Richard Curtis has inadvertently played Cupid a million times. He's given men inspiration for grand romantic gestures and talked couples down from their high—the result of so many movies, surely—expectations of each other. Even if you don't recognize the English director by name, you know his movies: Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill, Bridget Jones' Diary, Love Actually, and About Time, which is in theaters now.
If you've found your love on the rocks, and especially strained this holiday season, revisit some of Richard Curtis's classics for tips on how to not screw up your relationship.