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Surprised it was written by a man - it's a specifically female fantasy

posted 9 years ago by TheManInOil
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Find a man and 'fix' him. The scene with her father makes it expressly clear that the idea we're supposed to find heartwarming is that a woman can take a man and make him better, even if it means he has to give up things that make him happy. She can dominate him and make him eat tofu when he wants cheesecake.

How romantic...

I'm not suggesting that it's bad for people to improve, but this fantasy women seem to have that they're going to make a man change, improve him, re-mould him into something he's not, is responsible for SO much unhappiness in relationships in the real world. Women need to stop looking for an imperfect man they can fix and start looking for an imperfect man they can love.

[–] DarkStormyNight 9 years ago

She can dominate him and make him eat tofu when he wants cheesecake.

Exactly how does she "make" him eat tofu when he wants cheesecake? Did I miss the scene where he says he WANTS cheesecake and instead is forced to eating tofucake?

Her dad invites him over for cake. The reason is it is a tofucake is because the dad has to eat it for health reasons. He just does not find out until he has had a few bites and makes a comment to her about.

[–] MovieFan00 (211) 6 years ago

What? Have you even seen the movie? Clearly not, since you completely made up that bit about the cheesecake. Did you just fancy a moan on the Internet?