Romantic Comedies have ruined romance.

Ever wonder why girls have such high expectations of love and men? Well wonder no more, curious cats; I have your answer right here. The romantic comedy, or romcom as I like to call it, has single handedly ruined romance for men and women alike. How can men possibly live up to the unreal standards set by the very sexy men of Hollywood? And how can women ever appreciate their sweet attempts to recreate Ryan Gosling’s always smooth scenes when the guy is, unfortunately, not Ryan Gosling? Divorce is at an all time high right now (well, that escalated quickly) and I blame the romantic comedy; they are all lies.

Not to be a bitter bean or anything, but love does not happen the way it does in the movies; to be honest, nothing happens the way it does in the movies, and that’s why our lives always seem so boring. I most recently watched That Awkward Moment, that super typical and kind of adorable romantic comedy with Zac Efron and other cute people, and as much as I liked it (I can’t help it, I’m addicted to the predictability and the promise of a happy ending), I realized how unrealistic it is. *Spoiler Alert* The movie is essentially about guys who lead girls on, make them think there is something there, the chance of something more to come, all the while talking crap to their friends; it’s nothing, we’re just having fun, I’m not getting attached, whatever. Then at the end of the movie, after the girls see what’s really been going on and the guys make them cry, they make these huge romantic gestures and somehow win them back. The end. Happily ever after. I call bullshit; when a guy leads you on, 9 times out of 10 he will still be an ass after he makes you cry. I’ve never once seen a guy try to win me or anyone else back with unrealistic, super romantic gestures like they do in the movies. And if he does for some reason try to win back the girl he wasn’t all that interested in, it’s because he wants to get laid; that romantic gesture was thought up with his other head and that happily ever after finishes when does.

Unless you actually are dating one of those sexy romcom heartbreakers, I wouldn’t stick around after he dumps you. Just put on your lipstick and move onto the next one; I guarantee you he already has.