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What's your real life romance story?


I am just wondering how people's love of romance films translate to their beliefs of real life love. Please elaborate on the following questions as much as you'd like...

1) If you could pick one film/couple and make it your real life romance story, what would it be and why?

2) Do you believe in love at first sight? Soul mates? Why?

3) Why do you enjoy watching romance films? Why do they have that 'feel good' factor?

4) Would you ever settle for anything less than head over heels in love in a relationship/ marriage?

5) Can love conquer anything? Why/Why not?


I'd really love to hear what everyone thinks!

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Ok here goes.

1) I do believe i would like my romance to be like Sam and Austins. mainly for the fact it was full of surprises and it was intresting from both points of veiw.

2) I do have to admit i do believe in love at first sight. I actually saw this boy in school and since then i have loved him.

3) I like romance films because they make you think about love. I know that they make me think of a boy i really like. They make me happy and sad at the same time. Thats the 'feel good' factor for me.

4) No i have to have marriage

5) Love is not the answer to everything

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ok:

1) my boyfriend and i had a very similar romance to sam and austins - we were put in touch through my friend/his cousin (same person!), and were texting each other for nearly two years, without ever meeting - as he's scottish and i'm english. we started going out when he came south to stay with the friend/cousin, to meet me properly. we'd already fallen in love by then, i think :) thankfully, it didn't go as drastically wrong as sam and austin!

2) i don't believe in love at first sight, i think that you have to really get to know someone before you can say you love them (no dispespect to anyone else, that's just my experience)

3) i love romance films simply because they make me happy!! its always satisfying when everything works out the way you want it to, especially seeing as that doesn't often happen in real life.

4) no, marriage must be hard, the only way you could make it work would be if you really are 'head over heels in love'..to be with someone 24/7, you would need to be blind to at least some of their faults!

5) this sounds a bit like a contradiction of my last answer, but no i agree with chelsea, love is not the answer to everything - you need trust, friendship, etc to make any relationship work. even then, if the odds really are against you, i could imagine it just not 'working out', which is really sad.


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1) Probably Cinderella. Not particularly Sam and Austin but just the Cinderella story in general, from any movie probably. I hope that makes sense. I also like the story of Pride & Prejudice. I want my own Mr. Darcy! :P I'd like a from hate to love kind of romance like Elizabeth and Darcy. Sorry, that's two, I know.

2) No, not love at first sight. IMHO, that's just silly. You have to get to know someone to truly love them. Soul mates, I guess so.

3) Because they make me feel good and like you actually can fall in love with the right person and not have it end miserably like so many relationships do in real life. They have that 'feel good' factor because it all ends happily.

4) I don't know. Maybe. I'd like not to. But I don't know.

5) No. Love definitely can not conquer anything. Even if you're in love, if you are not similar people or if you just can't stand each other or you can't get along etc. it won't work out.

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1. The Notebook because it has all the components of a true love story: boy girl madly in love, some limiting factor (her parents in that case), separation, and then reunion, plus of course, the happily ever after

2. Well, for love at first sight, not exactly. I mean, you can see a guy/girl and be intrigued by him/her. So, you may wish to get to know him, and you may dream about him a little bit, but there's a distinction between lust and love.
As for soul mates, I'm not exactly sure, but I really wanna believe in it because I think it would be wonderful to know that everybody has that one special person out there for him or her. However, I'm not really sure if I do believe in it or not.

3. I love romance films because they take me away from reality and they're heartwarming, even though some are bittersweet. They have a feel good factor because everyone can relate to the basic plot outline...everyone wants to be needed, loved, and to feel important. Other genres of film just take your mind off things for awhile, but not everyone can relate to a mobster, a dating doctor, etc.

4. No, I would never settle for anything less than a head over heels relationship/marriage because it's that extra emotion/passion that just, I don't know, really keeps everything awesome?, if you will.

5. Well, as a hopeless romantic, yes, love does conquer all. But as a human being with a [hopefully] realistic perception of the world...love cannot overcome all obstacles (take a look at chick flix with sad endings.

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1) When Harry Met Sally because it was really sweet in the sense that they were both sort of blind to their feelings...I can't really explain it very well

2) Not really, mainly because my dad is on his third marriage and his first ex-wife has been married twice.

3) They make me believe in "true love" and "happily ever afters," which is also the feel good factor.

4) Probably not, since I have doubts I'm going to get married anyway b/c I'm not sure I'm ever going to fall head over heels

5) Sort of. It can make it easier do deal with things if you have someone to help you.

PS this is all just speculation, as I myself have never been in love.

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Ok.. I LOVE my love story... lol.. and everyone says I should make a book about it..
1) I think A Walk To Remember... I'm not dying or anything... but.. my bf was a though boy.. like THE popular guy.. and I was more of a straight A student and he used to make fun of me... and then he fell in love with me.. against all odds.. his buddies told him he was crazy.. he didn't mind.. we've been together for 2 years and a half.. and he has dedicated our relantionship to make my dreams come true.. and to make anything I wanted happen.. he changed sooo much.. he told him I made him believe in love again =) I love him so much!

2) I don't believe in LOVE at first sight.. but I do believe that when you meet that other one.. you just KNOW.. even if you don't necessarily LOVE them right away that you are meant to be together.. cause I DO believe in soul mates.. I knew that we were right for each other like 6 years before he realized it..

3) I enjoy romance films because they make me happy (if they have a nice ending) and i'm a sucker for Happily Ever After's.. I think it's great to believe true love DOES exist.. and can happen to you... romance films are a biiiig part of keeping that hope alive..

4) I don't need to be married.. i don't need to have a guy calling me or talking to me 24/7.. I understand he's got things to do.. as I do.. he's got friends he wants to be with... he's got things on his mind.. and yet he can still be madly in love with me.. I just settle with him being with me when I need him, being there for him when he's sad, share some time together.. miss each other.. and respect each other's individuality. Marriage it's not necessary.. you can be married without love.. and you can be absolutly in love without getting married =)

5) YES!!! cause if you love someone you can work out anything.. but I don't mean cheap 2 weeks of being together "I LOVE YOU"... that ain't love.. True Love, is looking at someone and saying "I don't need you to be happy... I can be happy on my own, I'm a complete person... and yet.. I love sharing my happiness with you... I could be just fine without you.. and yet I choose to be with you.. i choose to share my happy individuality with yours.." cause you can't have a couple and tell him "I need you to be happy" this may sound odd at first... but if you really think about it it's the true meaning of love.. 2 incomplete persons would just make ONE complete person... and you need TWO complete persons to make a COUPLE otherwyse your happiness will always be depending on someone else.. and that presion ends up cracking your couple beyond repair.. you need to find a complete person and become one yourself so you two.. together can decide to share your joy with each other... and once you love someone in this level.. your love can conquer ANYTHING.. you can't ask someone to trust you.. you have to EARN IT.. you cant ask for someone's heart.. you have to WIN IT... and the key to make a relationship work it's to conquer each other daily.. do thing right.. so at the end of the day when you hear "I LOVE YOU" you'll know it's true.. it comes from the heart.. it is TRUE LOVE.

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1) Pride and Prejudice, absolutely. There is something "ardently" romantic about the boy trying to get the attention of the girl by being nice and changing his snobby ways.I know its hopelessely old fashioned but hey, its remained a classic all these centuries! :D

2)There is no such thing as love at first sight, in my opinion. You have to get to know a person before you can make the descision to spend the rest of your life or be in a relationship with them. To me, love at first sight just translates to lust because you are not using all of your senses to get to know someone intimately.

3)Oh yeah! If you re feeling cynical, they can totally renew your faith that there is such a thing as love and like one poster said, everyone can relate to them cuz everyone has the need to be loved, adored etc.In a way they are a break from reality cuz where do u get such passionate lovers like Mr. Rochester or Luke (from Gilmore Girls)? This is their feel god factor that they take your breath away and sweep you off your feet.

4)Yeah. If I am head over heels in love then (hopefully) it ll keep things exciting and passionate between the two of us and i'll never get bored. Even in our old age, we could feel like what it is to be young and in love :P

5)No, I don't think so. To be realistic it is human nature to move on and fall out of love and drift apart. I think that if two people wanted to make it throuh together, only the biggest efforts on their part will ease their journey. I don't think this hold true for a lot of people. If they want out, the forces of the universe will probably show them the way. So in this case, love does not conquer all.

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1) If you could pick one film/couple and make it your real life romance story, what would it be and why?
It would be the guy carrying the girl in his arms. It's so romantic

2) Do you believe in love at first sight? Soul mates? Why?
Yes. Because it's happened to me.

3) Why do you enjoy watching romance films? Why do they have that 'feel good' factor?
It feels good in my heart

4) Would you ever settle for anything less than head over heels in love in a relationship/ marriage?
Yes

5) Can love conquer anything? Why/Why not?
Not sure.

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1) Moulin Rouge... My life has ended up in disappointment in a lot of ways with relationships and I always give it my all, and love is all I want. I am a bit of a romantic but I believe no matter how difficult the circumstances to not be afraid to let my heart show.

2) I believe in love at first sight, and soul mates. This is because there is a special connection that only the right pair of people can share together. Some believe in being in a relationship for a while to see, and fair enough so, but I believe that when you meet someone and if you are completely in love with who they are and don't want to change them, that is wonderful.

3) I enjoy watching romance films because I am looking for my own soul mate in life and this reminds me to never give up or settle.

4) No I would not, because if it's not true love, then you are doing yourself and the other person a disfavor by being with them. The right road in life isn't the one most often traveled upon or the one of least resistance. It is usually the most difficult road to travel.

5) Love can conquer anything because with true love no bounds can be held between two people. Both people must share this love that they will always be able to forgive, try their hardest and always hope for the best. If this is true, and this true love exists in the relationship, love can conquer anything.

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