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It’s coming: Valentine’s Day. Yes, love is grand, but for millions of unmatched humans, it’s a challenging and stressful time of year filled with sappy “significant other” sentiments. It leaves a lot of us feeling left out.
Don’t despair! If you’ll permit me a math metaphor, one may be less than two, but it’s certainly not zero. If you need a grand love affair this Valentine’s Day, you should feel free to have one with yourself! You are pretty great. Here are some women (and men) who found themselves to be a worthy partner – and some of them found love too.
“Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion” – Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow play two seemingly ditzy blondes traveling from their ho-hum life in LA to their 10-year high-school reunion in Arizona. They borrow a car, invent new, much more successful histories and attempt to turn the heads of their former classmates. But what these besties find is that real success doesn’t rely on subterfuge; it’s knowing and being true to who you are.
“First Wives Club” – Three college friends are reunited after the death of a friend, only to find that all have been cast aside by their husbands for younger women. The gals decide that payback is the best revenge, but in executing their best-laid plans, they find a larger, deeper purpose: helping other women. Starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton.
“Legally Blonde” – This character has become an American icon for standing up for yourself and believing in your own worth. Elle Woods is a privileged beauty with a handsome beau – who dumps her after graduation, on his way to Harvard Law. She hatches a plan to secure her own spot at Harvard to get him back, and in doing so uncovers her own potential.
“Waiting to Exhale” – Four Black women experience heartbreak and deception from the men in their lives, turning to each other for consolation and support. They say “waiting to exhale” is holding your breath until you find the right relationship. But you must first find the strength within yourself to leave a bad situation before you can find the right one. Starring Angela Bassett, Whitney Houston, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon.
Will Smith, Eva Mendes in “Hitch” (Columbia Pictures photo)
“Hitch” – For Alex Hitchens (Will Smith), love can be found and secured with the right level of finessing, and he’s built a “date doctor” business to prove it – helping normal guys get a leg up by making the right moves at the right time. Enter cynical city journalist Sara (Eva Mendes), who, despite their fierce attraction, exposes Hitch’s vocation – inadvertently ruining the burgeoning genuine relationship of an accountant (Kevin James) and an heiress (Amber Valetta). Both Hitch and Sara must face their true selves to make things right.
© 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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