4. They make us more romantic

Well, duh. A study of 335 undergrads, 29 percent of whom were men, found that, for all the delusions they put in our brains, repeated watching of romantic comedies to "learn" about romance resulted in the viewer being "more likely to endorse romantic beliefs." OK, so no surprises here. This is also why we stare out our windows 15 hours a day waiting for Lloyd Dobler to show up with his boombox. We really need to throw out that DVD. Say Anything [Say Anything via Facebook]
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