You're Never Too Old To Find Love

I said this once and I will say it again. I am a fan of romantic comedies and buddy comedies. I don't care what time of day it is, or even if happens around night time. I will sit there in the theater and enjoy myself.

The one movie that I can't stop thinking about is Something's Gotta Give. It's a romantic comedy directed/produced/written by Nancy Meyers. This is one movie that stand out to me. It centers around the lives of two people who's combined age is near the triple digits. What surprised me was that I am young man who is just entering adulthood, and I could totally relate to what these older people were going through.

I sat there in my bedroom, watching every moment that this couple went through. Even though I was young, their stories touched me. Here is this guy that is a total bachelor. He dates these young women that are decades apart from him. Then after a traumatic heart attack, he stays at his girlfriend's house, where her mother happens to be living in at the moment in order to get some work done. The girlfriend leaves for work. So the two of them are alone. They become good friends at first, but they suddenly get close.

Sadly, they couldn't be together because one of them has never been in love. So he doesn't know how to cope with his feelings. Once he finally realized what love was he fought to get the girl of his dreams. I know it's a very unusual plot, but you can easily relate to this story if you pay close attention to it.

The one thing that I like about this movie is that I hope it puts an end to what people say about love. They always say that they will be lonely forever once they reached thirty. Teenagers say twenty years old is old. There are times when I just want to slap them in the face. I am turning twenty this year and I can't wait for it to come. As I get older, I feel the growth inside of me. I become more responsible and learned more than I thought I would in one year.

So for all the people reaching their twenties, thirties, fourties, and fifties, you are never too old to find true love. Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson's age was 125 combined by the time they received accolades from this movie. It's never too late for love to come into your life.

Below is the movie trailer of Something's Gotta Give

Can There Be A Relationship Without The Connection?

As we continue to move forward with each of our lives, there are times when we can't help but to look at the past and see how far the journey has taken us so far.

I had a tiny flashback over a relationship I had two years ago. It was an on and off relationship and I finally had enough of the roller coaster relationship. I finally decided to end the relationship. We see each other every now and then, but that's the closest we have towards one another. I do believe in having a friendship after a relationship. I believe that just because two people didn't click on one thing the can click on another level.

One week after we broke up, I received this phone call from an individual I didn't even know. I was laying in my bedroom watching reruns of How I Met Your Mother. Even though this tv series is considered a romantic comedy, I don't understand why the show still needs to be called that.

"Hello," I answered.

"Yes," said the person on the other line. "You don't know me, but this is your ex's best friend Michael (I'm going under a different name to respect his privacy)."

We had this short five minute conversation about my relationship with my ex. I didn't want the conversation to continue going. So I just jumped to the conclusion.

"We no longer have a connection," I said. "We didn't talk to each other for a week. Whenever we are on the phone, there is always five minutes of silence. Whenever we're together, we hardly have anything to talk about. It instantly knew then that we no longer had a connection."

Then he said the most unforgettable thing I ever heard from a human being.

"Well let me tell you this. I have been with someone for two years now. We have no connection. We hardly go out. We hardly spend time with each other. However, at the end of the day, I know I love him."

I hung up the phone the second he said that. Later that night, I started thinking about our conversation. A relationship is kind of like an interview. When you go out on your first date you do your best to get to know this person. Then once you see the connection you continue asking questions. There are times when you feel like you are halfway reading that person's autobiography. But if there is no connection, how can the two of them survive.

When it comes to relationships, can there be a relationship without the connection?