I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Marcarelli and starring Jason Alexander and Nia Peeples.
[2][3] Bernie Fishbine (Jason Alexander) first sees Theresa Garabaldi (Nia Peeples) in his neighborhood candy store, where he frequently buys chocolate kisses.
For Bernie there is immediate kismet and when Theresa mentions to him she performs on piano in her uncle's Italian restaurant, he decides to go watch her.
Theresa convinces him he can improve himself enrolling at the gym where she works out, telling him that she too was overweight when she was younger, so she can relate.
Living with his mother and grandfather, Bernie has been forced to run the family shoe store ever since his father died 12 years ago.
His older brother is the family success and Bernie lives in his shadow and is run by his mom.
Finding out it’s a double date, he grabs a random woman at the bar and treats her to a meal.
He blows up again and it looks like he will be returning to his bad habits: eating Hershey kisses from the local candy shop.