Things Romantic Movies Get Wrong About Relationships

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Well, one thing that I think is really bad about romantic films is how the main characters end up in bed with each other way too fast. This obviously has to do with the fact that movies are one and a half hour long, and the plot needs to be shoehorned into that format, but I think that is something that is really damaging, because teenagers copy that behavior and don't consider their own feelings.

Part of the joy of a new relationship is that long, slow period where you are getting to know the person and you are ridiculously attracted to that person, to the point of insanity. That experience is valuable in itself. If you rush it you'll regret it, because it is such a wonderful thing.

I feel nauseated by seeing some of the movie titles here.

When I saw the thread title a part of me hoped it wouldn't turn into a thread ranting about how women only date guys that don't treat them well, they don't date guys that are poor and so on.

It's nice to have dreams.

Not a movie and alas somewhat related to my opening remarks, but I've been watching some reruns of "Frasier" lately and they regularly have the same scene. Frasier spots a beautiful, classy woman somewhere be it the bus, supermarket, a play, the park, the gym, a retirement home....goes up to her and asks if she'd like to go to dinner with him. She is always single and the answer is always "yes". I wonder if things like that give the wrong impression to some people who don't realise that a TV show doesn't have time for relationships to develop like they do in the real world, and instead think that's what you do....cold approach strangers and ask them out.

I love films where they don't get together in the end.

There aren't many though. If be open to recommendations. I like 13 going on 30 for this reason. She finds out the jock she adored in high school turns out creepy, but the nerd she didn't fancy is lovely and she thinks he'll fall for her too if only she tells him how she feels, but



Though it depends on which timeline you take as the real ending.

I enjoyed Somethings Gotta Give. Even though I find Diane Keaton irritating, she was ok I this.

I don't think I'll watch it again though because it made me really miss someone I haven't seen in a long time.

I hate How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. It's so stupid. Its one of those, they hate each other so they'll fall in love type things. It also completely misunderstands the magazine publishing industry. You can't write NY times articles for Glamour you idiot.

Ate there really stupid people out there who really believe they can make it work with someone they don't get on with and always fight with because it's the plot of so many movies?

In movies you see a girl you like and you always get them. If you also find a cute girl, you can hit on them and not be deemed as a creep. Plus all relationships seem to be so perfect. It is nice to sometimes see movies that use reality for relationships. But sometimes they make up at the end and the couple stay together.

Happy endings. People start to wait for happy endings in their life - but there no endings, except the terminal. There is no "and they lived happily ever after" IRL.

Also, I was really disappointed with the Pretty Woman ending. I liked the almost-ending, when she gains her self-respect, decides to leave the streets, get some education and start a new live. But then all this scene of the hero making himself a fool to ask her to come back was both unrealistic and stupid for me. I genuinely don't know what is "romantic" about it.