Marriage
Even though the marriages on TV are very different from marriages in real life, there are some similarities that are present, and these similarities are what tie the "non-realistic" to the "realistic," and make these kinds of shows popular and appealing.Marriage in this type of show specifically, is almost portrayed as a joke. It seems that most every character in the sitcom has been with one another more than just once, and having a marriage that lasts is rarely seen. Once a couple does decide to get married the drama begins, and does not stop until the wedding; you have bitter ex’s trying to get their old flings back, parents who do not agree with the marriage, brothers and sisters fighting over the soon to be spouse, the couple themselves fighting due to the old flings that appear, and most dramatic, the ones who come forward about the cheating or dishonesty on the day of the wedding. Beyond the obvious soap opera cliché, if a marriage does continue on, it is an extremely sweet one, the characters seem to be in love, and the show makes a connection to the people who watch it. Most every person longs for love, and if they have not found it yet, there is a sense of completion, in their eyes once they see the commitment m
This is just one story, of the many in this specific soap opera, and this type of story does not even come close to what some of the other soap opera’s dish out for their audiences. Just to give an idea, Victor (Nicholas’ father) had married Nikki twenty years ago, and they have since been divorced four times now, they are working on the fifth marriage. He has cheated on throughout those marriages, numerous times, but they seem to just keep enduring the worst and Since I would assume, most people have not slept with just about everyone in town, or have not married their ex’s father or mother, or their ex’s brother or sister, and the ways of deception just go on and on, especially in the TV world. When the audience sees this, they see the couple not lasting for more than a month, they see them trying to hurt each other, and in the end, they break off their “perfect match.” In doing so, this fulfills the audience’s need for deception, betrayal, and deceit but, still gives them a since of stability, and most of all, keeps the audience’s attention which is exactly what the producers want. opportunity, to be a homemaker and to stay at home, take care of the kids and the house. She had no reason to work, because he makes so much money doing what he is doing at the company. This gave them, as a couple, more points with the audience, because now, they want to see them last. It is a fairy tale type story and who does not think about it, or even want that for themselves? As we know though, in these types of shows, this love and fairy tale story that is one of a kind does not go on for long. Nicholas came from a very wealthy family. They have an extremely popular make up line and have built an enormous enterprise. All of the Newman’s work for the company; his father Victor; mother Nikki, Nicholas, and his sister, Victoria. Beyond being a very close knit family, Victoria still lives at home and Nicholas lives in a house with his family that was built on the family ranch to stay close to home. Having this much success, has given Sharon the After living with this secret for almost a month after the deed was committed, Sharon had built up so much guilt that she could no longer keep up the lie and she told Nicholas everything that happened. He was dumbfounded and immediately u
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