The Truth About "Happily Ever After"

Rom-coms and romance novels all tell the same story using a different version: boy meets girl; boy and/or girl is with the wrong lover(s); boy and/or girl dump lover(s); other small conflict(s) ensue; boy and girl fall in love; they live happily ever after... THE END. The "Big Lie" about these types of stories in media is that the once-upon-a-times and happily-ever-afters are not an accurate representation of reality which leads to the confusion of real women in the real world who attempt to find this mythological ideology of "true love." Stories of eventually finding your knight in shining armor or of kissing a frog who magically transforms into a prince are strictly fantasy, yet (female) audiences interpret them as depictions of reality leading women on a wild goose chase to find their "soul mate." Because of the power mainstream media have on audiences, women are confused and dissatisfied when real men don't live up to the unrealistic or fantastical expectations set for them. They, then thinking they made a poor decision, will leave their partner in search of yet another wild goose chase allowing the vicious circle to continue.