The one that shows you the kind of love that you hope to find in your life.
But he thinks theyre unrealistic.
He enumerates the ways in which the love you find onscreen is unlike what you experience in real life.
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As if his movies are the pinnacles of reality.
As if car chases and elaborate bank robberies are what real life is all about.
But maybe it isnt that the rom coms are unrealistic.
He thinks romantic comedies are for women.Hes a mans man, hell tell you.
You suggest a romantic comedy and he bristles.
He cares too much about what the guys might say.
Theyll see him as less of a man, so he wont watch them.
Theyre for girls, he says.
Gender is a construct, and that includes gendered films.
Real life isnt a movie.
His masculinity is toxic.The romance genre is wide and varied.
Theres something for everyone in this film category.
And yet, hes written off the entire genre, no exceptions.
Hes got no good reason.
That kind of toxic masculinity isnt what you need in your life.
Where else in your relationship is he taking such a hard and gender-focused stance?
He doesnt want to watch what you enjoy.Its unbalanced.
Girl, youre not a priority.
A true partnership has compromise.
He only cares about himself.
Youre just an afterthought.
Hes not the leading man, hes the guy you get over before you find the one.
