Fictional Romantic Gestures That Have Ruined Me for Ordinary Males #1: Say Anything

So, it's no secret that I love John Cusack. It's also no secret that there are many women out there who share my love of his character in the 1989 film Say Anything, Lloyd Dobler. Why hasn't this inspired more men to be like Lloyd Dobler? That is unclear. Sure, it's hard to pull off a stunt like this. In the wrong light, you might get labeled a stalker. You had better have a record of sweet, earnest, non-creepy behavior to back it up.

At any rate, the boom box over the head gesture is iconic, romantic, and really sets the bar too high for everyone else in the whole world. I apologize for that, but there's not much I can do about it now.