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The Werners’ Chick Flick Rule

Friday, February 26, 2010 Posted in Personal

I’m sure a few ladies out there will “Tsk tsk” me over my thoughts on this one, but as I head out tonight with girlfriends for Mexican food and a showing of “Valentine’s Day,” I couldn’t help but share. You see, in every couple’s relationship, there are quirky rules. And one of them in the Werner household is the “No Chick Flick” Rule. For Nick, that is. Not me.

I love to tell people about a movie I adore but then I hate to watch it with them. ‘Cause for the next 120 minutes, I’m inside my head wondering what’s going on in THEIR head, monitoring their reaction the whole time, thinking things like: “Okay, WHY DIDN’T YOU LAUGH THERE? That was SO funny!” or “Uh oh… okay, he just frowned. That is not good. He must hate this movie. Abort, abort, ABORT!”

I discovered this mind-game with Nick early in our relationship. Specifically how it could dampen a viewing of my favorite chick flicks. Like when I asked him to watch “Love Actually” with me. He relented. Then, after 2 hours of me watching his response to every scene, said “Eh, it was OK.”And yawned. OKAY?! THE SWEETEST CHICK FLICK EVERY MADE WAS JUST OK?! AND YOU JUST YAWNED AFTER IT?!

I gave up on Operation Make Him Love This Movie shortly after. Which means it’s been years since I’ve asked my husband to watch a chick flick with me. AND I AM OKAY WITH THAT. Now there is a whole stack of movies in our house only I touch. And when I’ve finished watching “The Notebook” for the 112th time, I don’t have to hide sniffles from a guy who greets this kind of mushy stuff with a series of eye rolls.

I mean, we can’t all be married to THIS Nick, now can we? :)

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February 26, 2010 - 5:50 pm Emma in London - I'm not a huge chick flick gal, but I looooooved 500 days of summer. A lot. Oh and I'm with you on Love Actually - very cute even though Hugh creeps me out a bit. Hope you're feeling better Gail!

February 26, 2010 - 6:19 pm Tina - So I am totally in love with chick flicks - Jay, much like Nick, HATES them. He ruins the watching experience, by just saying how ridiculous it is the whole time and how much he hates it. Then he likes to add his own colorful commentary to the movie:) Can we watch tons of chick flicks when you come out to visit?? K thanks:)

February 26, 2010 - 10:50 pm courtney - I could have SOOOOOOOOOOOOO written this post. LOL I am the exact same way. And Love Actually?! OMG absolutely one of my favorite movies of all time. Johnathan and I had been together about a year and I dragged him with me to see it, after I had already seen it twice. I just was convinced he'd love it. I was so wrong. LOL He was like "Eh. It was all right." I, however, have seen it at least 100 times now. Boo on boys and their weird taste in movies.

February 27, 2010 - 10:48 am j.ro - blogging my all-time favorite chick-flicks is on my list of things to do for 2010. also best choreographed flicks. ;o) how was the movie valentine's day?

February 27, 2010 - 11:18 am bobbi - Gail... we haven't fully enforced that rule around here... but it is a RARITY! I mean, I watch Kung Fu movies at least once a year with him... I expect him to return the favor. HOWEVER... I have gotten "The Notebook" twice from NetFlix and returned it both times without watching... Time for me to just suck it up and watch it alone. Oh, and one more thing... clicked on that link... not sure why, but him talking that way made me uncomfortable... it seemed insincere and rehearsed... LOVE TO YOU!!!!!

February 27, 2010 - 3:40 pm Maya Laurent - I have to watch the guy movies to get in a chick flick with Pat. However, when it comes to a movie being slightly artsy, I've got a lot more pull with him. So 500 Days of Summer was an easy sell. He fell asleep during Love Actually. :(

February 27, 2010 - 7:09 pm Amber Fox - OK, this post cracks me up. I LOVE chic flicks, but my my hubby never lets us rent them. But we do own Love Actually, which is one of my all time favorite movies. And he does like that one...thank goodness. But you should also include in the pile, He's Just Not That Into You. Fun post.

February 27, 2010 - 7:57 pm Ellen - You and your chick flicks! It's such an endearing quirk!

February 27, 2010 - 8:28 pm Dustin Francis - I don't know where to start...I watch more "chick flicks" than 95% of the women I know. Two of my top three fav movies of all time (currently) are romantic comedies..."The Holiday" and "You've Got Mail." I've always hated the term "chick flicks" and I know it's in the dictionary now, but I watch them and I'm definitely not a chick :) How I love those movies though! My favorite as of late is "Leap Year." Thanks for this post!

February 28, 2010 - 7:10 pm Christine - I love chick flicks but Matt lucked out because I also really like "guy" movies. They usually rule out on movie nights so my chick flicks end up being my "me time".

March 1, 2010 - 12:08 am Christen - Haha... I love that you two established this rule early on. Unfortunately for me, I have continued to try and watch certain chic flicks with my husband... but I have found that my enjoyment level goes down as I hear a cynical comment just as I'm about to shed a tear. Ah well... =) He gets a "B" for effort.

March 1, 2010 - 11:44 am Jenny Beck - I love this because you are so right! I feel this way too and you can't watch the great ones with people who don't appreciate them! =)

March 1, 2010 - 8:11 pm clary - Love Actually is my top 5 favorite movies ever...I even have 3 copies.

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