What qualities do you like to see in a male love interest?
That he is attractive 13
strong personality 5
Caring 8
Uncaring at first but gradually learns to care 4
Fights for the heroine 8
Confidence 4
Masculine traits 6

After watching a romantic comedy how do you feel?
Happy 14
Relaxed 2
Hopeful for love 7
Upset 2
Scared 0

Is the narrative important or is it just neccessary that the heroine ends up with the man?
Narrative is imporant 16
Just that the heroine ends up with the man 4

Do you feel that there needs to be a glooming possibility that the heroine and the main male figure do not end up together?
Yes 14
No 6

When do you most enjoy watching romantic comedies?
When feeling depressed 4
When you're happy 3
No preference 11
When something good has happened 2

Do you find watching romantic comedies is an 'escape'?
Yes 12
No 8

Do you prefer the romantic comedies to focus particularly on the comedy or the romance?
Comedy 14
Romance 6

How would you describe your perfect man?
Masculine and stronh, yet nurturing 13
Kind, considerate and always present 5
Loving yet independant 2
'Bad boy' type 1

One theory about romances is that the men start off hard, distant , cold and uncaring, and gradually learn to become loving, kind, emotional and nurturing through their developing relationship with the woman. Are the men in your life more like how the romantic hero starts, or how the romantic hero end?
Starts 10
Ends 10

Do you think the description of the men in romantic comedies given in the question above, is true of the romantic comedies you have seen?
True 15
Untrue 5