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Films like Maid in Manhattan perpetuate the idea of “the one,” where finding a perfect partner is portrayed as both the goal and the key to happiness. However, this belief often creates unrealistic

Do you believe there is such a thing as “the one” or a perfect partner? How has this belief (or lack thereof) impacted your romantic decisions?

 
 
 

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Columbia University, Department of Psychology. “Grand Gestures and the ‘Pedestal Effect’: Relationship Satisfaction in Urban Environments.” Columbia Journal of Psychology, 2019.

 

City University of New York (CUNY). “The ‘One and Only’ Myth: How Idealized Partner Beliefs Affect Urban Relationships.” CUNY Urban Psychology Studies, 2021.

 

Fordham University. “Love as a Cure-All? The Role of Romantic Relationships in Personal Well-Being.” Fordham Relationship Studies Quarterly, 2022.

 

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Directed by Donald Petrie, performances by Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, Paramount Pictures, 2003.

 

Maid in Manhattan. Directed by Wayne Wang, performances by Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes, Columbia Pictures, 2002.

 

New School for Social Research. “Physical Attraction and Emotional Connection: A Study of Urban Relationships in Manhattan.” New School Psychology Journal, 2020.

 

New York University. “Serendipity or Compatibility? The Realities of Urban Romance in New York City.” NYU Social Dynamics Review, 2018.

 

Serendipity. Directed by Peter Chelsom, performances by John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale, Miramax Films, 2001.

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