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are all guys like stan, in real life


well i dont mean all guys, but is there a chance that there is a guy who has a similar personality as stan- like him caring for her that much and loving her. and someone who would go work that much a day just to get money for them, and all the other awesome type of personality he has???


wat do u think??? 1m 17 who hasnt ever had a boyfriend yet and dont have that many guy friends, so yea im curious...

so yea the question that is bieng asked is this- whats the differnce in between guys today and stan??

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I don't think they are exactly the same , i mean this movie is 22 years old so guys have changed. but we can always dream!!!

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They exists. But they get cheated on, divorced and taken to court by modern women, for ridiculous amounts of alimony and child support money.

See, modern women RUINED the potential for Stans to exists.



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I'm sorry to say, but I am 26 years old and I have yet to meet a guy that even comes close to Stan. He was one of a kind but it was just a movie and he played a fictional character. In my experience, guys like Stan do not exist in real life, it's very sad and unfortunate. Well, at least we have movies as an escape from the harsh reality that we live in.

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I'm 28, married -- and I don't think Stans exist!

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Hey, there were plenty of Stans around....problem was, girls didn't want to date us. We were the losers that you "loved like a brother" or "Had a wonderful friendship with and didn't want to ruin it". All this while y'all went off with the douche bag that hit you and cheated on you!!

"You idiot, that's condensation. It's on the outside!"

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I agree! It's not that the Stans in this world don't exist, it's just that girls don't tend to find them until they grow up a little (and stop falling for the jerks). My "Stan" has been my best friend for four years and my husband for one. He is above and beyond what the character in this movie is. So that loving, tender, caring, responsible guy? He's out there! Lots of them are. :)

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I'm honestly surprised by all the negative responses. I'm 20 and have been with my boyfriend for 2.5 years and friends with him since I was a sophmore in highschool (i'm now a junior in college), we spent a school year in a long distance relationship when I left for college, but now we go to colleges that share a campus. He is the most loving, caring, supportive man I've ever met. He does everything for me, he treats me like I wallk on water, supports me in any endeavor I choose to pursue, and most recently stood up for me to his mother when she decided she didn't like my religious choices. Also, I changed my major from a stable one to a very unstable one (illustration) and he supports me completely, saying if I ever want to be a stay at home mom and do commissions only I could. We've fought maybe 3 times in the amount of time we've been together. He even found someone to come and pick me up 4 hours away to go to his senior homecoming and Prom with him. He's perfect and I want to spend the rest of my life with him.
You all seem to be forgetting how two sided sam is though, he had such horrible anger issues, I thank the world everyday that my boyfriend doesn't have anger problems.

They do exist, all over the place. NEVER EVER SETTLE for second best, or for something just because you think stan's don't exist,

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i don't think this guy exists really, or at least i don't think the angle we got on stan showed his whole personality. i bet there was a darker side to his character that just wasn't fully expressed. for instance his drinking and his going out with that other girl that one night. we don't know what happened at his bar nights or if he would've slept with someone else had it been another girl instead of that creepy blonde chick that kept following him around. and we saw his bitterness for not going to cal tech but we never got to see the extent of it. it probably was left out because it would've been too real and people don't want to see what's real in a movie really. especially not when molly ringwald is in it. there are some really sweet guys out there, but from my experience every silver lining goes with a cloud. plus a man's natural instinct is not to be a father. it's the truth. a woman is more likely to have the nurturing instinct. they've done studies on it. a guy is given a crying baby and they look a deer in headlights. they don't know what to do, and they freak out when they hear a baby cry because most men are taught crying is wrong. though when it comes to protecting their young and their mate they can be incredibly protective by instinct. some say this is evolution. man goes out to hunt for the family and woman would say and take care of the children and home. now that times have changed though, it's difficult to adjust since a man born with more of a straightforward and logical thought pattern, different compared to a woman's more emotional sense of direction due to a different size of limbic system.

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Ok this Is saddening to me, Im a 20 year old college going chap and it disgusts me all the negative comments. "It's not in man's nature to be a father"? F@#K that, jesus you girls are just bitter, guys like stan exist everywhere, hell not to descend into hyperbole, im one of those guys, hell i'll tear myself down, I'm chubby, no where near as attractive as Stan Is (GOD IF ONLY LAWL) and all other sorts of tidbits, but anyways, good guys exist, the one's that treat you like minerva herself in human form. guys who try to be chivilrous even when the girls get pissed because they feel like there being pandered to (we hate that), guys who freak out when their girl buys them something or pays for lunch. Oh and don't give me the whole oh ur just a nerdy virgin no doubt, bullshyte! especially nowadays you girls have no excuse other than something in you to explain your experiences with guys, were part of the generation of men raised by women. weve been whipped to honor women since birth. were everywhere but when u see us were not the *beep* in sport cars and a nice six pack, were the guys you look at and say i like you but as a friend. you keep looking for guys not men, As i've jokingly said in the past good men exist in this world, their just harder to find cause their afraid of women...oh and back to the movie darcy is the one with the more pressing problems.

a drunk driver is dangerous yes, but so is a drunk backseat driver if he's persuavsive.

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maybe i should've clarified better what i was trying to say, i didn't mean they couldn't be a good father, i'm just saying it is not their first instinct. a mother has a child in her for 9 months and bonds to the growing baby inside her. it's an actual chemical hormone released that gives this woman a nurturing bond for this child. it's an actual physical part of her. the man gives his sperm so it is a part of him but in a different way. he watches the woman and helps her (well the good guys do) along during her pregnancy watching her belly get larger. it the beginning years of a child's life (from the day of birth) the man does not automatically become attached to the child right then and there. you might think so from your perspective, but they don't. they,( unlike the mother who is biologically made to instantly connect with her young in order to keep them healthy by breast feeding and holding them) the father grows to bond with the child through time. and i never meant to say that a father can't be a good father through time and patience. that's what good fathers are. and it's not their fault, it's just how nature made them. they have asked new fathers about their true initial feeling with the birth of their baby, the first thing they usually express is their fear that they might some how hurt the baby by doing something the wrong way or not knowing their own strength and somehow being to forceful with the child. there have been studies done on it. recently a british study was done where they observed a bunch of men in a hospital nursery for the newborns. the men were less likely to try and pick up the babies than female visitors. i never meant to say that men are bad or unable to be a good father. i was really referring to infancy. and vivi226, i think it's wonderful that you would be there for your baby and it's mother. hopefully aging doesn't change this belief you have.

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Sorry if i came off as venomous, my god i haven't left a comment on imdb for a long time. well anywho thanks for the retort and believe me i've already had blows in my life i had a very scary pregnancy scare about a year and a half ago when i was still with my ex. well just based on the feelings that swept me i'll be honest i was scared *beep* hell i was nowhere near as strong as i wish i was. but it wasn't from some fear of not wanting kids, i was just terrified of bringing a life into the world and at my current position not be able to provide them the lives they deserve. she ended up not being pregnant but it gave me perspective and jenga'd my foundations for some time. wow im having a deep conversation blog fest with a 1988 molly ringwald film as the backdrop... 0.o

a drunk driver is dangerous yes, but so is a drunk backseat driver if he's persuavsive.

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Then my husband must not exist, because if you give him a crying baby, he coos at it and soothes it until it falls asleep.

We all have many layers to our personalities, and despite our reactions or our hurt over disappointment, we can still be loving and wonderful.

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Hi Capt., it's been almost five years. Are you still with the perfect man from 2009?

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I'd be super curious to hear whether or not you're still with your boyfriend, but it appears you haven't been active since 2009. Oh well.

You got the wrong guy, mang. I don't come off no banana boat.

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I believe that there are guy's like Stan out there! I've never been in a relationship with one, I've never been in a relationship, as I've only just graduated from High School, but I had a really great guy friend who was more like Stan than any guy I've ever met!I think that the reason most guy's who have the same qualities as Stan are overlooked, is because of their physical appearance! It makes no sense! Women are constantly looking for men who will accept them for who they are, imperfections and all, yet we judge men sometimes based soley on their imperfections! It's wrong, and you can lose great friends and wonderful futures with those friends because of that. That is how I feel about my guy friend. Now, looking back, I regret not taking our relationship further than friendship. So, it may take some time, or just the simple act of opening your eyes to what you already have, to find your "Stan!" I think that it is 100% possible!

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Women are constantly looking for men who will accept them for who they are, imperfections and all, yet we judge men sometimes based soley on their imperfections! It's wrong


THANK YOU!

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Yeah, there are guys like that, very few! If you find one, hold on to him! Advice from a fellow late bloomer, don't fall in love with the first guy you go out with! That happened to me, and it can get you into lots of trouble! Good luck hun!

"All my friends are dead
All my friends are dead"
Turbonegro

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Wow...where to start. Yes there are guys out there like Stan. I am married to one of them. As far as it not being a natural instinct for a man to be a father, I disagree. When my daughter was born, I had to remind my husband that she was mine too...lol. The thing that sets Stan apart from a lot of men in today's society is that he was willing to take care of all of his responsibilities. Parenthood does do that to you. When you find out you are going to have a baby, you realize that there are sacrifices that will have to be made. Not just financially, but in every aspect of your lives. The fact that he was willing to dive head first into accepting his "fate" is what every PERSON, not just men, needs to accept. So yes, men like him do exist, but I wouldn't start looking for them in high school. While this does happen, it's a rare occurence that you will find them there.

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God, this movie chokes me up. I went through many similar experiences and feelings when I was going to have a baby. First we had the baby, then got married, and finally found a garage to live in. We went through some rough times, but in the end, my wife and I worked things out. Our son grew up and is serving in the army in Afghanistan.

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yes...I married one...he's a perfect man. I also dated a few men who came pretty Damn close...and a few who where way of base

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