How Men Impress Women: 10 Examples From Classic Hollywood Movies

Women love romance, and no one does romance better than Hollywood. Movie couples are the romances which all women aspire to have. For ages, men have been trying to uncover the secret of how to impress a woman. Hollywood has it all figured out. Take a look at some of these classic romance films for some ideas on how to impress your lady love:

1. Gone With the Wind

I don't know a single woman who isn't crazy about this movie. While the romance between Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler isn't the most conventional of relationships, it is nevertheless a favorite among women. Rhett makes Scarlett crazy for him with a simple line, "You need kissing and badly. And by someone who knows how." But he doesn't kiss her. He makes her crazy for it, then he doesn't deliver immediately. Is it any surprise that she marries him later on?

2. The Notebook

Very few women can get through this romantic movie without shedding a tear or two. The romance between Allie and Noah defies everything logical in both their lives and in the end they find each other and stay together forever. Noah makes Allie fall for him by taking her outside her comfort zone. He gets her to do things she would never have done if they hadn't met....like laying down in the middle of a street to look at he stars.

3. When Harry Met Sally

This is as a story as old as love itself - best friends falling in love. What makes Harry and Sally's story so memorable? I think it's the speech Harry gives at the end of the movie detailing all the things he loves about Sally. "I love that it takes you half an hour to order a sandwich." Try writing your lady love a letter of the things you love about her and reading it to her.

4. Casablanca

Another romantic classic that has every woman swooning. Rick still loves Isla even after all the strife the former couple has gone through. Rick makes the ultimate sacrifice for Isla by helping her current husband escape Nazi Germany. Sure, it's not the gesture that's going to make her available again, but love isn't about making ourselves happy, but about making the other person happy. He did secure a place a in Isla's heart forever with this act of love.

5. Sabrina

No one embodies romance like Audrey Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart. In the roles of Sabrina and Linus, they are an unlikely couple who fall in love despite ill intentions and wandering eyes. In an attempt to impress Sabrina with his sensitivity to the less fortunate, Linus buys a halfway house for Sabrina. The maneuver works and the Sabrina does fall in love with Linus. Women love sensitive men.

6. Pretty Woman

A hooker and a businessman - that's a match made in heaven right? Well, actually yes! Down on her luck prostitute Julia Roberts shows wealthy businessman Richard Gere that there is a lot more to life than work. In the end, he wins her heart in a sweeping gesture where he ascends a fire escape and tells her that he has to have her "because she's the best." Isn't that what every girl wants to hear?

7. Titanic

Arguably the greatest love story ever told. Jack is poor. Rose is rich. But she is more than impressed by his carefree and adventurous attitude. He may not have money, but he is rich in life-experience. He has talents that help him get wherever he wants to go. Rose can't help but be drawn to his passion for living, not how much money he can make. His spirit inspires Rose to let go of her golden chains and live a life of adventure.

8. Dirty Dancing

Patrick Swayze helps Jennifer Grey grow up in this classic romance. Her family is staying at a swanky club for the summer where Swayze is a dance instructor. In a crazy turn of events Swayze teaches Grey a very scandalous dance to perform with him. His determination to defy the rules for his cause impresses her. He parents are furious, but Swayze teaches Grey how to listen to her own voice rather than only her parents. Young Jennifer will never forget that summer.

9. Pride and Prejudice

Just about every woman would love to meet her Mr. Darcy, but Elizabeth can't stand him. It's not until she cracks his rough exterior that she begins to realize he isn't the jerk first impressions might show. In the end, Darcy wins Elizabeth's heart by bailing her sister out of a very messy situation and saving the entire family embarrassment and ruin. Elizabeth is definitely impressed by his care for her family.

10. The Princess Bride

Westley is Buttercup's one and only love. It doesn't matter if she is engaged to someone else. It doesn't matter if he is being eaten by a giant rat. It doesn't matter if he has been captured and tortured by an evil prince. It doesn't matter if he is dead. Somehow, she knows he will always be there for her. And she's right! Always be the one she can count on. Believe me, she will notice.

Love doesn't always have to be about defining moments, sweeping gestures, or epic stories, but sometimes it does. Every woman wants at least a few moments like this in her life. Take a leaf out of Hollywood's book and impress her like no other.