unabashed affection for Ben Affleck. That last one's almost impossible to reconcile for most people, so I try to like Forces of Nature very quietly.

Yeah. I don't get the Ben Affleck hate at all. And I share your love of Forces of Nature, but then I'm a sucker for frienship romances.

so it's hard to be enthusiastic when I know all I'm going to do is break hearts and not resolve anything

Oh, but there's nothing like writing a scene that has you sobbing as you type! It hurts so *good* :)