Dear John

[Magnes1976]

So... My girlfriend want me to rent Dear John. Want me to watch it with her. If i do rent it, will i regret it? Is it watchable for a guy that don't normally watch romantic movies. I have enjoyed some but most i think is just cheesy.

I checked it out on Imdb and got mixed reviews.

Is it any good? According to some reviews it is a chance that i just get annoyed by the female lead character.

Should i rent it and force myself to watch it to please my girlfriend?

 

[Vail_Indigo]

So... My girlfriend want me to rent Dear John. Want me to watch it with her. If i do rent it, will i regret it? Is it watchable for a guy that don't normally watch romantic movies. I have enjoyed some but most i think is just cheesy.

I checked it out on Imdb and got mixed reviews.

Is it any good? According to some reviews it is a chance that i just get annoyed by the female lead character.

Should i rent it and force myself to watch it to please my girlfriend?

So, you are asking if you should take part in an activity which will last only two hours and make your girlfriend happy?

 

[Magnes1976]

Yeah In my defence she rarely want to watch movies i choose. I have watched romantic movies with her before. Some i liked, some i didn't. I just want to know if this movie is worthwhile or if i just will get pissed off about it.

She won't be upset if i dont want to see it. (At least i hope so) It would be the first time for me to not. We mostly choose movies she want to see. The movie i pick i usually watch alone. If it ain't an action comedy or comedy.

 

[BrazenFellow]

As Vail_Indigo said, you're not willing to spend the short runtime of a movie to make your girlfriend that much happier? What the hell, dude.

If it makes you feel any better there are a couple firefights, as Love Interest is apparently Army SF. The drills are actually surprisingly good, only caused me to blackly comment "This is why casualty recoveries always involve more than one ouk" at one point. Girlfriend meanwhile was in tears and telling me that I'm never going to deploy and now she's still convinced that me deploying involves me dying in a ditch.

So yeah, watch it unless you're military and have no option but to be deployed and your significant other is like mine.

 

[Light Ice]

I watch chick flicks with my girl all the time. They are actually pretty entertaining and the times she gets close makes it easily worth it. Grow a pair.

 

[Magnes1976]

Easy now guys I watch romantic films with my girl as well. I haven't said i wont watch it.

The worst case scenario would be like watching Requem for a dream with her again. Doubt it will be that bad though. Was a thought provoking movie but i got almost physical ill by watching it. But i watched it with her.

 

[Veroe]

I would say watch it, and earn brownie points with your girlfriend, that way even if it is horrible you'll have those brownie points for sitting with her through it.

Then when you have some alone time reward yourself for your self-sacrifice by watching your favorite movie over again, hell even invite her if she's willing to sit and watch a movie she doesn't especially like-just as you did for her.

Being in a relationship requires both compromise and balance if the both of you are to be satisfied with it.

Oh and don't be such a movie snob. Give the movie a chance, you might be surprised by it and like it.

 

[APassionateFlame]

The Mister watches romantic movies with me all the time. And it's one of my favorite cuddle-up times.

...wouldn't the cuddling make it all worthwhile in the long run?

And if it's that big of a deal - try a deal with her. 'I'll watch Dear John with you, but could I pick the movie next time?' Compromise, and such.

In my humble opinion, I liked Dear John. Of course, I'm a romantic at heart - so that's just my opinion. I absolutely adore both Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum - so the movie was a bonus plus for me because it had an actress and an actor that I liked.

IF she thinks that Channing Tatum (the main actor) is hot - then I would suggest watching Dear John with her, and then seeing if you can't convince her to watch G.I. Joe (the movie) with you - if you haven't already seen it. G.I. Joe is a good movie, for starters - and it stars Channing Tatum, so if she thinks he's hot - it's a win-win situation. You get an action guy-flick and she gets to get all hot and bothered watching the hot guy on the screen.