Ladies i was reading this article that was saying that some young girls growing up watching chick flicks can end up sometimes backfiring on their love life later on thinking guys should act the same way like they do in the movies, what do you think?
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Yes, I think that's possible, of course: it's called "conditioning". We are bombarded with images and ideas about life from the day we're born, and these include the way characters in movies, TV, and books behave. Unless these ideas and images are consciously challenged (which takes effort), some of them are almost surely going to become the filter through which we see similar situations in life. They will form our expectations and ideals, the things against which we compare. The "backfiring" is simply losing touch with reality: to expect a real partner in a relationship to behave like a character in a movie is to be out of touch with reality.
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that totally makes sense, i see it. but fortunately i don't really watch chick flicks, and my hubby and i fight like a normal healthy couple to communicate. i can't stand couples or are always kissy in public, and never bicker.
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I think that has happened since the beginning. Romance in plays, novels, silent film, black and white talkies, Hollywood, Bollywood etc. Relationships are about getting through the tough times, with all the ensuing mess. People develop unreal and fantastic expectations and are bound for disappointment. There is rarely happy endings.
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There is no reason why a woman would accept a man into her life if he acted any different. Is there something that keeps a man from loving and respecting a woman? I would accept no less. My love life is FAR from ruined. It's quite happy, actually.
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I believe it's very true and happens often.
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I hate chick flicks, but I am also, not your average chick. But I do think chick flicks and fairy tales create a false perspective on relationships
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