I knew it! Rom-coms 'spoil your love life'

Watching romantic comedies can spoil your love life, a study by a university in Edinburgh has claimed.

Rom-coms have been blamed by relationship experts at Heriot Watt University for promoting unrealistic expectations when it comes to love.

They found fans of films such as Runaway Bride and Notting Hill often fail to communicate with their partner.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/s...st/7784366.stm


Why did it take this long for sciency people to figure this out?

Annyone who has spend more then 1 day with a woman, either a female relative, female friend, or a romantic partner should be able to notice the unrealistic expectations that rom coms implant in woman

It's not just woman by the way, I have a male friend who watches rom com's a lot, and he has unrealistic expactations of what he has to do to get woman to like him.

Here's an article about an australian study similar to the Scottish one!
http://uwillreadnews.blogspot.com/20...-hill-are.html

Hugh Grant has certainly got a lot to answer for.

The star of countless romantic comedies has left couples looking at their own love lives and finding them wanting.

Not that Mr Grant and his inevitable happy-ever-after endings are solely to blame.

Two pieces of research conclude that the entire romantic comedy genre has made couples wonder why their relationships don't match the light-hearted fun and eternal happiness they see on screen.

Here's someone's thesis on the subject:
http://people.wcsu.edu/mccarneyh/acad/LopsTHESIS.html

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

How do romantic movies affect relationships of women between the ages of 18 and 26?

Andrezza Lops

Western Connecticut State University









Abstract

The research examines how romantic movies affect relationships of women between the ages of 18 and 26. This study suggests that women experience a variety of feelings and emotions while watching these movies and they apply them to their relationships. The results indicated that there is a high demand for romantic movies and women are provided with fantasies, lessons and instructions about love from watching them.











How do romantic movies affect relationships of women between the ages of 18 and 26?

Movies have been one of America’s favorite pastimes. They are appealing to all age groups, culture and classes. Since the early 1930’s, romantic movies have played a major role in our society. They have distracted oppressed people during the Depression and they made ordinary actors teenager idols. They have made us laugh and cry. With that in mind, the researcher decided to look into how these movies can affect relationships of women between the ages of 18 and 26. In order to better understand the nature of these movies and how they can affect the women in the stated age group, it is necessary to look at some theoretical basis and works written about the topic.

I see its 'make obvious statments day'

How I hate rom-coms, not really because of those reasons though.

Ah rom-coms, how I do despise them. Same with American soaps, you'll never see an ugly person playing a decent role on an American soap! And don't even get me started on One Tree Hill. It's awful, the US should ban it: it showcases every negative American stereotype there is! Bad for PR and such.

My friends once said, "Romantic Comedies are the lowest form of films."

And sadly they're the most common. All I see these days are Romantic Comedy bullcrap. It's the same story repackaged with a new skin every time.

Rom-coms are simply aphrodesiacs, nothing more.

Th only data I saw that supported this seemed weak at best.

18-26 years old?

My g/f is 41, so I am safe from the Romantic Comedys that will undermine my relationship..........

Originally Posted by Scipio Afracanis

18-26 years old?

My g/f is 41, so I am safe from the Romantic Comedys that will undermine my relationship..........

41?

Originally Posted by ♔EmperorBatman999♔

41?

Aye, If you saw her you wouldn't think she is 41. (a bonus)

Older women are the best.

I think every man knows this as truth. I will refrain from going on a huge rant about this...

From the last link in the OP,

When asked if they try to get their boyfriend/husband to watch a romantic movie expecting him to learn something from it, 54% answered yes, 40% answered no and 6% were neutral.

That's one of the most hilarious things I've ever read.

rahahaahahha.

my girlfriend and I just watch them for the comedy, and the occasionally hot actors and actresses. Though we did make love to Mr. and Mrs. Smith once...

Really, though I want to see this Knight and Day movie that came out. Would that be considered a romantic comedy?

Originally Posted by Henry X

rahahaahahha.

my girlfriend and I just watch them for the comedy, and the occasionally hot actors and actresses. Though we did make love to Mr. and Mrs. Smith once...

Really, though I want to see this Knight and Day movie that came out. Would that be considered a romantic comedy?

Rom Com with a splash of action.

Or Action with a splash of Rom Com.

,the 1st choice.

Originally Posted by Scipio Afracanis

Rom Com with a splash of action.

Or Action with a splash of Rom Com.

,the 1st choice.

There's a few too many gunfights in that movie to pick the first choice....

My favorite rom-com is The Princess Bride but it's so different you can almost say it's not a rom-com. There is so much more to the movie than the romance aspect. I mean, what rom-com has something as awesome as this?

Originally Posted by Lord Rahl

My favorite rom-com is The Princess Bride but it's so different you can almost say it's not a rom-com. There is so much more to the movie than the romance aspect. I mean, what rom-com has something as awesome as this?

That's because The Princess Bride had giant rats, swords fights, Andre the Giant, the bald guy who kept saying inconceivable, and an Albino. What's not to love?

Cameron Diaz is in it.

Diaz is nothing like she used to be like back in The Mask days.



Good God...

Wow. I agree completely with you.

Holy semi-sweet chocolate Christ on a whole wheat graham cracker...



ME WHAT A BABE!