Propaganda

So there is this new show called Mad Love, it's on after How I Met Your Mother, and strangely, all the characters look the same. Anyway, it's total propaganda. Total bull shit that isn't even close to real, but gets people thinking that New York City is a land filled with relationship opportunity. They make it look easy and it's not. If you can't tell, I'm a little riled up by this.

The pilot starts atop the Empire State Building. Seriously, that is not a joke. An averaged sized, good looking man, who isn't a tourist, is up there with his best friend, and randomly runs into a beautiful girl, as he turns to look for his cell phone that was left on the ledge. That would never happen for so many reasons...

1. A phone wouldn't last left alone in this city for more than 2 seconds

2. Nobody's hair looks that good 38 stories up, this may not be the Windy City, but it gets windy on top of sky scrapers.

3. No straight American guy just hangs out at the top of tourist traps without a particular reason.

Their date continues, they talk all night, they have a romantic kiss. Blah, Blah, Blah. Propaganda!!!! Never would happen. What would happen is the following...

1. His girlfriend walks in after they share their first kiss and he offers to cook her breakfast (seriously???)

2. "He" (the cute, "oh my God he's the one guy") would be like the best friend instead - a big sloppy mess who needs to shave and likes burping, masturbation, and bad jokes

3. They realize this is all a dream and will never work out

I wish life was a simple as a 30 minute sitcom. I wish it was that easy, because I would keep lining up to get to the top of the Empire State Building. Life is what it is, and reality can bite sometimes. But I will continue to watch this propaganda (it really was a good show), and hope that my life will take this romantic and seemingly unrealistic turn for the better!