Serious subjects and romance don’t go together in our house, or in most homes from what I’m hearing people say. Couples that laugh together are happy, and happy couples tend to get sort of cozy, if you know what I’m talking about.

When date night is movie night in our house, I’m pretty sure I know what my husband would NOT want to be forced to watch. Think of the most intrique love stories you’ve ever seen or heard about, those heart-tugging, tear-jerking movies that leave you surrounded by crumpled tissues. If you’ve considered watching any of these movies on date night, let me give you a heads up… don’t. Here are four Please-Don’t-Do-That-To-Him Movies.

1) The Notebook – Here’s your spoiler alert: they die together. Okay? He adores her, she doesn’t know who he is because she has alzheimers. They connect for a few shining moments, and then all hell breaks loose. Sob your eyes out and see where your nice cuddly evening ends up. Watch this with your girlfriends.

2) Closer – Even though this movie has heavy-hitters like Natalie Portman, Julie Roberts, and Jude Law, they don’t make up for the sad plot twists. Beautiful “exotic dancer” gets run over by car, witnessed by man who becomes attracted to her, at first, but then moves on to another beautiful woman. They are in love, that is until she marries somebody else, which actually doesn’t stop them from being “in love” all over the place. Then, what about the beautiful stripper who still loves the man? Just too sad all around for a nice, romantic night.

3) A Walk To Remember – Ladies, rent this to watch with your girlfriends and a couple dozen bottles of wine. Your man will not appreciate the tender moments or the tragic event that sparks a whole lot of sad stuff. Is there redemption at the end? Who cares when you’re trying to cuddle up with your man! Look for some laughs elsewhere.

4) The Bridges Of Madison County – Don’t even think about it. You are so far from funny here you can’t even imagine. Ladies, if you’ve seen this movie and think that it might be a nice choice for date night, you’ve totally forgotten what the movie was about. Watch this again with your gal-pals and enjoy the moment when you know what’s going to happen. Then join in the shouting and the cursing at the unfairness of it all. Discuss with your girlfriends the true meaning of marriage, and cover the same ground over and over again if you must. By, by no means watch this with your man. He may never laugh again.

Sweet moments in the movies aren’t banned from romantic date night choices, they just have to be tempered a bit with humor. If your man gets a little uncomfortable after a long, sappy scene, he’s going to need to relax with a belly laugh, or even just a chuckle, before the movie is over. There is such a thing as a nice blend of romance and comedy. Let’s see if any of these four Have-A-Laugh-Even-As-You-Feel-Your-Heart-Being-Tugged movies can bring a smile to both your faces.

1) Dan In Real Life – Okay, Steve Carell could make anyone laugh. His demeanor is so much like most regular family guys, that he’s recognizable in many homes. The movie is a cool family romp, but has plenty of real guy laughs. See, there’s this guy who lost his wife (not dwelled on) and hasn’t dated for a while, meets a beautiful woman quite by accident on his way to a family gathering, gets very interested, then meets his brother’s girlfriend at the family gathering, and, guess what… same woman. It gets funny, complicated, slap stick, and all the good things that movies should do to keep our, and more importantly, our man’s interest. Pretty girlfriend doesn’t hurt, either. Face it, ladies.

2) The Holiday – There’s a bit of sexy romping in this movie between Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, so that will certainly entice your man to take a chance on this movie. Once you get into it, you’ll both enjoy the situations that develop between the other characters, too, played by Kate Winslet and Jack Black. The women exchange houses for the Holidays in order to escape their respective miserable love-lives. Once immersed in the very different lifestyle they find themselves in, all sorts of storylines develop that keep you and your man smiling, laughing, and even feeling a few tugs at the ol’ heart. Not too much, but just enough to get you both all cuddly.

3) Hitch – Matchmaker Will Smith is good at what he does. He gets men past the first date by teaching them all the right moves and lines. His advice isn’t working so well on himself, however, when he falls for Eva Mendes, a woman who’s on to him and his moves. The dating stories and Smith’s struggle with his own dating techniques have lots of funny storylines and even some sweet tales. Just to watch Smith so smooth and confident as a “date coordinator” totally fall on his face in his own dating world makes for lots of laughs. Your man will enjoy the characters and the clever little plot, and then he’ll get interested in the romance going on.

4) Click – Some parts of this Adam Sandler movie might get a bit dark, but overall it’s got a lot of laughs. Everybody can see themselves in this movie, if you are sitting there watching the movie amid the bills, toys, job stress, dirty dishes, stupid dog, and crazy kids. We’d all like to have a remote control at times in order to “click” away our trials and tribulations. Well, just see what happens when you get your wish. If for no other reason, watch this movie to see Christopher Walken play the purveyor of the remote control device. Wicked funny, but with enough of a message for the ladies.

It’s good to laugh, especially when you’re spending time alone with your man. Pick a night to share a funny, and touching, movie, curl up in front of the television, laugh a little and cuddle a lot!

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