Now a year later, I’m thrilled to report they are happy and doing well. As I was looking through all the wedding photos, reminiscing with occasional but happy sniffles, I was struck how lucky my son was to find someone so special at such a young age. I don’t have a doubt that they are both in it for the long haul, and I find myself wishing for a crystal ball to look into their future--ten, twenty years ahead--to see what joyous memories they make.
That got me thinking about my favorite fictional couples, and how much I enjoy following their love stories. So I made a list -- my favorite romance couples from literature and film/TV. Here it is, in no specific order...
1. Cinderella & Prince Charming
I mean, isn’t Cinderella the most classic romance of all time, recreated over and over. My favorite modern-day version is “Pretty Woman” (Julie Roberts and Richard Gere). But my favorite version from my childhood is Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical starring Leslie Ann Warren and Stuart Damon as the hero and heroine.
2. Jim and Della Dillingham, “The Gift of the Magi,” O. Henry
Another classic story of selfless love.
3. Claire Beauchamp and Jamie Fraser, “Outlander” by Diana Gabaldon
They fell in love under impossible circumstances, and their love endures the ages. (On a side note, how much trouble can one couple take?!)
4. Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Rourke, “In Death” series by J.D. Robb
They are, in a sense, an odd couple – him a suave and worldly recovered thief/con man, her a seemingly hard-nosed city homicide cop who stops at nothing to get justice for the dead—but their love is true and strong, and so romantic.
5. Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler, “Gone with the Wind,” Margaret Mitchell
No explanation needed.
6. “Beauty and the Beast,” classic fairy tale first written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve (according to Wikipedia anyway!)
I have two favorite renditions of this story:
- The TV show with Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman.
- Then of course, the Disney animated version. I love the music in this version, and I especially love that Belle is so into books!
Do you like singing along, like I do ? Here’s a sing-along link for you.
8. Rachel Green and Ross Geller from "Friends"
I watched this show until the final episode, rooting and rooting for this on-again/off-again couple. The writers kept us waiting until that last episode, but I wasn’t disappointed.
9. Frances “Baby” Houseman and Johnny Castle from “Dirty Dancing”
This isn’t a story of enduring love, but one of young love and learning to be selfless. It’s also one of my favorite dance movies so I had to include it.
On another side note, I love Baby's mom in this scene when she says (about Baby's dancing), "She gets it from me." :-)
10. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Sarah Michelle Geller) and Angelus the Vampire (David Boreanez) from the TV show.
Talk about an odd couple, but it worked.
So those are some of my favorite fictional couples. Who are yours?
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