Romance

One of the readings this week was "This is Emo" by Chuck Klosterman.  He talked about how no woman will never be able to satisfy him.  He also says that he will never be satisfied by a woman.  "Mass media makes it impossible to fall in love with any acumen of normalcy."  Klosterman talked about how he  created a prefect girlfriend in his head.  The girl was a friend of a friend who he hadn't even met yet.  In class we talked about how the expectations don't actually measure up with the reality of how things go in a real relationship.  In movies and TV shows we see fancy first dates, big beautiful weddings, and perfect children, but in reality we get a not so fancy first date, a wedding we can afford, and children who are exhausting and have temper tantrums.  When we don't get these perfect situations the stress of the relationship increases (some people even start having second thoughts and end it).

We want a relationship that is just as good and just as easy as the media portrays relationships to be, but that never happens.  In real life, relationships take time, work, and commitment.  It's not always a walk in the park.