One of the more realistic shows I have seen. Come on, how many times we girls came across a relatively pleasant and decent guy and we did not mind pursuing the friendship, but the guy was not interested yet we mistook his signals to be otherwise?
How many times we delude ourselves and gave excuses that maybe he is busy, maybe he lost the number, maybe he is in a meeting, yadda yadda, without facing the obvious fact that he is just not interested?
How many times we let ourselves be "bullied" and treated without due respect from the men, thinking that was how men show their care and concern, without facing the blatant truth that they are just being jerks? I can so relate to the show!
The movie revolves around five women and four men. The show started off with Gigi, on a blind date with Connor. She thought everything was going well since he did not cut the date short and offered to get drinks after that. Then when they parted, he said he had fun and it was a great evening. Gigi took that to mean she could pursue something further, so eagerly anticipated that he would call.
It did not help that her female co-workers told her that he would call. So after waiting for weeks without any trace, including calling him and leaving messages without any response, she decided to "bump" into him at a pub which he said he frequented. That was where she met Alex, who happened to be Connor's best friend, and they started a friendship where he gave her tips on how to read guys' signals, and she would call him for advise each time she got confused over certain signs guys displayed.
However, when he asked her to a party at his house with the idea that she might meet single men, she misinterpreted that he was interested in her, and volunteered to co-host the party with him. A misunderstanding where he wanted to introduce her to a friend resulted in the friend being no-show and he himself turned up, led her (and her co-workers) to believe he was interested.
So she took the initiative after the party, but he told her she had been misinterpreting his signs all along. In the end, she was so embarrassed that she gave him a telling to and stormed out of his house. However, Alex suddenly felt empty and realised that without Gigi calling him ever so often, he could hardly focus on what he was doing. That was when he realised he had fallen for her except he did not wish to admit it.
Thus, he did the one thing he advised her on - that if a guy did not call, he would never call, but if a guy is really into a girl, he would do anything just to see her. So he went to her place in the middle of the night with some trumped up excuse, and this time, they started officially.
Gigi's co-workers are two ladies called Janine and Beth. Janine was with her husband (cannot remember his name but he looked so stone and expressionless throughout the show) since college, and they got married only because she gave him the ultimatum - get married or break up. And he obliged, even though he was not ready.
After marriage, he felt unhappy. He started smoking again, he missed his carefree life, he bumped into a hot babe (Anna) at a grocery stall but when she gave him her number, he had to tell her he was married so he could not go around taking girl's numbers. Yet he could not get her out of his mind.
Neither could Anna, so they started an affair. Connor (Gigi's date) was actually sort of dating Anna, and obviously he was more interested in her than in anyone else, but she was the one who was blowing him off. After she met Mr Stony the married man, she stopped seeing Connor altogether.
Anna wanted to be a singer and Mr Stony worked for a production company (I think), so he promised to help her in her career. One day, they came back from the studio where the producer liked her voice and song, and she was so excited that they went to his office and wanted to make love when Janine knocked on his door.
Prior to that, he confessed to his wife that he slept with someone. Although she was hurt, she knew their marriage had cracks so decided to forgive him and gave him another chance. So she came by his office to offer herself to him. He had to hide Anna in the closet, but she heard the lovemaking he and his wife were doing.
When Janine left, Anna came out of the closet in tears and told Mr Stony never to touch her again before storming out of his office (in her red lingerie, no less!). She then called Connor for some sex, and he took the opportunity to initiate a relationship. She agreed, but after that, she regretted.
The next morning, Conner showed her a house he was planning to buy for her, but she rejected. In the end, she went off to India for some Yoga retreat, and to discover herself by deciding to be alone and not be involved with anyone for the time being.
Anna had a friend Mary who works in an advertising firm. Anna recommended Conner to Mary who published an advertisement for him. They had never seen each other face to face, although Mary came across his photo while publishing his advertisement. The only contact they had with each other were through emails and phone calls.
Mary tried online dating, but she was complaining to Anna that modern technology spoiled things as things got sent to blackberries, office emails, personal emails, texting on mobile phones, online social portals, et al, and by the time she got through with all the gadgets, she had been dumped by seven different technologies! She much preferred the old days where there was only one phone and one answering machine!
One day, Connor, trying to recover from being dumped by Anna, sat down in a cafe on his own. Mary happened to be sitting a few tables away, facing him. Coincidentally, his new advertisement just came out. She was looking at the advertisement when she looked up and saw him! So she called him and told him where she was, then went over to join him for coffee, and by the end of the show, they were a couple.
Back to Mr Stony. His wife had him thrown out in the end and they divorced. His best friend is Noah, who had been cohabiting with Beth (also Gigi's co-worker) for seven years. Beth is the third of four daughters. Her two elder sisters had married. Then she received an invitation to her younger sister's wedding, and all of a sudden, she felt she wanted to shift the relationship with Noah a little.
Noah's rationale was that they were both in love, both in a solid relationship, so why should they get married, as even married couples might not last as long as them? However, Beth decided to leave him in the end as she could not get what she wanted from him, and Noah went to live on his boat in the interim.
As Beth was at the wedding, her father collapsed of a heart attack. The whole family went to her father's house, but Beth was the one doing everything, household chores, preparing meals and taking care of her father, while all her sisters did were sit down and cry and her brother-in-laws were more concerned with watching sports and making a whole lot of noise.
In the end, it was Noah who came and helped clean up the place for her, and being there to lend his shoulder. So she paid him a visit on his boat and told him that even though they were not married, he was more of a husband to her than the men her sisters married. They made up and she told him she would not ask for marriage again.
In the end, it was Noah who proposed to her and they got married on his boat in the middle of the sea. When she asked why the sudden change of heart, he said he loves her very much and her happiness means everything to him, so he knows only by giving her what she wants, ie marriage, will she be truly happy. Awww.... so sweet!
This show really reflects society in general. The characters are so real, as in anyone can be any of the characters. At the end of the show, Gigi, who finally found love, said even though the process can be hurtful, disappointing and depressing, but the main thing is never give up! Amen to that!
How many times we delude ourselves and gave excuses that maybe he is busy, maybe he lost the number, maybe he is in a meeting, yadda yadda, without facing the obvious fact that he is just not interested?
How many times we let ourselves be "bullied" and treated without due respect from the men, thinking that was how men show their care and concern, without facing the blatant truth that they are just being jerks? I can so relate to the show!
The movie revolves around five women and four men. The show started off with Gigi, on a blind date with Connor. She thought everything was going well since he did not cut the date short and offered to get drinks after that. Then when they parted, he said he had fun and it was a great evening. Gigi took that to mean she could pursue something further, so eagerly anticipated that he would call.
It did not help that her female co-workers told her that he would call. So after waiting for weeks without any trace, including calling him and leaving messages without any response, she decided to "bump" into him at a pub which he said he frequented. That was where she met Alex, who happened to be Connor's best friend, and they started a friendship where he gave her tips on how to read guys' signals, and she would call him for advise each time she got confused over certain signs guys displayed.
However, when he asked her to a party at his house with the idea that she might meet single men, she misinterpreted that he was interested in her, and volunteered to co-host the party with him. A misunderstanding where he wanted to introduce her to a friend resulted in the friend being no-show and he himself turned up, led her (and her co-workers) to believe he was interested.
So she took the initiative after the party, but he told her she had been misinterpreting his signs all along. In the end, she was so embarrassed that she gave him a telling to and stormed out of his house. However, Alex suddenly felt empty and realised that without Gigi calling him ever so often, he could hardly focus on what he was doing. That was when he realised he had fallen for her except he did not wish to admit it.
Thus, he did the one thing he advised her on - that if a guy did not call, he would never call, but if a guy is really into a girl, he would do anything just to see her. So he went to her place in the middle of the night with some trumped up excuse, and this time, they started officially.
Gigi's co-workers are two ladies called Janine and Beth. Janine was with her husband (cannot remember his name but he looked so stone and expressionless throughout the show) since college, and they got married only because she gave him the ultimatum - get married or break up. And he obliged, even though he was not ready.
After marriage, he felt unhappy. He started smoking again, he missed his carefree life, he bumped into a hot babe (Anna) at a grocery stall but when she gave him her number, he had to tell her he was married so he could not go around taking girl's numbers. Yet he could not get her out of his mind.
Neither could Anna, so they started an affair. Connor (Gigi's date) was actually sort of dating Anna, and obviously he was more interested in her than in anyone else, but she was the one who was blowing him off. After she met Mr Stony the married man, she stopped seeing Connor altogether.
Anna wanted to be a singer and Mr Stony worked for a production company (I think), so he promised to help her in her career. One day, they came back from the studio where the producer liked her voice and song, and she was so excited that they went to his office and wanted to make love when Janine knocked on his door.
Prior to that, he confessed to his wife that he slept with someone. Although she was hurt, she knew their marriage had cracks so decided to forgive him and gave him another chance. So she came by his office to offer herself to him. He had to hide Anna in the closet, but she heard the lovemaking he and his wife were doing.
When Janine left, Anna came out of the closet in tears and told Mr Stony never to touch her again before storming out of his office (in her red lingerie, no less!). She then called Connor for some sex, and he took the opportunity to initiate a relationship. She agreed, but after that, she regretted.
The next morning, Conner showed her a house he was planning to buy for her, but she rejected. In the end, she went off to India for some Yoga retreat, and to discover herself by deciding to be alone and not be involved with anyone for the time being.
Anna had a friend Mary who works in an advertising firm. Anna recommended Conner to Mary who published an advertisement for him. They had never seen each other face to face, although Mary came across his photo while publishing his advertisement. The only contact they had with each other were through emails and phone calls.
Mary tried online dating, but she was complaining to Anna that modern technology spoiled things as things got sent to blackberries, office emails, personal emails, texting on mobile phones, online social portals, et al, and by the time she got through with all the gadgets, she had been dumped by seven different technologies! She much preferred the old days where there was only one phone and one answering machine!
One day, Connor, trying to recover from being dumped by Anna, sat down in a cafe on his own. Mary happened to be sitting a few tables away, facing him. Coincidentally, his new advertisement just came out. She was looking at the advertisement when she looked up and saw him! So she called him and told him where she was, then went over to join him for coffee, and by the end of the show, they were a couple.
Back to Mr Stony. His wife had him thrown out in the end and they divorced. His best friend is Noah, who had been cohabiting with Beth (also Gigi's co-worker) for seven years. Beth is the third of four daughters. Her two elder sisters had married. Then she received an invitation to her younger sister's wedding, and all of a sudden, she felt she wanted to shift the relationship with Noah a little.
Noah's rationale was that they were both in love, both in a solid relationship, so why should they get married, as even married couples might not last as long as them? However, Beth decided to leave him in the end as she could not get what she wanted from him, and Noah went to live on his boat in the interim.
As Beth was at the wedding, her father collapsed of a heart attack. The whole family went to her father's house, but Beth was the one doing everything, household chores, preparing meals and taking care of her father, while all her sisters did were sit down and cry and her brother-in-laws were more concerned with watching sports and making a whole lot of noise.
In the end, it was Noah who came and helped clean up the place for her, and being there to lend his shoulder. So she paid him a visit on his boat and told him that even though they were not married, he was more of a husband to her than the men her sisters married. They made up and she told him she would not ask for marriage again.
In the end, it was Noah who proposed to her and they got married on his boat in the middle of the sea. When she asked why the sudden change of heart, he said he loves her very much and her happiness means everything to him, so he knows only by giving her what she wants, ie marriage, will she be truly happy. Awww.... so sweet!
This show really reflects society in general. The characters are so real, as in anyone can be any of the characters. At the end of the show, Gigi, who finally found love, said even though the process can be hurtful, disappointing and depressing, but the main thing is never give up! Amen to that!
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