This is Emo

In the article This is Emo, the author Chuck Klosterman's mentions how society misinterprets romance in modern time. Romance is based on the examples movie and media give us. The author explains that couples base their relationships on love stories created by the media. This is what he calls "fake love" because they're not seeking to find that feeling, but they seek to interpret a love story. Another example is romance songs, they attach lyrics to some music which creates the audience to believe the artists are total romantic individuals when it comes to relationships. This is not the case, they sing the songs, but aren't like that in real life. Fans fall in love with the artists believing they are the perfect man or a representation of the perfect love partner.

Last but not least, the author compares romance to fairy tales. Many kid stories/fairy tales are created with the purpose to teach kids lessons, but romance stories are creating this fantasy world that society has start to believe. This can have a great impact on adults, who start living around these fake ideas and can impact the way they socialize with love candidates. If people were more aware of all these myths, true love could be more easier to find an relationships could be more fun and real. People would stop basing their relationships on media ideas and begin to explore on their own finding what they really like when it comes to romance.