Romantic comedies - xoJane

Now Even My Diet Coke Thinks I Need To Shut It And Get A Man, If Only To Open The Bottle For Me

Rebecca — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400

You know what would happen if I got a bottle of cola I couldn’t open out of a machine? I would try to furtively open it with my teeth.

In Defense of the "Friend Zone" (Kind Of)

Kate Conway — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0500

I understand how people might get sort of weirdly hopeful about slow-dancing with their BFFs to Billie Holiday 10 years down the line.

I'm a Guy Who Loves Romantic Comedies

Allan Mott — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:00:32 -0400

I try to avoid throwing out accusations of “misogyny,” but it is hard for me not to think that the reason so many male viewers seem to object so strongly to these films is because they’re the rare example where they are expected to spend the entire length of the movie identifying with a female protagonist.

Romance Movies Are My Torture Porn

Julieanne — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:00:33 -0400

The idea of romance, or people being romantic and open and honest with their feelings, makes me wildly, incredibly uncomfortable

Dear Hollywood -- Please Stop RomComming Our Action Stars

Emily V Gordon — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:00:16 -0400

It used to be a crazy aberration to see one of our action heroes changing a diaper or wrangling with a feisty housecat, but now, it's become the norm.