The type of social scripts that are followed when dating is based on expectations. The article talked about the type of expectations that the women have when using an on line dating app, for example; the author states that women are really picky on the online dating world, the have descriptions “phrases as "don't bother messaging" or "don't expect a reply if you're under 6ft". "No short-arses", "the taller the better" and "I only date tall men“(Wells 2015) Expectations are a type of social scrips because people want to be familiar with what they are dating, they act based on the expectations they created making it more comfortable for the couple meet and interact. Relationships ae more diverse now, but they do vary from social class to social
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This love is not just for a partner, is for family members, close friends and even pets. Anyone who can bring the feeling of affection and concern out of you. I learned about romantic love with my parents, I sued to watched them and say to myself” One day I am going to find someone to love me like my dad loves my mom” and I learn that love is not only romantic by watching Disney movies. I use to think that love was only given to your partner but in the lion king I saw how much a kid can love his father, in Pinocchio I witness how much a father can love his kid. Watching snow white and the 7 dwarfs I saw how even though every dwarf had a different attitude they loved and appreciated each other. That’s how I started noticing the different types of love that people have for one another. When I started in high school I was really disappointed that my relationships were not like the romantic movies I watched, or like social media portrayed them. Cohen states how romantic love sometimes is full of expectations and not reality, he explains the following “the modern version of romantic love is “Mythical” because it involves an imaginary perfection. People elevate the idea of romantic love in their minds even if they know it is not always attainable” (Cohen 2015: 228) The social media, movies and sometimes my friends
This love is not just for a partner, is for family members, close friends and even pets. Anyone who can bring the feeling of affection and concern out of you. I learned about romantic love with my parents, I sued to watched them and say to myself” One day I am going to find someone to love me like my dad loves my mom” and I learn that love is not only romantic by watching Disney movies. I use to think that love was only given to your partner but in the lion king I saw how much a kid can love his father, in Pinocchio I witness how much a father can love his kid. Watching snow white and the 7 dwarfs I saw how even though every dwarf had a different attitude they loved and appreciated each other. That’s how I started noticing the different types of love that people have for one another. When I started in high school I was really disappointed that my relationships were not like the romantic movies I watched, or like social media portrayed them. Cohen states how romantic love sometimes is full of expectations and not reality, he explains the following “the modern version of romantic love is “Mythical” because it involves an imaginary perfection. People elevate the idea of romantic love in their minds even if they know it is not always attainable” (Cohen 2015: 228) The social media, movies and sometimes my friends