Judging by its botched hook-up with Suzuki, a mid-sized Japanese maker, VW is not much good at romance.

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Hence, the second pearl in the book chapter is: A Woman Should Require Good Finance in Her Romance.

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He described the finished product as being a "sci-fi, comedy, romance, father-son relationship, superhero, good over evil fight to save the world".

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Then there's his awkward romance with a lonely woman (Miranda Richardson, very good as usual) who works at the radio station where he preaches on Sunday mornings.

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Ensuing years were marked by such songs as "Things Have Gone to Pieces" and "A Good Year for the Roses, " which highlighted broken or thwarted romance and the kind of longing that suggests late, lonely nights in bars.

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For those who want the romance of smaller establishments based in Maine, all of these are good: Maine Lobster Direct, Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound, Lucky Catch Lobsters.

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Having a good script always helps -- and Quentin Tarantino's contributions to both "True Romance" and "Crimson Tide" make those the Tony Scott movies that the smarty-pants critics like to single out.

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The high-drama romance between the hearing Bay and the deaf Emmett is currently the centerpiece of the show, for good reason: Berdy, in particular, has a James Dean charisma that breaks open every scene.

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