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So what if Romeo and Juliet, Han and Leia, or Carrie and Mr. Big don't actually exist? On Valentine's Day, especially, their romances give us a real warm feeling.
LOIS LANE AND SUPERMAN
Action Comics
As has been explained by people smarter than I, Clark Kent is the disguise. And Lois Lane didn't fall in love with Kent, she endured him and eventually came to call him a trusted friend. But she was always smitten with as Frank Miller once called him the Big Blue Schoolboy. As for what attracted the Smothers Brother from Another Planet, the hard-nosed newspaper reporter is a drop-dead gorgeous embodiment of the American dream itself.
ROMEO MONTAGUE AND JULIET CAPULET
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's tragic couple, Romeo and his lady Juliet, have inspired countless ballets, operas, plays, and one rockin' movie starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The tale of the star-cross'd lovers is one of history's greatest romances because they really took that '''til death do us part'' thing seriously.
KERMIT THE FROG AND MISS PIGGY
The Muppet Show
It's not easy being green...spending your life the amorous target for a crazed swine's affections. But the fact that these two make interspecies love work should serve as a candle in the romantic darkness. All hope is not lost.
HAN SOLO AND LEIA ORGANA
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
A mouthy space princess packing heat and the grumpy, equally armed space pirate who loved her. It doesn't get any more epic (or hot) than Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford). While their relationship could have easily gotten lost among the clash of light sabers and mumblings of Jedi puppets, it was the achingly understated exchange between Han (on his way to a carbonite bath) and Leia (powerless to stop it) that spoke volumes. She loved him. He knew. Period. (Know what also helps in a relationship? Not being related.)
So what if Romeo and Juliet, Han and Leia, or Carrie and Mr. Big don't actually exist? On Valentine's Day, especially, their romances give us a real warm feeling.
LOIS LANE AND SUPERMAN
Action Comics
As has been explained by people smarter than I, Clark Kent is the disguise. And Lois Lane didn't fall in love with Kent, she endured him and eventually came to call him a trusted friend. But she was always smitten with as Frank Miller once called him the Big Blue Schoolboy. As for what attracted the Smothers Brother from Another Planet, the hard-nosed newspaper reporter is a drop-dead gorgeous embodiment of the American dream itself.
ROMEO MONTAGUE AND JULIET CAPULET
Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's tragic couple, Romeo and his lady Juliet, have inspired countless ballets, operas, plays, and one rockin' movie starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. The tale of the star-cross'd lovers is one of history's greatest romances because they really took that '''til death do us part'' thing seriously.
KERMIT THE FROG AND MISS PIGGY
The Muppet Show
It's not easy being green...spending your life the amorous target for a crazed swine's affections. But the fact that these two make interspecies love work should serve as a candle in the romantic darkness. All hope is not lost.
HAN SOLO AND LEIA ORGANA
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
A mouthy space princess packing heat and the grumpy, equally armed space pirate who loved her. It doesn't get any more epic (or hot) than Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford). While their relationship could have easily gotten lost among the clash of light sabers and mumblings of Jedi puppets, it was the achingly understated exchange between Han (on his way to a carbonite bath) and Leia (powerless to stop it) that spoke volumes. She loved him. He knew. Period. (Know what also helps in a relationship? Not being related.)