With today being the "holiday of love" and all, what better way to celebrate than snuggling up with someone you care for and watching a mushy movie? Luckily, there is a sappy love story for every type of person out there.
For the one who believes that love can cross all boundaries, "The Notebook" is for you. Teens have swooned to this movie just as fast as "Titanic." Nicholas Sparks has a way of bringing out the girly girl in every female and Ryan Gosling playing the main hunk doesn't hurt much either. The idea of love overcomes even Alzheimer's is sure to make any girl melt.
"You had me at hello." These few words turn "Jerry McGuire" from a jock football movie into an instant classic love story. A guy, a girl, football and that cute little kid from "Stuart Little" (Jonathan Lipnicki). What's not to love? You can even drag the most stubborn boyfriend to this one. To the jock at heart, this goes out to you.
For the child-at-heart romantic, take your pick at any Disney movie. In particular, "Beauty and the Beast" is an all around favorite. Many feel some sort of giggly happiness when Beauty finds her Prince Charming. This gives many hope that they too can find their handsome prince.
For the one who is determined to cry, "Atonement" is a top pick. Lies, betrayal and war never amount to anything good but when Kiera Knightly and James McAvoy play the destined-to-part couple, this turns into a sure movie that is destined to tug at your heartstrings.
For the couple who believes that there is always a second chance at love, even if you get your memory erased, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is just right. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet play a surprisingly perfect, quirky, and unusual couple.
"The Princess Bride" gave the words "as you wish" a different meaning. A goofy fairytale has never been so irresistible. For the couple who wants a clean cut happy ending, this movie's for you. Sword fighting, giants, humongous rodents, what more could you ask for? Not to mention Cary Elwes made mustaches disturbingly attractive.
The term "star crossed lovers" must have been invented for the movie "Ghost." The tagline "A love that will last forever" perfectly describes this intense romance. Sam and Molly are a couple who buy their first apartment and move in together. When they are walking home, Sam is murdered and instead of passing on to Heaven, he stays on Earth in ghost form to protect the woman he loves. Sniffle.
For the one who believes that two people can be best friends by day and lovers by night, and still want to be together in the morning, "When Harry Met Sally" is for you. Who knew that Billy Crystal could be so romantic as to utter the words, "When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible"? This movie upped the standards of what is an acceptable one-liner.
For the classic hopeless romantics, what movie would serve justice other than "Gone with the Wind"? If anything, this movie proves what happens when you don't marry for mutual love. The hoity toity Scarlett marries every man that loves her in the south during the Civil War. When she finally finds a man she actually loves, his response? "Quite frankly my dear, I don't give a damn."
Chemistry is a must for a love story to be believable. After Ben Affleck's and J Lo's "Gigli" catastrophe, not everything can be labeled as a certified tear-jerker. Luckily, there are so many romances out there that it's easy to stay clear of those train wrecks and find something to make love bloom.



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