What do romcoms teach us about romance, friendship, boundaries, and consent? In this class we’ll study four 90’s romcoms as a way into examining how the romance myth shapes our expectations and behaviors in relationships of all kinds. We’ll look at cultural norms about how we make requests and say yes and no to each other alongside feminist, liberatory models for practicing consent. 

This class will help you find out where you are avoiding asking for what you want, or telling people what you don’t want, and offer ways to break out of patterns of avoidance, indirectness, pushiness, and appeasing. All of us have these habits, from living in a culture of coercion and extraction. In these difficult and dangerous times, building relationships skills that help us practice authentic connection and collaboration with each other is essential. We need to stick together and care for each other so we can fight back.