I hope people don’t expect Hollywood to educate them in the elements of a great romantic relationship. Although sometimes they get it right (The Notebook, You’ve Got Mail, and Jerry Maguire come to mind of good relationships built on a solid foundation.)
More often than not, movies gloss over reality in an effort to come up with amusing tales of unlikely relationships that defy the odds and result in a fairy tale ending. Here are some of the more egregious examples of famous romantic pairings that are doomed to failure: