We all have our guilty pleasures when times get tough, but what happens when our partners are subject to them as well?
One woman's TikTok hilariously answers this question. The video posted by Goldie (@chelseabay) shows her turning on her favorite comfort film, The Holiday, and waiting for her fiancé to pick up on the overture. Suddenly, "No!" is heard off-camera and repeated in succession. As she laughed at her fiancé's overblown reaction, the internet laughed with her. The video has received over 1 million views, 137,000 likes and over 2,400 comments in just one day.
"Putting on my comfort movie (The Holiday) for the 50th time this year to see how my fiancé reacts. He knows it from hearing the music at this point," she captioned the video. "I'm walking down the aisle to this song, so he better get used to it."
Viewers in the comments laughed along with Goldie as her fiancé protested with claims like, "This is not Christmas," and "It's not snowing." Many disregarded the seasonal mismatch, pointing to the film's timeless story and score.
"That music makes me emotional every time though," @janicebeverly wrote. "Doesn't matter what month of the year it is."
"I walked down the aisle to this song, and it was the best decision ever," @thesoftedit wrote, echoing Goldie's own decision to use the overture as her wedding song.
Other users offered their own comfort films to the mix: Pride and Prejudice, The Devil Wears Prada and You've Got Mail were common references.
"Following this post because I need to stay in the comments to collate what everyone is suggesting for an ultimate feel-good weekend," @valkyriemaiden1 wrote.
@chelseabay “It’s not christmas” first of all it doesn’t have to be Christmas to enjoy the holiday. And second of all, I’m walking down the aisle to this song, so he better get used to it. In Nancy Myers we trust. #theholidaymovie #nancymeyers #funnyboyfriend #theholiday
♬ original sound - Goldie
What's So Great About the Rom-Com?
In a 2023 study commissioned by Costa Coffee, researchers zeroed in on the elements of a rom-com that people love most.
Most pointed to humor as the best element of the film (38 percent), followed by the "resolution of a happy ending" (22 percent) and "watching the personal growth of a character" (17 percent).
In this vein, almost half (49 percent) of respondents said that the protagonist in a rom-com movie made them feel like they "should be moving onto something better" for themselves—and a similar percentage (42 percent) said they felt inspired to "break away" from a negative relationship dynamic.
The research showed that rom-coms have a uniquely powerful hold on people—and one shone in particular: The Holiday was rated number three in a list of the top 10 rom-coms British people say help them overcome heartbreak.
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