Its how we dreamed of finding our own special romances like the ones we saw in our favorite series.
Sure, call it corny.
But never call it ordinary.
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The CWs shows changed us for better or worse.
Love changes everything
Theres no feeling quite like falling in love.
The air seems fresher.
The food tastes better.
Theres a Michael Jackson-esque moonwalk to every step.
When she walks into his life, its a whirlwind of emotions.
He becomes spellbound by her mere presence, and shes all that he can think of.
To sum it up: Dan is whipped.
Hence he started Gossip Girl.
Romance forced him to think out of the box and to come up with a practical solution.
Watch friends closely, because they usually have similar taste in romantic partners
Oh, boy.
This is the dangerous thing about love.
The entire premise ofOne Tree Hillfeatures characters falling in love with their best friends significant others.
In other words, there will be betrayal in the end.
Then, it happened again.
At this point, Brooke had every reason to hate them both and cut them off as pals.
The final capper, though, was Brooke married Julian Baker, another one of Peytons exes.
These arent love triangles theyre love octagons.
First love isnt always the deepest
Pop culture paints out first love as the most important.
Its supposed to be the deepest of them all, because nothing ever reaches the same level.
Well, its a lie, according to The CW.
On the show, Clark Kent and Lana Lang share strong feelings for each other.
This isnt what happens, though, as Clark and Lana break up, and he meets Lois Lane.
Love hurts
Relationships are complex.
While everything looks perfect right now, that doesnt mean it always will be.
At times, people drift apart and break up.
Its a natural part of life, but gosh it hits hard and sucks.
The devastation drops like a bomb, pummeling the characters into balls of woe and misery.
like pass the tissue.
