Romantic comedies ruin lives

**allrevvedup** · 22 Jul 2010, 11:19

Romantic comedies might be light-hearted fun but the happy-ever-after movies are also impacting people's real love lives, according to an Australian survey.

A poll of 1,000 Australians found almost half said romantic comedies with their inevitable happy endings have ruined their view of an ideal relationship.
One in four Australians said they were now expected to know what their partner was thinking, while one in five respondents said it made their partners expect gifts and flowers 'just because'.

'It seems our love of rom-coms is turning us into a nation of 'happy-ever-after addicts'. Yet the warm and fuzzy feeling they provide can adversely influence our view of real relationships,' said Australian relationship counsellor, Gabrielle Morrissey.

'Real relationships take work and true love requires more than fireworks,' she said.

The survey was released by Warner Home Video.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0721/love.html

Wario · 23 Jul 2010, 04:03

And I thought I was the primary ruiner of lives

Pudding · 23 Jul 2010, 06:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by allrevvedup

A poll of 1,000 Australians

Who really gives a shit about what Aussies think?

22 Jul 2010, 11:19	#1
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,354	Romantic comedies ruin lives Romantic comedies might be light-hearted fun but the happy-ever-after movies are also impacting people's real love lives, according to an Australian survey. A poll of 1,000 Australians found almost half said romantic comedies with their inevitable happy endings have ruined their view of an ideal relationship. One in four Australians said they were now expected to know what their partner was thinking, while one in five respondents said it made their partners expect gifts and flowers 'just because'. 'It seems our love of rom-coms is turning us into a nation of 'happy-ever-after addicts'. Yet the warm and fuzzy feeling they provide can adversely influence our view of real relationships,' said Australian relationship counsellor, Gabrielle Morrissey. 'Real relationships take work and true love requires more than fireworks,' she said. The survey was released by Warner Home Video. http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0721/love.html

23 Jul 2010, 04:03	#2
Wario Monstro helps me spell things... Join Date: 05.01.2007 Location: Masculine, Pennsylvania Posts: 9,105	And I thought I was the primary ruiner of lives