How to Find the Love of Your Life and Yourself with Bridget Jones’s Diary

If you don't know Bridget Jones' diary, let me catch you up to speed.

Our protagonists, our woman of the hour, or maybe I should say of the one hour and 37 minutes, is Bridget Jones, a goofy, smart, yet insecure woman living in London.

It is the holiday season and all Bridget can think about is her self-proclaimed problems.

She is single, she weighs too much, and she always puts her foot in her mouth.

As she attends a Christmas party with her parents, she embarrasses herself in front of Mark Darcy, an old childhood family friend.

But Bridget doesn't really care about snobby people like Mark.

Fast forward to post-holiday season.

Bridget is back in London and starts flirting with her new flame, Daniel Cleaver, who is also a boss at work.

Yikes.

Bridget and Daniel begin seeing each other, but after some time together, Bridget discovers Daniel is cheating on her and is absolutely heartbroken.

At least at first.

She begins reclaiming her life, doing things she wants to do, but doing them only with herself in mind, not in the hopes of impressing someone else.

She lands a new job, feels better about her body, and genuinely starts to love the life she's living.

Mark Darcy comes to visit Bridget on her birthday and stays to have dinner with her and her friends.

which is when Daniel shows up.

Then, Daniel and Mark get in an all-out fight over past qualms.

Bridget sends Mark away and later on realizes that everything negative Daniel told Bridget about Mark's storied past was actually false.

It was Daniel who hurt his friend Mark, not the other way around.

But fear not, after another awkward Darcy family holiday party, Mark Darcy and Bridget reunite to declare their love for each other and share a kiss to solidify their love.

Whether you're a rom-com lover or a rom-com hater, even though that makes you plain old wrong, it doesn't matter, because while this is a romantic comedy, it's also a coming-of-age film in a sense.

Bridget Jones' diary teaches us the importance of knowing ourselves, making mistakes, and soldiering on even when it feels impossible.

I think we are prepared to get in our feelings with Bridget and learn a thing or two about being a singleton in London who still has some growing up to do.