Jamie and Aurelia: Love Actually
Jamie proposes after knowing Aurelia for a relatively short time, despite the small complication that they can barely communicate. Learning each other’s languages helps, but marriage might reveal that mutual attraction isn’t quite the same thing as actually knowing someone.
Melanie and Jake: Sweet Home Alabama
Melanie abandons her wedding to another man after realizing she’s still in love with Jake. Romantic? Sure. But she and Jake already tried marriage once, and the movie doesn’t spend much time showing that the problems that separated them have actually been resolved.
Harper and Charlie: Set It Up
Harper and Charlie spend most of the movie manipulating their bosses into falling in love, only to realize they’ve developed feelings for each other instead. They’re adorable together, but discovering mutual attraction during an elaborate workplace conspiracy isn’t exactly ideal groundwork.
Kat and Patrick: 10 Things I Hate About You
Patrick initially dates Kat because he’s being paid to do it, which she understandably doesn’t love discovering. She eventually forgives him, but they’re still teenagers whose romance began as someone else’s scheme. Their post-graduation survival odds aren’t exactly spectacular.
Viola and Duke: She’s the Man
Duke spends much of the movie believing Viola is actually his male roommate Sebastian. Once every disguise and misunderstanding is cleared up, they become a couple, but their romantic history consists mostly of deception, soccer, and Duke talking to her about another girl.
Mary and Steve: The Wedding Planner
Mary falls for Steve before discovering he’s the groom in the wedding she’s planning. By the end, both of their previous relationships have conveniently disappeared and they’re free to be together. That certainly solves the immediate problem, although the road there was impressively messy.
