politics is perception. at the heart of the story is the budding relationship between the president and annette bening, who plays a washington lobbyist. so, in order to pay proper homage to that aspect of the movie, i'm here to present my top five tips for dating, as taken in (and out) of context from the film.



[1] yeah, and compliment her shoes. girls like that.

[2] i tell any girl i'm going out with to assume that all plans are soft until she receives confirmation from me thirty minutes beforehand.

[3] i want to buy her some flowers. that's what men do when they break a date.

[4] if you were a dork you should say you're sorry. girls like that.

[5] you don't fight the fights that need fighting, you only fight the fights you can win! (slightly paraphrased, just slightly)