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The Rom Complex
Which came first, the romantic comedy or our messed up ways of thinking about love and relationships? Each week Sam Frontera and Shelby Schwieterman break down the romcom tropes that make their hearts sing and the ones that need to be tuned up. Listen to them talk about how these movies affected their relationships–for better and for worse.
Episodes
The Rom Complex18. Waitress & Off the Menu: I Haven’t Loved You for Years
This week we’re serving up a podcast dish of movies revolving around one of the things we love more than romcoms–food. Shelby talks about the missed-the-mark…
The Rom Complex17. Baby Boom & Life As We Know It: I Fell in Love with Our Family
It’s a surprise party! The party is a kid and the surprise is that it’s yours now–that’s the basic inciting incident of this episode’s movies. Life As We Know…
The Rom Complex16. Going the Distance & Like Crazy: I Love to Fish
This time we’re going the distance–long distance, that is. Shelby discusses the difference between LDRs and seeing someone every day with the help of a movie…
The Rom Complex15. New Year’s Eve: Love Gives Us Hope
Congratulations on your holiday! And congratulations to The Rom Complex for another successful watch party episode, this time about the 2011 ensemble film New…
The Rom Complex14. Winter Castle & The Christmas Card: How Amazing Love Can Make Me Feel
Snuggle up with a cozy blanket and something more interesting to look at because we’re talking about winter Hallmark movies! Sam gives the lowdown about Winter…
The Rom Complex13. You’ve Got Mail: Don’t You Love New York in the Fall?
Wuh-oh, tangent alert! This episode is a rerecording of a lost episode, which means it’s extra difficult for the hosts to stay on the topic of classics they…
The Rom Complex12. Friends with Benefits & No Strings Attached & Plus One: I Kind Of Believe in True Love
Time to open up the man closet and let in some fresh air and the sweet sounds of a podcast episode about romcoms featuring friends becoming lovers. Sam gushes…
The Rom Complex11. Love Actually: It Seems to Me That Love Is Everywhere
Look here! A present for you, wrapped tight and placed beneath the Thanksgiving turkey–it’s a watch party episode! Stuff your face with mashed potatoes and…
The Rom Complex10. The Holiday & Holiday in Handcuffs: Love Can Also Be Found
It’s November, which means compared to most retail stores we are LATE for the holiday season. But don’t worry, we’re finally serving up a dose of merry and…
The Rom Complex09. Because I Said So & Everything You Want: Gotta Love a Woman in Polka Dots
Ah, the triangle–the most entertaining shape for love. This week is all about multiple love interests and how the decision is less about “Which man is right…
The Rom Complex08. 27 Dresses: Love Means Slowly Losing Your Mind
For our SECOND EVER Watch Party Spectacular, we’re going deep into the Katherine Heigl/James Marsden classic 27 Dresses. This movie has it all–sociopathic…
The Rom Complex07. The Last Five Years & From Justin to Kelly: How Lucky I Am to Be in Love with You
The pod is alive with the sound of Sam and Shelby discussing movie musicals, though they somehow refrain from singing their little hearts out. Sam applies the…
The Rom Complex06. The Five Year Engagement & Forgetting Sarah Marshall: I Will Just Love You Every Step of the Way
On this episode Shelby and Sam hide from the cops while talking about that big ol’ C word–CHEATING. To round out her own experience with the subject, Shelby…
The Rom Complex05. The Proposal & Sweet Home Alabama: People Need to Think That We Are in Love
Sam and Shelby are making weird sounds with their mouths again. This time, we’re talking about the move from big city to country town. During that tried and…
The Rom Complex04. Drive Me Crazy: I Didn’t Expect You to Fall in Love
Sound the fire alarms, set off the sprinklers, blast the Britney–it’s the first watch party episode! Drive Me Crazy is full of scams on scams on scams that…
The Rom Complex03. The Wedding Planner & She’s All That: Love Is Just Love
Time to use our Big Girl Eyes and revisit moves we loved in the past. Sam takes a long, long, long look at The Wedding Planner and finds it wanting in the...
The Rom Complex02. Aladdin & Beauty and the Beast: Who Could Ever Learn to Love a Beast?
Is it too early to talk about Disney, or is it way, way too late? In the second episode of The Rom Complex, Shelby blows Sam’s mind talking about Beauty and…
The Rom Complex01. A Walk to Remember & Serendipity: Our Love Is Like the Wind
The first episode is all about first loves… first film loves, that is. Sam gets back into her childhood jean skort to discuss A Walk to Remember and how you…
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