I hate romantic comedies

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06 Aug 2010, 8:34 pm

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Also, OP, the same thing happens to the so-called "pretty" women. Women often go for outgoing, social men...and with that comes the abuse, manipulation and so on.

So I should never talk to outgoing and social people? That leaves me with rapists and creeps. *sigh* Life would be SO much easier if I were a lesbian. Seriously, women hit on me more than guys do. Apparently I give off a lesbian vibe. I don't know why. I don't wear plaid shirts or mullets. :lol:

KaiG - Valentine's Day. I know nothing about it but that it was a recently-made romantic comedy and I wanted nothing to do with it.

Big, fat meh. Valentine's Day looked to me to be a cheap rip-off of the already dubious Love, Actually, made to cash in on the moneymaking pseudo-holiday of Valentine's Day.

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06 Aug 2010, 8:37 pm

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well for the main part i like movies because they are a form of escapism and fantasy.where would the fun be in watching a film that just echoed my every day life

There's a difference between fantasy and deception. Romantic comedies always make it seem that even the ugliest, most socially inept person can hook the hottie that understands him/her. Newsflash: that never/rarely happens. It's misleading and can get someone's hopes up. :/

fantasy: "imagination unrestricted by reality"

deception: making lies appear plausible and/or truthful. I.E. Romantic comedies

Fantasy, in my mind, equals to a whole other world where it's obvious that it's not possible to exist. Like dragons and unicorns. That sort of thing. D:

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06 Aug 2010, 8:42 pm

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Big, fat meh. Valentine's Day looked to me to be a cheap rip-off of the already dubious Love, Actually, made to cash in on the moneymaking pseudo-holiday of Valentine's Day.

Pretty much. I've never seen "Love, Actually" either and I have no interest in seeing it either as it probably make me depressed. :/

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06 Aug 2010, 8:47 pm

A lot of em are actually hilarious. Failure To Launch, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, My Best Friend's Girlfriend, seems like there are a lot out there that are loaded with sharp wit.

The good news though, I think with a lot of these - even if you are single - in watching some of these you can at least appreciate how much your not missing.

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06 Aug 2010, 8:51 pm

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I wish I could view it that way. Every time I watch one I'm comparing myself to the girl in the movie and I feel very inferior. They're more beautiful than me so of course the rugged male lead will love her. Not to mention, mom and grandma start their spiel "when are you getting married?! When are you going to have kids?! Why can you meet a nice boy like that?!" I want to scream at them every time but go back to my room and cry instead, knowing I'll never be able to deliver on their requests.

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06 Aug 2010, 8:51 pm

the fantasies in my head are more likely to involve some chivalrous hugh grant figure than a bunch of faries and dragons. well, mostly. and i wouldnt say i was decieving myself...

films are just peoples head fantasies in tangible format

maybe you should just avoid the cheesy clichéd ones

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06 Aug 2010, 8:52 pm

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maybe you should just avoid the cheesy clichéd ones

So all of them? They all seem that way to me.

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06 Aug 2010, 8:59 pm

im severely tempted to put on my knight suit and come sweep you off your feet just so you stop arguing with me

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06 Aug 2010, 9:00 pm

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im severely tempted to put on my knight suit and come sweep you off your feet just so you stop arguing with me

Lol. I'm in a bitchy mood right now I guess. Sorry bout that.

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06 Aug 2010, 9:08 pm

yeah, screw you jessica alba

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06 Aug 2010, 9:20 pm

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Ok, see, now I get what you're talking about.

I think this happens for us guys a bit differently though - as in we see a big epic action movie, see all kinds of big achievement and glamor from the guys in the movie, like the movie but have a hard time not mumbling under our breaths "Wow, I HATE my life". I guess I just keep in mind how feeble the actors themselves are and I'm reminded that there's no reality to it.

Its interesting and kind of funny as well though - when you do see someone IRL who's exceptionally attractive and who's having an epic moment where they're projecting themselves just right - they're usually inches away from shattering the illusion by doing something geeky/coarse, etc. Even with more life success, there's a big difference in what a person can achieve if people are throwing resources their way vs. the person who has to fight for whatever piece they can get. Then again that's not their fault, its not our fault, but its really important to remember that we can't be too hard on ourselves about all this.

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06 Aug 2010, 9:23 pm

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yeah, screw you jessica alba

Usually its an instant turn-off when an actor/actress goes on an ultra-leftie rant or starts pranking Fox anchors. Alba's past the point of no return there in my book.

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06 Aug 2010, 9:29 pm

techstepgenr8tion - It's just really hard not to be in a society where a woman's worth is boiled down to how attractive she is and what boyfriend/husband she has. If she's single for years on end, there MUST be something wrong with her. It doesn't matter what career she has or how much money she's making, it doesn't matter unless she's drop-dead gorgeous. D:

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06 Aug 2010, 9:33 pm

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A society where a guy's weak, 'queer', or mentally damaged if he's not with a woman or not orienting every resource he has to get one for the sheer sake of having one? Where your shelf life gets drastically worse the longer you've been single and where there's no making up for lost experience nor tolerance for what you can't intuitively know by your circumstances?

I think we're living in very similar worlds.

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06 Aug 2010, 9:37 pm

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Probably. I'm guessing that if I don't have a boyfriend anytime during this last year of college, it probably will never happen. When I graduate, I'll be poor and either be working or at home. I'll have no time for fun or anything. I can't drive so I'll have to rely on my mother for everything. I'm such a f*****g failure. D:

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06 Aug 2010, 9:53 pm

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Probably. I'm guessing that if I don't have a boyfriend anytime during this last year of college, it probably will never happen. When I graduate, I'll be poor and either be working or at home. I'll have no time for fun or anything. I can't drive so I'll have to rely on my mother for everything. I'm such a f***ing failure. D:

Part of getting older, and I think the biggest struggle most people have through their mid 20's, is coming to terms with both their real limitations and what life/society ultimately will or won't give them. Hopefully that journey will be a bit kinder to you than it has been to me thus far.

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