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No, not that kind of girlfriend, although based on my experiences with dating lately it does sound like a better alternative.

I mean a girlfriend, like the kind you can tell anything to, the kind that will tell you yes those jeans DO make your butt look big, the kind who will rush over with a bottle of Absolut pint of Ben & Jerry’s when you find out the jerk is cheating on you.

That’s what Mary has. Actually, she has a few of them. See, Mary is really Meg Ryan and her girlfriends are Annette Bening, Debra Messing and Jada Pinkett Smith. And they’re all in a movie called ‘The Women‘.

‘The Women’ is a remake of a 1939 movie by the same name that takes a comical look at women and the ties that bind them. When ‘the women’ find out that Mary’s husband is having an affair - with Eva Mendes of all people who I absolutely adore but really want to choke in this movie - her friends come to her rescue. But its more than just a story about cheating spouses, its about loyalty, betrayal, gossip, careers, and friendships.

The amazing thing about ‘The Women‘ is what went on behind the scenes. If you visit Dove.com, you can watch a short film about “The Women Behind The Women” to learn, first-hand, how Hollywood creates the images we see on screen, highlighting the work and people involved in making a major motion picture come to life.

The short film encourages women to challenge today’s beauty stereotypes, celebrates the opportunities for women to empower one another and explores the diverse definitions of beauty, shared through interviews with some of the cast and crew of The Women. The Women Behind “The Women” is available exclusively on Dove.com.

Here’s what you’ll find at Dove.com:

• View exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of The Women & The Women Behind “The Women”
• Read the Director’s Diary, written by Diane English
• Go Behind-the-Scenes with Dove teen journalist Cammy Nelson
• Download self-esteem building tools for girls, moms and mentors
• Enter for a chance to win a trip for you and a friend to the LA film premiere of The Women on September 4 (Sweepstakes ends 8/20. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.).
• Enter for a chance to win one of 100 pairs of movie tickets each day between 9/3 and 9/19 (No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.).

Its all tied in with Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty which is just awesome. Its been around for a few years and already it has made such a difference. Remember how shocking and controversial it was a few years ago when Dove ran ads showing women of all sizes, shapes, colors and ages (some of them in their skivvies!)? Now we don’t even bat a well-curved and mascara’d eyelash. Yay Dove!!

Anyway…I get to do something this weekend that I haven’t done in a long time. I get to go relax and enjoy a movie all by myself. No potty breaks during the good scenes, no trips to the concession stand because someone’s root beer is all gone.

I’ll let you know how it goes.