Everyone loves a good rom-com. You get a little romance to help you fill a void, with a little bit of comedy mixed in to make you laugh in between spoonfuls of ice cream. It's a win-win. The problem with romantic comedies, however, is that they give you unrealistic expectations for your love life. Like you'll write a how-to column on how to get rid of a guy in 10 days, and he'll just happen to, AT THE SAME TIME, try to win your heart in order to win a contest, and you'll both happen to fall in love with each other (in 10 days) and forget that you were, in fact, using each other for your career. (I'm looking at you, "How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days.")
As much as we all hate to admit it, we have all gotten a few unrealistic expectations from these movies. Will we stop watching them? Absolutely not.
1. You'll walk down the street, lock eyes with someone and fall in love.
We've all seen it in movies, two people cross paths on a busy sidewalk, lock eyes and BOOM, they're in love. They somehow find each other a week later and guess what? They're soul mates. As much as I've tried to make this happen in real life, it doesn't.
2. The love of your life will completely mess up, realize an hour later and chase you down.
I'm sorry to report that they will not chase you down the streets of New York City, swerve in and out of traffic, scale buildings or any combination of these things. If they realize they've messed up, they'll probably just text you. Maybe they'll call you if they're old fashioned.
3. You think you absolutely hate someone, when in fact they're actually your soul mate.
So many romantic comedies show two people who hate (and I mean, HATE) someone so much, that they actually love them. Makes sense right? Constantly fighting and bickering with someone does not equate to love, and actually, probably leans more towards the unhealthy relationship side of things.
4. The notorious "player" finds the right girl and puts to rest his player ways.
Once a player, always a player. Am I right, ladies?
