played, "P.S. I Love You". i was going to get a headset but decided that i really don't like Hilary Swank in general, so i didn't want to have to suffer through her ruining my favorite genre of movie.

when i got home, i kept hearing about how good the movie was so i finally broke down and rented it. i am, to this day, so glad i didn't watch it on the plane because i'm quite certain i would have been the laughing stock of the flight. i watched it again tonight and cried in almost every scene. can you imagine how nuts that would've been during a flight?

but it's renewed my faith. i shall continue on.