Happy Thanksgiving, readers! Thought I’d take the time to reflect on what I’m really, really thankful for this year. There are too many really, the fact that I get to live another day and have a job, family, friends… this blog =) Those are all abundant blessings I can’t ever take for granted. And the one thing I know I’ll always be grateful for is my caring husband, and the fact that I’ve been married to him for the past seven years. No seven-year-itch or anything of the sort, thankfully.

So, as a tribute to my great hubby, here are five wonderful movie husbands any woman would be blessed to have. The movie itself may not be perfect, but the husband portrayed here certainly seems that way.

• John Rolfe – The New World

  

  The Pocahontas-inspired story actually centers on her love affair with Capt. John Smith (Colin Farrell). But it’s the last twenty minutes of the 2.5-hour movie that touched me the most. Christian Bale’s John Rolfe fell in love with the grieving young woman after losing her first love, and eventually married her. His brief scenes with her show how patient and loving he was towards her, even until the end when their love is tested. Their scenes together are definitely one I can watch over and over again. It’s a testament of that Bale can play a hopeless romantic convincingly. I wish he’d tackle this type of role more often!
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• Paul Child – Julie & Julia
  This movie is definitely all about the heroine that is Julia Child. But just like the phrase ‘behind a great man, there is a good woman,’ the same can be true vice versa. Paul Child was a loving and sympathetic husband who stood by Julia even before she became famous, and even when fame beckoned, he’s still supportive of her instead of becoming jealous of it like a lot of men would.
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• Duke – The Notebook
  James Gardner’s Duke shows how love transcends devastating circumstances. He never gave up reading their love stories over and over again to his Alzheimer-stricken wife Allie (Gena Rowland), giving us a whole new meaning and inspiration to what ‘in sickness and in health’ marital promise is all about.
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• Gerry Kennedy – P.S. I Love You
  Gerard Butler might be a player, but he sure can play a dreamy husband, dead or alive. Hilary Swank’s Holly can be quite a pill but Gerry handle her rants and mood swings in stride and sense of humor. His love for her even transcends death as he leaves notes from the afterlife to help her move on. Plus, any husband who’s willing to do this silly but sexy strip dance absolutely deserves to be on this list.
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• Bob Rueland – Return to Me
  In this movie, David Duchovny doesn’t play the role of a husband for very long but in those brief scenes, he makes for such an adorable and supportive partner to his zoologist wife. He’s funny, charming, and sweet as can be. When he suddenly lost her, his grief was genuinely moving and heartbreaking that we all root for him to find love again. When he does, he was the epitome of a perfect boyfriend, too, which is a far cry from the womanizer role he plays in Californication.