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Find your romantic movie match

If the high point of your Valentine's Day is going to be meeting the Taiwan Caf? delivery guy in the lobby for your dinner and settling in for a movie, the night doesn't have to end on a sour note. Use this handy guide to determine your ideal match ... movie match that is. Picking out the perfect flick just might help lead to a night of happily ever after.

What personality sounds most like you? a) You're a sappy romantic who loves spending time on the Facebook, hoping that special someone will come on and poke you. You're fun, spunky and like affection. You enjoy reading, especially romance novels, and seem to fall for the ones you never thought you could be with.

b) You're high-powered and have high standards. You've got a top-notch resume and a great job or internship lined up. You have refined taste and know that you deserve someone who treats you with respect and supports you as you try to make a difference.

c) You're quiet and a little conservative. You don't believe in love at first sight, rather that love stems from souls connecting. You believe in forgiveness and that there is someone out there for everyone.

d) You've never really been in love. Possibly the "baby" of the family, you're na?ve, but cute and fun. You're stubborn, feisty and true to yourself - and always quick to help others in need. Deep down, you're a little adventurous and aren't afraid to shake things up.

e) You are a hopeless romantic who likes to heat it up in the bedroom with some iambic pentameter. You love literature and the theater and believe that true love is worth dying for. Your relationships are usually full of fire and passion, and you believe in love everlasting. If you picked... a) You should be linked with Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan a la "You've Got Mail." You'll be swooning for them by the time you're finished enjoying this ultra cheesy romantic comedy about two business rivals who hate each other, but fall in love over the Internet. So put up an away message, snuggle up on the couch with your favorite bookworm, and pop in "You're Got Mail" (1998).

b) Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in "The American President" make your perfect match. The widowed U.S. president (Douglas) falls in love with a lobbyist (Bening), but politics come between them. Still, what's a little thing like an approval rating have to do with true love? Grab a politically active partner and sit down to watch "The American President" (1995).

c) You're crushing on Shane West or Mandy Moore. In an ultra-cute but heavy love story based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, somewhat bad boy Landon Carter (West) falls for the reverend's shy and conservative daughter (Moore) against all odds. Landon gets more than he ever expected, and by the end of 2002's "A Walk to Remember," you'll either be sapped out or longing for the love of your life.

d) You're getting jiggy with Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. On a family vacation, "Baby" (Grey) meets a group of dance instructors and gets involved while trying to do them a favor. Johnny (Swayze) shows her the "time of her life" and a love story emerges in "Dirty Dancing" (1987).

e) The classic "Romeo and Juliet," Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes are who you're swooning after. This 1996 Shakespeare retelling is a love story with a Baz Luhrman twist. Romeo (DiCaprio) and Juliet (Danes) play the two star-crossed lovers who meet their untimely deaths. If you're not Shakespeare-literate, it could be slightly hard to follow, but it's worth seeing with your favorite lover.


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