The Hugh Jackman Syndrome
Jan 14 | Filed Under Main |
I read this great article from the Sydney Morning Herald Blog (very well done) discussing why dating sucks and the Hugh Jackman Syndrome. Well that’s a new one on me. I had to read more to find out the basis for this new dating syndrome.
I was quite stunned to find out that an unnamed dating coach instructs women to toss out all men who don’t mimic Hugh Jackman’s behavior in the movie Kate and Leopold. Now I must admit that I am a big fan of this romantic comedy. But we all know it’s a movie right? And I do believe in romance and that a man should treat a woman well. Yet, we need to stay in the real world or the "syndrome" will result in remaining single - at least that’s my thought.
Of course when I heard the Hugh Jackman Syndrome, my thoughts immediately went to an entirely different movie - Someone Like You with Ashley Judd. In this film, Hugh plays a playboy type turned guy with a heart as he watches Ashely self-implode over Gregg Kinear who plays a total idiot.
This movie is actually based on the book entitled the New Cow Syndrome - Ashley’s character develops this theory how men are like bulls. Scientific research discovers that a bull will only mate with a particular cow once per season. Then it’s on to new cows. They never go back for more. Interesting supposition, yes? This probably serves the animal kingdom, but raises havoc as you can imagine in Ashley’s world.
What’s the point of these movie ramblings? Enjoy the movies, but remember it’s make believe. Stay real with your expectations. And get out there to find the love you want.
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What of all those women who prefer Wolverine? Does that also fall under the Hugh Jackman Syndrome? Women aren’t the only ones who leave claw marks.
Gee Kurt, as I recall, Wolverine was really in love with that rather attractive mutant woman and tried to save her. So I’m not sure your example really applies here.
OK - here’s what’s bothering me about this whole Hugh Jackman/Brad Pitt (and if you really want to add on something with a plot but without a movie plot, Rafael Nadal) theory thing.
They seem like good fathers/boyfriends. Their wives/girlfriends seem happy as CLAMS. It’s NOT just that they’re gorgeous and seem like such fun. It’s that they seem responsible in the way that women dream that men can be — and not resentful about it, the way that “normal” men seem to be a lot of the time these days.
And from the happy marriages I see among my elders, I don’t think it used to be like that.
What’s wrong with wanting that from a man? Why are we getting it seemingly beat into us these days that because we’re not Angelina or Debbie or Francesca, that we should just lap up any old kind of behavior from these “normal” men and accept that they’re not going to put forth any effort and it’s not going to get any better??
Mira,
Thanks for your feedback but it seems you have missed the entire point. There’s no reason to accept sub-standard behavior from any man. The point here is to give MORE MEN A CHANCE who don’t LOOK LIKE Hugh or Brad. There are plenty of great men out there who get ignored by women BECASUSE they don’t look like movie stars.