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5 Dating Tips to Learn From The Movie ‘Priceless’

5 Dating Tips to Learn From The Movie 'Priceless'

Priceless (originally titled as ‘Hors de prix’) is a French film, directed by Pierre Salvadori. It stars Audrey Tautou as Irene, and Gad Elmaleh as Jean.
Irene is always dating rich men, irrespective of whether they are young or old, good-looking or not, as long as they can give her a luxurious lifestyle. On a holiday with her companion Jacques (an old, wealthy man), she meets Jean (a bartender at the hotel she is staying in), and mistakes him for being a wealthy man. After a night of passion, Jean starts to like Irene, but she leaves the next day. To Jean’s luck, he meets Irene again one year later at the same hotel. The story then continues on Jean and Irene’s journey of finding out truths about each other, to liking each other, and then finally realizing that they love each other more than all the riches in the world. In their romantic journey, one can find several hidden lessons. Here are a few of them.

1. Date a person with a heart, not a big wallet

Irene has had a rather adventurous life, chasing rich men and being dependent on them for getting expensive shoes and clothes. But very soon, she realizes that leading a happy life does not necessarily require being rich. A happy life instead involves being in the arms of a person who truly loves you for who you are, and will do just about anything and everything for you. Jean uses up all his savings to be able to win Irene, and eventually she realizes that he may not be the richest man on this planet, but Jean definitely has a very big heart.

2. Cheating is not tolerated in any form of datinG

Cheating is uncool! When Jacques gets to know of Irene sleeping with Jean, he breaks off his engagement. Regardless of how unhappy you are with a person, or even if you are dependent on him only for luxury (like Irene is on Jacques), cheating is not a good way to deal with relationships or your partners.

3. If you want to cheat, be careful!

Of course, if you are the kind of person who just doesn’t believe in stability and all the ‘good ideas’ of dating, then the least you can do is be careful. Irene, obviously, doesn’t learn her lesson from the first time, and gets dumped by yet another rich man when she is caught flirting with Jean for the second time.

4. Give shit to someone, and they’ll replace you in a jiffy!

You could be the prettiest girl on this planet or the most handsome guy ever, but nobody likes to take shit from other people. The second time that Irene is caught cheating, her then lover, Gilles dumps her and vanishes instantly, leaving her with just a bikini that she’s been wearing all day. She keeps waiting at the poolside all day for Jean to help her somehow, and is almost freezing to death. Needless to say, you treat people badly and they will not forgive you for your actions! Her position in Jacques life is taken by another pretty girl, Agnes. And it so happens that when Irene tries to manipulate the situation to get Agnes hooked up with Jean in order to be with Jacques herself, Agnes too doesn’t think of Jacques at all! In other words, everyone always looks for the ‘richer’ person than the one they’ve dated before, and when such people give shit to their partners, they’re replaced almost instantly!

5. The minute you stop being yourself, stop the relationship

Madeleine always tries to dress Jean in a manner she likes best. She also forcibly gets him a plastic surgery, and then gifts him weights for training. All this makes Jean upset, because he can’t seem to do things his own way. And unfortunately, if you too are suffering like this in a relationship, then it’s way too big a compromise to make. A relationship is meant to keep people happy, and add on to their existing personalities, rather than making them lose their individual identities and curbing their personal freedom and choices. So end the relationship, before it kills your inner peace and independence.
Keep these lessons in mind when you are dating someone, and hopefully, you’ll be able to avoid some silly mistakes. Don’t run after someone who has bricks of gold to offer to you. Instead, go for someone who has a heart of gold.
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