Does the media harm relationships by perpetuating unrealistic ideals for our partners

Do you think the media makes our relationships more difficult by perpetuating unrealistic ideals for our partners? Do you think in the case of women who constantly read romance novels, do they become overexposed to the hyper-melodrama of leading characters in novels, and begin judging and disapproving of their husbands because they don't act and speak like that of these fictional heroes of romance and seduction? Likewise, with men who are more responsive to visual imagery and overt sexual behavior, does watching an adult movie give them false impressions that 'normal' women are model-thin, perfect C-cup, clean-shaven, and vigorously responsive to all sexual advances?

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