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Remember that First Wives Club movie? At least they were alive in that one.

Matt and I went to see Just Like Heaven last night. First, I would like to mention that any guy who is confident in his masculinity is not afraid to go to a “chick flick.” And I’m kinda glad I married one. So all you guys who wouldn’t be caught dead in one, what’s your deal? I don’t actually want know, I just want you to get over it. If you’re sitting at home wondering why you never get any dates, maybe it’s because you’re unwilling to view romantic comedies.

It was pretty good. Mark Ruffalo and Reese Witherspoon star in it. I like Mark Ruffalo. And Reese Witherspoon. A lot of the movie was fairly depressing, due to the whole “her being in a coma and about to die” thing. And then, well, I won’t mention it. That might kill the two modicums of suspense for you. There were some funny parts, though. You have to love body-stealing drama. Overall, it was worth seeing.

Of course, it adds to my list of movies in which the first wife dies. What’s with this trend? I’m somewhat insulted. I feel like I’m a “practice wife.” You know, guy gets married, wife dies, guy is sad for a while, guy finds new chick, guy lives happily after, generally after going to extraordinary measures to hook up with second chick. Why aren’t there any movies where the first husband dies? Oh yeah, probably because people wouldn’t like seeing a woman get remarried. Society is special like that. David Duchovny can get remarried in a movie (*cough* Return to Me *cough*), but heaven forbid Reese Witherspoon do the same. That might make her a…slut. Gasp! She will have had sex with…TWO MEN! Oh no. And suddenly the morals of America have all gone down the drain and the Puritans are wondering why they bothered with the whole immigration thing.

Perhaps this is a rant best left for another time. Are you still a first wife if there’s no second one? Or does that just make you a wife? Practice wife…it’s like training wheels or something.

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One Response to “Remember that First Wives Club movie? At least they were alive in that one.”

  1. you cant be a first wife without a second wife, like that whole WW1 and WW2 deal.
    and why dont you just turn this whole thing around and say that matt is your first husband? im sure that would make you feel better. or not. heh.
    on another note, i highly doubt i will ever see this movie.

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