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TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

My two longest relationships were with a woman who loved The Office, and one who loved Parks and Recs. I suffered through both shows for their sake, but the third time they wanted me to watch it with them again, it was over. There are so many shows, but fans of these sitcoms seem to want to just watch them over and over and watch nothing else. It’s weird.

I don’t understand the appeal of these shows. I’ve also had co-workers try to cheat on their bf with me, so the whole office romance thing has no appeal to me.

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nullspace@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I don’t understand the appeal of these shows. It’s a funny sitcom with a strong main romance that was produced during that sweet spot where a show like this could do what were basically syndication episodes while still having long term story progression. It wasn’t full of Netflix filler either.

fans of these sitcoms seem to want to just watch them over and over and watch nothing else. It’s usually something people with anxiety do. It’s like a comfort food to them.

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biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I have a similar level (though I do enjoy other genres as well) of fixation with watching the star trek franchise, but I wouldn’t force anyone to watch it with me, let alone multiple times, especially if they aren’t also into such a genre.

If I were in a relationship and my SO we’re to watch shows with me, I’d be fine with us alternating between our genres. If your partner doesn’t want to be open minded about your interests too, then they ought to not be in a relationship until they figure that out.

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- Axeman666@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I’ll rewatch Star Trek too. I haven’t seen it as much as my ex and I watched The Office together. I usually try to watch new stuff, but sometimes it helps me sleep.
  
  I’ve never been in a relationship where my partner watches my stuff, but I’ve seen all of girly stuff that I never wanted to watch.
  
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Axeman666@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Yea, same boat. The last long term relationship I just got out of early this year we watched The Office basically on repeat. I’ve seen the whole series about 300-400 besides the last 1 or 2 seasons because they hated the seasons without Michael. It’s a cozy show for sure and good for background, but I’d rather watch almost anything else.

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