Rom-Com Rescue

Something is wrong with the sound in the latest podcast (the Holiday one) - I enjoy listening to this podcast though!

I’ve been obsessed with Bridgerton since the first episode of season one aired. But what I’ve loved since a child has been romcoms. I’ve been wanting to chat with friends who are just as passionate about the stories of love and the silly things that make the comedy fit in perfectly. I found it with this great podcast!!

I was loving this podcast because I love rom-coms and loved how this show was analyzing them from a professional perspective while still showing love to most of the films covered. But I’ve suddenly come to a halt. I’m sorry, but I do not like the fact that they justify cheating. I was irritated during the Crazy, Stupid, Love episode when they were holding Emily accountable for cheating but chose to blame Cal. And then when discussing It’s Complicated during their Comfort Rom Coms they went on to essentially victim blame claiming that there’s a reason for cheating and a person had to reflect on what they did wrong to cause their partner to cheat. That is just so messed up and harmful. There’s NEVER a reason to cheat and it’s never anyone’s fault. If a person feels compelled to cheat, just end the relationship, get counseling, or talk to your partner. And to say a person should see the cheating partner’s side and accept an apology if they claim they made a mistake. Hard no. You don’t cheat by mistake. There’s always an intent. For professionals, that’s not very good advice. I still wish them success with the pod, but I can’t continue to listen anymore on a personal level.

Just found out about this podcast! And I’m already hooked, planning to do a rewatch so that I can listen to the podcast as I rewatch to get all the insight/conversation about it, as none of my friends watch Bridgerton this way I feel like I have someone to talk about it with!!