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February 15, 2013

Lovely!!!

In honor of Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share some of my favorite “I Love You” scenes. I picked four out of millions and list them below, in no particular order. Happy Valentine’s Day!

1. Scarlett and Rhett in Gone With the Wind

I’ve loved Gone with the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell, since I read it decades ago and went through my Scarlett phase (mentioned here). Scarlett reminds me of a Civil War era Madonna, and the book is overloaded with all kinds of drama between the War, the South, and Scarlett and her rebellious, self-centered, tough as nails personality.

And Rhett is a “scoundrel” for sure, but he admires Scarlett for her real self, not the airs she must put on in Civil War South. Unfortunately, Scarlett realizes a little too late that she belongs with Rhett, and by then Rhett has had it with her. Towards the…

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About Kristen Chapman Gibbons

Loosely connected facts: Storyteller. Curator of a Better Internet. Lifelong Politico. Social Media Maven. Creativity and Empathy Evangelist. Performer. Creator of Content Worth Sharing. Digital Strategist. Former Social Worker. Decade teaching in Higher Ed. Master's Degree in Theology. Married to an Irishman. 3 darling kiddos. Preacher's kid. Appalachian. Music maker. Music devour-er. ENTP. Bohemian. Geeky. Obsessed with thrift stores and all things vintage. Lover of species.