5 rom-com men who’d be sleazeballs in real life

Prince charming or .....?

1. Bridget Jones’ Mark Darcy

Darcy is stuffy, awkward and wears a reindeer jumper on Christmas, yet he has the audacity to list all the things wrong with our lady Bridget. And while Bridget - who is obviously low on self-esteem - might be swept away by his compliment: “I like you, just the way you are”, I find it deeply offensive. It’s like saying, “You might be defective and strange, but I’ll take what I can get.” 

2. Tom Hanks in You’ve Got Mail

This bookstore billionaire has the time and patience to sit behind a computer screen everyday and write long, flowery e-mails to a confused, antsy random woman. And he doesn’t just stop there, he goes on to befriend her in real life just so he can perfect his online persona and get her to fall madly in love with him. Stalker alert! 

3. Mr Big from SATC

This guy acts commitment-phobic when it comes to Carrie but goes on to marry the first bimbo he meets. To rub it in, he invites Carrie to the wedding and she is stupid enough to actually turn up. He then proceeds to cheat on his wife with Carrie and walk out of his marriage. When Mr Big and Carrie finally decide to tie the knot, he jilts her at the altar. If that’s not an emotional abuser, I don’t know what is!

4. Luc Teyssier in French Kiss

If you take away Luc’s gorgeousness and the picturesque Monte Carlo scenes, it’s pretty clear that this leading man used Meg Ryan’s character to smuggle his diamonds, put her in grave risk and constantly lied to her for his advantage. And yet, she put her life savings on the line to save this guy.

5. Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman

I’m not going to say much about the plotline but in real life this guy would surely be the biggest sleaze. The fact that he has to buy himself female company shows how unpopular with the ladies he is. And all he does is throw money at her without making any effort at all to get to know her.

Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, December 16^th, 2012.

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