I noticed an unsettling trend while browsing the Netflix romantic comedy genre. (or systematically scrolling through 12 pages of listings, whatev). This trope of “male love interest(s) looking mischievously/supportively over the shoulder of female lead” needs to end. MAY THIS BE A WARNING TO ALL FUTURE DUDE ROOMMATES/LIVE-IN WHATEVERBROS: I will make us pose for cheesy holiday card photos, and one theme one year will most definitely be “us as a Netflix-1.3-star romantic comedy.”

I noticed an unsettling trend while browsing the Netflix romantic comedy genre. (or systematically scrolling through 12 pages of listings, whatev). This trope of “male love interest(s) looking mischievously/supportively over the shoulder of female lead” needs to end.

MAY THIS BE A WARNING TO ALL FUTURE DUDE ROOMMATES/LIVE-IN WHATEVERBROS: I will make us pose for cheesy holiday card photos, and one theme one year will most definitely be “us as a Netflix-1.3-star romantic comedy.”