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Kate Hudson And Matthew Mcconaughey

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In the movie, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey played two actors who try to get each other to fall in love, all for a bet. Kate Hudson as Andie Anderson is a columnist for Composure magazine who writes the “How To” column. Her boss challenges her to pick a guy and has to make common mistakes that women do to drive men away. On the other hand, Matthew McConaughey plays Benjamin Barry who is an ad executive discovering a market he hasn’t represented before. In order to dive into the world of diamonds, his boss encourages him to understand what true love is, so Ben has to make a women fall in love with him over the duration of ten days. Andie and Ben hit it off at a bar and had chemistry ever since. Throughout her ten days, Andie tries every trick in the book to try to get Ben to break up with her, though in a cute non-threatening way. However, Ben is willing to put up with Andie’s stunts to get her to fall in love with him and show her off at the DeLauer’s diamond party to prove he can overcome his task. To describe Andie and Ben’s first interaction, the uncertainty-reduction theory is an appropriate concept in this case. Uncertainty-reduction theory is how we use information as we endeavor to reduce our uncertainty, especially people we aren’t familiar with. In order for one to reduce their uncertainty, they are encouraged to communicate. In the movie, this concept takes place at the bar where the two actors hit it off. Benjamin is sitting

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