Think about the last Christmas movie you watched.
There will have been an exorbitant supply of tinsel, a cringe-worthy moment under some mistletoe, and probably (hopefully) some supernatural forces.
These Christmas movies are gloriously trashy and predictable and we bloody love them.
They make us feel all warm and fuzzy, and we find ourselves finishing one and scrolling through Netflix for the next one (just like the characters in the Netflix originals who scroll through Netflix during the film ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).
We know that every great Christmas movie follows a similar formula.
For some reason the protagonist is always a young female professional, who's trying to make it back to her home town in time for Christmas. Once home she realises that true love (in the form of a six foot brooding model who also happens to be a childhood friend) was at home all along. She continues to pursue this love and she might even take over the family business. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But there's just one problem.
This doesn't happen in real life.
Ever.
In fact, finding a six foot brooding stranger in a small country town who isn't married already is less likely for a young single woman than finding a magic Christmas calendar or finding a stranger who looks exactly like you at a baking contest in Montenaro.
In fact, it's so rare that it made Farmer Wants a Wife possible.
It's just not going to happen. Ever.
Any six foot brooding man is swiftly snatched up. That's a fact. If they're not swiftly snatched up, they leave that small town in pursuit of the big city.
But that's not the only problem.
These female protagonists are giving up their very successful careers to move back to the country after falling in love for precisely a week.
A WEEK.
They have given no consideration of what this romance might mean for their LinkedIn or their superannuation.
But that's a Ted Talk for another time.
Excuse me, while I scroll through Netflix for another Christmas movie... for research.
What has been your favourite Christmas movie this holiday season? Tell us in the comments!
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I found a six foot two man in a small town, just a few hours from my small town - and we’re married now.
The reason they have farmer wants a wife is because there are no women in town. Not men. I know heaps of lovely single farmers. They just can’t pack up their lives like everybody else because they’re running farms, which are full time businesses, or the local ag or mining businesses which generally employ more men because they’re based on trades like mechanics, welding, tyres, earthmoving - all generally male jobs. So they are so many more opportunities for men to stay in the country. And a single woman moving to a country town actually has a lot of options when it comes to blokes. My sister is a teacher and found her husband in the first town she worked. Another sister is married to a man who grew up in the same town as us but went away to boarding school so they never met as kids, then met in a local pub in their mid twenties. Every one of my siblings has met their husband or wife in a small town and we’re all very happy.
Back to the plot, one of my best mates from high school has moved home to our small country town to take over the family farm and work as an agronomist after being away for a few years for uni, so yes, this is very possible. And he’s a lovely man who will make a great husband! He was the pick of our year! So yes, plenty of men in rural and regional areas - maybe if city girls had a connection to the country and spent time in regional areas they could understand how we work (we’re all a bit more casual and generally friendly - we don’t have a choice) and find a good man - there are plenty out there!!!!