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10 Relationships in Romantic Comedies That Aren't Problematic, According to Experts

“It’s like watching attraction catch fire in slow motion—and the attraction is multi-faceted. They listen to each other, they make each other laugh, they learn about each other,” she tells Glamour. “The chemistry is palpable and yet it’s not all about physical attraction, and it all takes place practically in real time over the course of an evening.”

For Dr. Bonoir, this on-screen representation of romance is both accurate and dreamy. She notes that, in particular, it’s not the relationship itself that’s meant to be idolized, but how the love interests meet. It’s the active listening, respect, and attention paid to each other that’s so unusual and highly appreciated.

“They build off of what each other is saying,” she says. “They meet each other’s vulnerability with respect and care. They entrust each other with aspects of themselves. They show attentive body language. They prioritize each other’s feelings and preferences. They ask good questions of each other and truly listen to the answers.”

For Dr. Pamela B. Rutledge, Groundhog Day, While You Were Sleeping, Something’s Gotta Give, and Love, Simon all check out.

“[Groundhog Day] centers on the transformation of Bill Murray’s character from a self-focused and smug newscaster into someone who emerges as both lovable and admirable. This reinforces the importance of internal values over looks and other superficial attributes,” she explains.

Adds McRitchie, “On the surface, [Groundhog Day] might not look like your average run-of-the-mill rom-com, as it centers mainly on the male character and the changes he must make in life to be ‘worthy’ of the love of the woman he wants. Years later, it does not surprise me to realize that it is perhaps the closest a movie can come to encapsulating the therapy process: if you want change to happen, you have to be that change. There is no magic romance fairy waiting to wave her wand.”

Bill Pullman and Sandra Bullock in While You Were Sleeping.

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Meanwhile, Dr. Rutledge says While You Were Sleeping, with Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman, “also underscores the importance of values⁠—humor, family, kindness—over superficial attractions with superb acting from the ensemble cast.” (It should be noted, though, that Bullock’s character in While You Were Sleeping does display some aspects of an unhealthy obsession. She lies about being the fiancée of a man in a coma, and the plot of the film snowballs from there.)

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Cole Sprouse Says It's 'Sexier' to Keep His Relationships Private

It’s been pretty mum when it comes to sweeping public declarations of love from Riverdale‘s favorite rumored off-screen couple, Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart. Sure, there are the soulful photoshoots, the low-key hand-holding, the wearing of each other’s clothes in public. The signs of a very intimate friendship and/or blossoming young love are there! But so far, we’ve received no confirmation—and no denial—from the two of them, save for a joke from Reinhard about how all the Riverdale kissing scenes with Sprouse are “comfortable”. Indeed, as my imaginary great aunt would say, pursing her lips at the thought of a secretive off-screen romance (yes, my imaginary great aunt is Maggie Smith).

Speaking of spilling tea, Sprouse recently opened up about his relationship with Reinhart. In a People article detailing his “sexy confessions,” he said some not-so-sexy things about his relationship with his co-star. Not that they’re bad things, just—wow, this guy is a pro at not saying things while also saying things! But…but…are all these little hints (see above list!) just a projection of our own shipping?

“Lili and I are constantly talked about in the public eye, and for me I think that it is being deeply informed by the love of the characters and wanting to see us together,” he told People. “I think that in many ways it’s offensive and an invasion of privacy, but it’s also a badge of honor because it means you’re creating a chemistry onscreen that is so understandable that people want to see it in real life, which is flattering from a professional perspective.”

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Apparently he was then directly asked about his relationship with Reinhart, and…do you see this coming?

“No comment,” he told People. “Because whether you dismiss those rumors or whether you encourage those rumors, it’s giving people who are in my opinion are a bit entitled to your personal life more power, and you have to have spaces for reverence in the industry. Going to college made me realize you have to have real spaces of privacy and you have to establish those early. [Ryan] Gosling is a perfect example. Gosling has been in a much more sexual or romantic side of the industry than many actors have to be, and his marriage is not publicized and talked about and beaten over people’s heads because people respect that he set those boundaries early.”

True. Ryan Gosling does have a cult of mystery around him.

“And that’s the same thing,” Sprouse continued. “The more you let people in on that, the more people feel entitled to it, and the more it becomes problematic with whoever you end up being with in the future, so I take that very seriously. So I just never talk about it because it’s not anyone’s right to know. People can speculate all they want—people speculate about me with every member of the cast practically—but it’s really no one’s right to know. It’s also sexy, these parts of the relationships that are just yours.”

We’re sorry, Sprouse. We ship often. We ship hard. We will try to tone it down.

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“It’s also sexy, these parts of the relationships that are just yours.”

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