Toxic Takeaways - How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days draws heavily on the irresistible charisma of Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey to pull off a pretty wacky premise. Hudson’s Andie bets she can scare off any man in ten days, while McConaughey swears he can win over any woman in the same period, and the result is an absurdist battle of the sexes. But is this really a couple whose happily ever after we want to feel all warm and fuzzy about? Here’s our Take on some of the most Toxic Takeaways from How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, as well as one Meaningful Message that redeems it in the end.

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[trinaq]

Both Andie and Ben started the relationship under false pretenses, yet they hypocritically got mad at the other for lying to them?! At this rate, they deserve each other!

[realSimoneCherie]

At least both characters made a bet with their friends, instead of just the guy.

[fatmaslh]

Kate Hudson's yellow dress was ICONIC 💛, when I was a kid I always imagined myself wearing a similar dress 🤤♥️

[DorotaGabal]

The best part of the movie was where Andie's friend got the guy just being herself.

[lucypreece]

Oh look at that the secret to a successful and healthy relationship is honesty and authenticity. who knew?

[maggierobertson]

These films are part of what makes the monologue in "Gone Girl" so amazing. Women have bent over backward to not be seen as the type of woman Andy pretends to be.

[trinaq]

Andie's boss made a valid point. It's a magazine devoted to fluffy pieces such as make-up, fashion and How To articles, with no place for "Serious Journalism." Evidently, Andie didn't research the magazine properly prior to taking the job! 🤦🏽‍♀️

[cozmoclipse]

It was so funny to see both of them get mad over the relationship being a bet even though both of them took part in it.

[lilil]

Plot twist: it´s actualy not their fault 2:02 It was Agatha all along

[AerialAssault]

I thought the point of this film was that these WERE toxic traits being perpetuated by two people who claim to be experts about relationships even though they have no idea who they are or what they want themselves? The movie is about toxicity.
The hot people and cold, powerful women points were spot on though.

[andresoneca]

The Notebook deserves a video like that

[TheLeah]

Can you do a toxic takeaway on He’s just not that into you ?

[thisjustin]

I don’t know how this channel creates so much quality content so quickly, but I’m glad they do. That’s my take on The Take.

[CheziahKatt]

I feel like Amy Dunne in Gone Girl is a critique/deconstruction precisely about Andy and how to lose a Guy in 10 Days.

[strawberrygoldie]

Andie is just another "not like other girls"

[lilil]

This relationship is so toxic...but i like the movie i can't help it, not really the romance, i kind of enjoy the two trying to defeat the other. Is not romantic, the love story sucks but i still laught at the comedy

[yeahoksure]

and can we talk about how cruel Andy's behavior toward her friend was?! imagine you talk to your friend about a hard breakup you went through and your friend's next step is pitching for his job a story idea about how he's going to act just like you in a relationship in order of seeing how fast the guy would run.

[entertainus]

real quick tho, imagine your masculinity being so fragile that you have to pretend you hated a celine dion concert

[Crimson]

“Ladies of New York, frost yourselves!”
“Frost this!”

[msjkramey]

To be fair, the whole "you killed my plant" or whatever actually breaks my heart. My bf and I are still mourning our peppers that didnt make it though the winter