I have nothing against him per se; he seemed like a nice guy and I'm glad Rose ended up with him, but I didn't like the cookie-cutter/perfect romance between them. Seemed so shallow and engineered...the storyline between the grandmother and Maggie was more interesting than the Simon/Rose storyline IMO.
shareI don't know about cookie cutter, but I think Rose deserved to have that kind of romance. She had such bad luck with men, and she needed a man who loved her like Simon did. Had it been Maggie it happened to in the movie before Maggie changed, I would have scoffed.
Of course, towards the end, Maggie was more deserving of that kind of romance as well. But Rose is the one of the two that deserved that kind of love during the progression of the movie. The romance is a little too perfect, but then, it really isn't. Because he doesn't accept her the way she is without question. Remember, he's the one who breaks it off because she won't open up to him about Maggie and Jim.
Yeah I agree, it was kind of pathetic in the beginning of their relationship. He's such a nice guy, but his character is not that likable.
I also think it's kind of unrealistic that a woman would go from being attracted to arrogant a-holes to dating a wimpy nerd. Not that it's NEVER happened before, but usually it's after a couple divorces or something lol.
I liked Simon. It was a perfect romance except that Rose didn't want to be completely open to him. And it wasn't unreasonable for him to expect her to be.
He wanted her, but he was unsure. It all ended well, but I think we can conclude from Rose's warnings about Maggie, that all will not be perfect in the marriage. Maggie will probably continue to be a factor, and Rose spelled this out to Simon in detail in one scene. She said something like "you'll want me to banish her from my life, but I could never do it." The sisterhood would survive, despite the glitches along the way. And he accepted that, for which me must give him credit.
Yeah I thought her little "well the last guy was a jerk so I guess I'll settle for the nerd" couple of dates made sense...but not the marriage proposal and her accepting! It went from reluctant dating to...huh, engaged in like, 3 weeks? That crossed the line to me. He seemed like a nice dude but she never seemed really "in" to him or anything. No sparks.
shareI thought he was a great, genuinely sensitive guy who really cared about Rose. He may have annoyed her at first but I think he knew that if he didn't push a little he'd never be able to have a chance with her. He as there for her at a really rough point in her life and I think that helped her a lot.
shareSimon was sweet, fun and caring. He had high self-esteem, and loved to eat. He was kind of the Anti-Jim.
Of course, it helps that he was played by the gorgeous Mark Feuerstein. In the book, Simon was described as average looking. But I still loved his character.
Totally agree with you - confidence and high self-worth without hubris are very attractive qualities. I liked, as did Rose, how he could easily talk to the guys after the basketball game - he was very comfortable talking to "regular people" - and I especially agree with you about Mark Feuerstein. I absolutely love him. He's a terrific comic and dramatic actor. He's one of those actors I could watch sell used cars for 2 hours.
shareTheir relationship was anything but cookie-cutter/perfect. They had an inauspicious beginning, after all—she wouldn’t have anything to do with him—and their wedding plans were mired by her keeping Maggie from him. But I liked Simon. I’d be delighted to have a man like him. Smart, romantic, cute, enjoys a good meal. Raaar.
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