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They make the long walk to Jeffrey's apartment, silently. They get to the doorstep and buzz, wait for Jeffrey to walk down five flights of stairs. When he gets there, the police officer does all the talking. Good evening. Do you know this woman? Jeffrey says he does, that they'd just been hanging out. Then the cop reaches into Jillian's backpack and pulls out the sheets.

They make the long walk to Jeffrey's apartment, silently. They get to the doorstep and buzz, wait for Jeffrey to walk down five flights of stairs. When he gets there, the police officer does all the talking. Good evening. Do you know this woman? Jeffrey says he does, that they'd just been hanging out. Then the cop reaches into Jillian's backpack and pulls out the sheets.

Do you know what these are? Jeffrey says, those are my sheets. The police officer asks, can you identify the substance on these sheets?

Do you know what these are? Jeffrey says, those are my sheets. The police officer asks, can you identify the substance on these sheets?

The cops, having fulfilled their narrative purpose and successfully reunited our couple, leave.

The cops, having fulfilled their narrative purpose and successfully reunited our couple, leave.

Jillian remembers sobbing through all of this. She's mortified. All of a sudden, Jeffrey stops her and says this thing that still hits Jillian in a soft spot.

Jillian remembers sobbing through all of this. She's mortified. All of a sudden, Jeffrey stops her and says this thing that still hits Jillian in a soft spot.

This is like my favorite moment in any rom-com. It's a scene in 10 Things I Hate About You when Julia Stiles reads her poem to Heath Ledger in front of the entire class. It's Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets telling Helen Hunt how he just can't believe she runs into strangers all day long and they don't know that they just met the greatest woman alive.

This is like my favorite moment in any rom-com. It's a scene in 10 Things I Hate About You when Julia Stiles reads her poem to Heath Ledger in front of the entire class. It's Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets telling Helen Hunt how he just can't believe she runs into strangers all day long and they don't know that they just met the greatest woman alive.

And of course it's Mark Darcy at the bottom of the stairs telling Bridget Jones, I like you very much, just as you are. To me, the whole point of rom-coms is to set up that line. It's what we all want to hear and say to the people we love most. But real life doesn't guarantee a plot line that pushes us to say it.

And of course it's Mark Darcy at the bottom of the stairs telling Bridget Jones, I like you very much, just as you are. To me, the whole point of rom-coms is to set up that line. It's what we all want to hear and say to the people we love most. But real life doesn't guarantee a plot line that pushes us to say it.

Rom-com, rom-com, tra-la-la-la-la. Rom-com, rom-com, rom-com, tra-la-la-la-la.

Rom-com, rom-com, tra-la-la-la-la. Rom-com, rom-com, rom-com, tra-la-la-la-la.

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This is the beginning of the end.

This is the beginning of the end.

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