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Are romantic movies creating unrealistic expectations about love?

For

They show idealized relationships that rarely exist.

Against

People know movies are fiction, not life lessons.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • they'll automatically know how to do all the things that make you feel better.
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  • People who've watched this movies since they were in diapers have a completely different and unrealistic expectation of what love really is.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • I love ROM-COM's but I know the difference between fiction and reality.
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  • But it's a work of fiction, so most people understand that.
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