Stick your chest out, pout your lips, find jeans that are perfectly fitted — just tight enough around your back side to accentuate “what your momma gave you” — and most importantly, don’t talk too much — just smile and let him know you think he’s the manliest man in the world. This is the perfect formula for any woman to successfully trap and satisfy any man, right? Wrong; 100 percent, irrevocably wrong.

A new horrifyingly clichéd summer blockbuster, cleverly titled The Ugly Truth, inspired this week’s column. The film, made to entertain our young flirtatious generation to the point of inspiring us to follow through with loveless suggestions for hookups, has made these stereotypes seem not only true, but even appealing.

Another example of the media’s clouded vision of love, the movie further exemplifies the sad generalizations that continue to lead so many young — and even old — couples into quick-ending relationships based on shallow foundations.

Let me break it to you bluntly and truthfully: There is no “ugly truth” to love. Yes, this does make things a bit more difficult. But through this difficulty, there is room for genuineness and innovativeness to build a personal relationship from things that truly define an individual and his/her wants.

The themes that this definite miss of a romantic comedy attempted to base Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler’s relationship on were not only sadly unentertaining, but horribly mistaken. I’ve mentioned the things that the movie suggests women are supposed to do to enhance a man’s attraction toward them, and this might frustrate many women who see these things as sexist and unrealistic, but, more importantly, those stereotypes provide an indirect portrayal of men as sleazy, unloving animals. Both sexes definitely deserve more credit.

In the huge pool of men and women that this lovely city boasts, there is so much mystery and unprecedented attractiveness that there is no need for formulas or theories. The problem with those theories is that the people who created them weren’t able to spend enough time in one solid relationship to truly find out what love is really about.

Look at Butler’s character in the movie, for instance: A male player of every kind, how could people possibly expect him to be the one to make educated suggestions to desperate women and men looking for relationships. Movie aside, by attempting to create a theory on love and the tricks to finding it, one can quickly and easily lose touch with the basic fundamentals for the act of falling in love.

Instead of taking notes from a player like the character Butler was suppose to embody, take The Ugly Truth as an invitation of sorts for you to embark upon your own quest for love. The whole exciting part of finding love is the scary element of discovering for yourself the things that make your loved one happy.

Sure, use the silly tips written in books and shown in movies meant to magnify your sexiness, but I challenge you to find “the not-so-ugly truth” about your own love for yourself. So, grab some clothes you think look great, make whatever faces you feel like making, say whatever it is you think of saying, and be happy to be the first to create your own perfect romance.

Reach Copy Chief Parisa Sadrzadeh at features@dailyuw.com.