‘Date yourself instead’ is the foremost important thing I can tell to a hopeless romantic, being a hopeless romantic means you can’t just ‘play it cool’ or ‘play hard to get’ - we as humans are meant to FEEL and celebrate these emotions of passion and don’t apologise for it. I talk about ways to express hopeless romantic feelings, the impact hookup culture has on romantics, dating yourself instead and to not change yourself for anyone. MOVIE CULTURE - todays movie analysis I talk about Sofia Coppolas 2023 ‘Priscilla’ and my essay on the use or lack of sound to portray the universal feminine yearning for companionship.