“I dunno, she’s got gaps, I got gaps, together we fill gaps.”
That’s Rocky Balboa, talking to his pal Paulie, about why he’s found himself falling in love with the shy Adrian in the original “Rocky” film. Rocky may not be a smart man, but he knows what love is.
No, wait, that’s Forrest Gump. But the point still holds, and the concept of finding the “gaps” in a loved one has inspired the creation of, yes, another relationship-starter website … this one with a difference. OppositesConnect.com doesn’t want to find someone you’re, well, in harmony with; they want to pair you up with your opposite.
“Everybody’s alike, and they all like the same things, lah-di-dah,” said site founder Larry Wilson, who quoted “Annie Hall” while telling the Chicago Tribune that he indeed did use the “Rocky” quote as a starting point for his site.
The site features a 75-question test that will find opposite personalities among those who sign up. It’s just another example of real life being inspired by art, or as close to “art” as “Rocky” gets, but it got us to thinking: There have to be other movie quotes worthy of spawning a matchmaking website.
Such as:
“You had me at hello.”: A meeting place for folks who just don’t want to work too hard at the relationship thing. The “Jerry McGuire” comment is intended to melt your partner’s heart … but would you really trust someone who fell for you that quickly?
“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”: A website operated by people who have never actually been in love. Movie-goers got all gushy about this moment in “Love Story,” but it was it’s use in the later film “What’s Up, Doc?” (said by Barbra Streisand, not Bugs Bunny) that hits home. Ryan O’Neal’s response (to Barbra, not Bugs or Ali): “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.”
“You make me want to be a better man.”: This dinner-scene comment from “As Good As It Gets” is in here just so that we can rant about how stupid it is for Helen Hunt to fall not only for this line, but for Jack Nicholson’s misanthropic character. Obviously the website this spawns would be a parody site.
“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.”: A site styled like the bar in “Casablanca,” where former flames would meet up in hopes of rekindling romance. Minus the Nazis, of course.
“The first date back is always the toughest, Harry.” … “You only had one date. How do you know it’s not going to get worse?”: A commiseration site, where those burned by awful dates can meet up with each other and, in the style of “When Harry Met Sally,” not friend each other because … as we all know … men and women can’t just be friends.
“Frankly, Scarlett, I don’t give a damn.”: Tried every other website out there in attempt to find a mate? Join the site of last resort, where folks just show up, chat up the first person they meet, then logout without leaving a forwarding e-mail.
As for OppositesConnect.com, its founder told the Chicago paper that the goal is to have “fun, interesting first dates, second dates, third dates, that hopefully will result in a relationship.”
“We’re not claiming science here,” says Miller, who’s single.
