The (500) Days of Summer Dating Theory

If you have seen (500) Days of Summer, you know it’s appeal, and if you haven’t, you need to.  (500) Days of Summer is the perfect anti-Romantic Comedy.  It’s adorable, it’s funny, it’s sad.  You want to love Summer and hate her at the same time.

However, to me, it is more than the perfect date movie.  It is slowly becoming a relationship predictor.  Now it is a super basic theory, that hasn’t been overly tested.  I would love to hear about your successes or failures with this theory.

The Theory

On a basic level, the movie (500) Days of Summer can predict how successful a beginning relationship will turn out.

To Test

1. Grab your significant other and watch (500) Day of Summer.
2. After the film is over, casually start a conversation about what you thought of it.
3. Once the conversation is rolling, volunteer which of the two main characters you identify the most with.
4. Encourage you significant other to do the same.
5. Compare results.

Predicted Results

A successful relationship can only thrive between people that identify with the same character.  Two Toms pair well together, and two Summers pair well together.  However, a Tom and a Summer should be warned if they want to date.

Now I know this seems obvious, or too simple, but you’d be surprising how much this movie prompts you to open up about yourself and your dating past!

-Alice Ambrosia