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Gere's dialogue

posted 14 years ago by intofilm
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I don't mean to antagonize men here, but movies like this always bring up a real question to me about how men conduct themselves romantically in real life compared to books and movies.

Specifically: does anyone out there know of any man who consistently talks, thinks, or acts the way Richard Gere does in this film? Or for that matter talks, acts, and thinks the way any leading man in ANY Nicholas Sparks story does?
They seem to say the kinds of things most women would like to hear from a man, but don't get to. I guess that's why they are so popular; it fulfills a fantasy.
I have known guys who could write letters like that, but when it comes to actual speech, forget it, except maybe briefly at the very beginning of a relationship.
Obviously women like it, or the books wouldn't be such best sellers and get made into movies so regularly. I wonder why guys don't then conclude: "Hey, this is what women would like to have from a guy. Maybe I should learn something here."

[–] erum_rocks 14 years ago

An interesting question, one that I share with you. I always wondered this. I'm a woman and really do wonder if there are men who act like this in real life. Haven't really seen or heard any that talk the way Gere did. But then again I haven't been in love yet.

I think it's when you are becoming close to a person they surprise you. There might be someone out there who will act like Gere when the time is right and when he finds his soul mate.

I have a guy friend who talks more than a woman. He shares all his feelings and talks constantly about things he's thinking about. He's not gay. He's a man, and he loves to share things with me. It's nice having a friend like that. ANyhow, this question is interesting cuz sometimes I feel like a cynic and don't believe there's any good guys out there.....and NONE like they portray in the movies.

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[–] mistress-9 14 years ago

I must say that I do know ONE man who says all the things a woman wants to hear...and means every word. A man who puts women on a pedestal, who loves and adores women completely. A man who is a complete gentleman....who is complementary to all women, but loves one woman completely and truly.

So of course, I married him. :)

We've been together 21 years now. And he's still as Story-book Prince Charming perfect as when we first met.

Now, we absolutely have common, everyday conversations about work, housekeeping, schedules, sickness, what-to-do-with-the-cat, dammit the roof is leaking and who has the number for the shinglers, blahblahblah...but he (and I reciprocate!) never fails to tell me and demonstrate how much he loves me every single day.

Also, I think I wept hardest in this film at the scene when Mr. Torrelson is talking about his wife and their life together and how he felt about her. That was so beautiful.

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