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** For example- the slideshow in ''[[Twenty Seven Dresses|27 Dresses]]'', illustrating how the heroine's sister lied to wrangle her way into her fiance's affections. There is absolutely no way anyone could get away with humiliating a relative in front of family and friends like that in real life. They make up in a matter of seconds in the film, but if anyone really did that, they'd be in for a lifetime of disownment and hatred. However wrong the sister's actions were, there's no excuse for doing that to her.

*** I had that same thought for ''[[Twenty Seven Dresses|27 Dresses]]''. The father's insistence that "you have to make up because you're sisters" rings a bit hollow if you (like this troper) have blood relatives that've gone without speaking to each other for DECADES over much less than what Jane does. Not to say that it wasn't satisfying as all get-out to watch, but still.

** Also, Rachel's parents in ''Imagine Me and You'' accepting that she's in love with Luce in ten seconds flat. I'm not suggesting that they should be antagonistic or homophobic but think about it- she's been with Heck for years, recently had a big white wedding, seems prepared to jack all that in for a girl she barely knows ... Instead they're perfectly fine with it and drive her to catch up with her girl!

** Or- take ''[[Mamma Mia!]]'', which is more of a generic musical chick flick than a full on Rom Com. Inviting your three possible fathers to your wedding, without telling your single mom or THEM. Thinking you'll just KNOW on sight which one's yours, because the other two will be repulsive freaks of nature. First of all, is there ANY way to handle that situation without announcing once the jig is up 'Hey! My mom slept around a whole ton! With those two other guys you were having guy bonding with!' There is NO WAY, not with the three most kindly, good natured, understanding middle-aged men in the world, that that would work out without at least one serious, hard-core screaming match and somebody storming off the island in a huff.

** Or their decision not to find out who the real dad is, as it "doesn't matter". WTF? In real life they'd be demanding blood tests all around!

* Are there ANY rom coms out there where the two people don't get together in the end?

** ''[[My Best FriendsFriend's Wedding]]''. Of course, Julia Robert's really didn't deserve the guy because she acted like a psycho, but so do most [[Rom Com]] protagonists. This is just a rare case where it didn't pay off.

** ''[[Annie Hall (Film)|Annie Hall]]''. It's actually funny because this is ''usually'' considered the [[Ur Example]] of the Romantic Comedy genre.

*** I think it's more often thought of as the [[Ur Example]] of the ''revisionist'' romantic comedy. Films like [[It Happened One Night]] mark the first wave.