Annoying Quote of the Day
“They didn’t agree on much, in fact, they rarely agreed on anything, they fought all the time and they challenged each other everyday, but despite their differences they had one important thing in common, they were crazy about each other” -The Notebook
Everyone loves this quote and I personally cannot stand it. The Notebook is a good movie, but that is what it is- a movie. It is not real and in real life, love is not that complicated and dramatic. Let’s break this down….if you do not agree on anything, if you fight all the time, and challenge each other EVERY DAY…you are not crazy about each other. You are just crazy. Period. Actually it sounds like you do not like each other very much at all and don’t get along. Liking a person and getting along with them are two very important factors of being in love with them. I’ve been in love a few times and I’ve been lucky to have good relationships. Here is something that most girls do not understand….Love is easy. It does not hurt. It feels great. If you are hurting more than you are happy, it is not because love is hard and blah blah blah…it’s because you are in an unhealthy relationship. If you are meant to be with someone, there is not much work that goes into it.
I am with my boyfriend of 3 and a half years because we agree on almost everything. We fight occasionally, but certainly not all the time. We do not challenge each other…we get along with each other. It is comfortable and fun and easy because he is my best friend. THAT is what love is like. Love is not about screaming and fighting then making out. There is not pouring rain and a soundtrack of music in the background when you are kissing. Love is being yourself and having the other person love you for exactly who you are. It is about trust. It’s not crazy jealousy and slamming doors and throwing your phone across the room after a fight with whoever you’re with. Movies give people such a distorted image of what love is supposed to be like and most girls are dumb enough to think that is how it is supposed to be.
“Well Noah and Allie ended up together”…yes they did. Because it is a scripted movie. And when the director yelled cut, Ryan Gosling & Rachel McAdams began dating in real life and guess what…they are no longer together.
The relationship in The Notebook was unhealthy and inaccurate because in reality, being in love (REAL, true love) is the easiest thing in the world.
