Chick flicks are essential to life. They make you laugh, cry, and believe in true love. Every girl hopes to live in the fantasy life of these movies. We grow up dreaming about the day we will meet our leading man and fall madly in love. So what do we do? We apply these romances to our own relationships. The problem is, these romances are made up. They are for our entertainment. We need to stop taking personal advice from these movies because honestly it will leave us disappointed. Here are some examples of movies we should not take advice from:

1. "Sex and the City": In the first "Sex and the City" movie, Big leaves Carrie on their wedding day. Now, if you have watched "Sex and the City" before, you know that this is not the first time Big leaves Carrie high and dry. By the end of the movie, Carrie takes him back. The problem with this is we overlook the major problems with this relationship because we want to believe in true love. No girl should go through the pain of a guy leaving her and then take them back, and especially not if you are Carrie Bradshaw. If a guy is always hot and cold, don’t give him the time of day. Don’t keep giving a guy second chances because he will start to assume it is okay to hurt you — when it’s obviously not.

2. "Friends with Benefits": Most people have had a casual hookup in their life. The problem with these are they never really seem to result in a flash mob declaring their eternal love for one another. Of course, this FWB worked out because ,come on, it's JT and Mila Kunis. In the real world someone usually develops feelings, gets hurt, and the friendship is over. What’s so fun about that? Well, maybe the hookup part, but that’s about it. Moral of the story is, unless you are okay with not staying friends with your casual hookup, don’t do the whole “friends with benefits” thing.

3. "Sweet Home Alabama": We all swoon over the fact that Reese Witherspoon ends up with her childhood sweetheart. As much as we all want to believe our first love will be our last, it rarely works out that way. People change and grow apart. Somehow we always pretend this change doesn’t happen. Who doesn’t want to say they married their childhood sweetheart? The problem is this rarely happens. It’s a sad reality, but it’s the truth.

4. "A Walk to Remember": In this Nicholas Sparks movie, a girl turns a bad boy into a good one. Although the point of the movie is to show how one person can change another one’s life for the good, this does not happen very often. We should not be putting our life’s effort into “fixing” a guy. If there’s one thing I've learned, it’s nearly impossible to do this. You should not stay with someone just because you think you are making their life better. It is not fair to you, and it is most certainly not fair to them.

5. "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days": The whole movie is based on the fact that both Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey are lying to each other for work. In the end, they end up together. Now, I know this is a loose connection, but there is no way the trust of that relationship could ever go back to normal. Trust is a key part to a healthy relationship. Pretending to be something you’re not is not a smart way to get a guy to like you. Don’t think that because we see relationships finally forming at the end, there are not issues beyond that final scene. If I had to guess, most movie relationships with a plot based on lying to each other don’t end up working out. Just a guess, though.

Now, just because chick flicks don’t always know what they are talking about does not mean we should stop watching them. Instead, take it for what they are worth, which is inspiration. They give us hope that we too will have these great loves someday. Just remember the next time you are watching one that it’s not real. Instead, maybe take advice from your parents. They probably have more answers about love than you think.