English actor Matthew Goode has skimmed the surface of that coveted Household Name status since he played Mandy Moore's strapping British love interest in 2004's Chasing Liberty. He's since racked up some steady work—Match Point, Watchmen—and most recently co-starred in Tom Ford's directorial debut, A Single Man.

Next up is the romantic comedy Leap Year, which centers around an American woman, Anna (Amy Adams), set to propose to her boyfriend in Ireland. Goode plays a rough, Irish badboy who takes Anna on a wild ride and might (might) charm her right out of those engagement plans. … Read More

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What do guys have against date movies? Would all men rather watch people blow things up than fall in love on the big screen? Turns out, guys don't all hate date movies. In fact, 40 percent of our users told us that their men actually enjoy them. Poll: Does Your Guy Secretly Love Date Movies?

Andrea Miller, YourTango's dynamic CEO and founder, visited The Early Show this morning to set the record straight. Guys, just because we want to watch Sweet Home Alabama with you doesn't mean you need to propose marriage to us in the middle of Tiffany's! Read More

Ah, date movies. Your chance to escape into a world where men are gallant, or at least endearingly flawed; where lovelorn boyfriends throw rocks at windows; where poor guys marry rich women; and couples kiss in fields of green grass without noticing the rain on their faces.

According to writer Keith Blanchard, date movies are "a little bit of pink syrup, a little bit of blue syrup; the spine of a love story and an evolving relationship for the ladies; some edgy jokes or a hot lingerie scene for the fellers." But, says Blanchard, guys never like them. "We go … Read More

Allow me to make three outrageous assumptions, so I don't have to keep saying "Of course, not all women…" and "That being said, some men…" and so forth. Here goes: 1) Women love romantic movies. 2) Men love action movies. 3) Men love women, and women, for some reason, love men.

I'm totally overgeneralizing and I know it. Somewhere, at this very moment, a heterosexual man is renting Beaches. But Guy Movies and Chick Flicks clearly appeal powerfully to their respective genders.

Hollywood's solution for the middle ground, the Date Movie, is supposed to appeal perfectly to both men and women. I'm … Read More

"Oh, Rider, dear, you know you're still number one but mom's they wanna have fun, oh moms, they want to have fun."

It has been an awesome last week for Kate Hudson. First, her Bride Wars flick rakes in $21 million in its first weekend and despite less than charitable reviews should have a pretty decent weekend as there are no new challengers in the rom-com / chick flick space (Paul Blart: Mall Cop and Defiance, not withstanding). Evidently, people can relate to best friends sabotaging each others' weddings out of veneration for some pre-adolescent fantasy.

Then she … Read More

Before I get into it, I know that an all-links post is relatively lazy, but some of my fellow relationships writers really knocked it out of the park the last few days. And there is some news out there that is too important to miss and too trivial to get its own column. First of all, ladies hold onto your underpants because according to Asylum, the Axe Effect is real (it's the male orgasm that’s the myth). The men's body spray evidently makes men more confident / sexy rather than having some pheromone power. Feel free trade in … Read More

My friend Michelle and her on-again-off-again were off. Again. She complained that he just wasn't going to the right lengths to win her back.

"I need a big gesture," she said. "I need roses. I need tears. I need Lloyd Dobler on the front lawn with a boom box raised over his head."

Another friend, Laura, had not met anyone even halfway decent in months, and was starting to wonder if her best friend, Tiny Tony—a sweetheart who is unfortunately short, bald, and bulbous—might be the guy for her after all.

"I've never been attracted to him or … Read More