Happily never after: Why more romantic comedies need to embrace 'ending up' alone

In Party for One, Mashable explores single life in 2020, from Carly Rae Jepsen’s iconic single anthems, to the beauty of alone time, and the fascinating history behind the single positivity movement.

Just a note: this article discusses the endings of a lot of (mostly old) movies and a couple of TV shows, so if you’re spoiler-averse, it might not be for you.


P.J. Hogan's 1997 romcom, My Best Friend's Wedding, broke one of the cardinal rules of the genre. Despite a barrage of tropes, from email heists and karaoke ambushes to a romantic slow-dance on a boat and passionate last-minute declarations of love, Jules (Julia Roberts) fails to talk her lifelong best friend into ditching his fiancée for her — and the film ends with the eponymous event going ahead. Our protagonist is left sitting alone, radiant but miserable in her lavender bridesmaid's dress, before being lured to the dance floor by her irrepressible gay BFF George (Rupert Everett In A Tux). Read more...

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