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Do people like happy endings?


On Happy Endings or the Lack Thereof - Justine Larbalestier

I love House of Mirth, so I guess that means I don't require happy endings. What I do hope for, though, is endings that are RIGHT. Happy endings ...

Why I Hate Sad Endings | Ruth Ann Nordin's Author Blog

I understand not all disabled people can fall in love and get ... Happy endings are about hope. They give out the message that even ...

Why I Believe in Happy Endings - A. L. Sowards

I like happy endings. Not necessarily in every ... I know a couple people who love tragedies and think they are the pinnacle of literature.

When Happy Endings Hurt - 127 Worldwide

Spoiler alert: the narrator wasn't lying. I think there was a part of me that just couldn't let go of the hope that they would be happy in the end. After all, ...

Who needs happy endings? - Word Wenches

Me, I love happy endings in books and movies. And I get grumpy when I think books or movies are needlessly miserable at the end. Of course I'm ...

Why happy endings don't make us happy - The Local Denmark

Research shows that watching tragic or sad movies can actually make people happier because it brings attention to the more positive aspects of ...

Do you prefer novels with happy endings? - MAGGIE JAMES FICTION

​Genre is important here, of course. I'd bet that most romance readers prefer happy endings for their novels. After all, isn't that the point? Character A meets ...

Catharsis: Why Do We Hate Happy Endings? - Her Campus

Do people have a grotesque fascination with seeing others suffer? I ... Although not a true thriller like The Girl Next Door, the ending ...

Should Horror Stories Have Happy Endings?

The above quote by King is about as good a quote as I can find that simplifies my answer. Happy endings do not exist in real life, #IRL as the ...

Happy endings are secretly unhealthy... but we keep falling for them ...

Happy endings are the greatest form of escapism there is. And escapism is by no means a bad thing. Sometimes we need to see that something can ...

There Should Be Less Happy Endings in Rom Coms | The Everygirl

Whether we like it or not, movies and entertainment do make deep impressions on us regarding this topic, especially when we're growing up.

On Happy Endings and Happy Families - by Mette Ivie Harrison

Because I tend to write fantasy with elements of romance, I often feel like I have to do a double happy ending. ... people dressed up fancily like a movie premier ...

Happy endings versus realistic endings | Karen Rought

I like a good mix of realistic endings and happy ones. But if I had to choose, I'd go with happy endings every time. Call me superficial ...

What's better than a happy ending or a weepie? Ecstatic Agony

Happy endings like these ... The Notebook works well for some people but weepies like this don't touch my soul. Love Story and Beaches are ...

Are Happy Endings Unrealistic? - Bookstr

... ending, however, is the immediate reaction of people saying “that's unrealistic.” I've even heard people say things like “some books or ...

Why I Won't Read a Book With an Unhappy Ending - Raine Thomas

People do tend to make fun of my fairytale like dreams, but that's okay. My dreams make me happy, they make me, ME. We need all the positive we ...

From the Archives: Should There Be Happy Endings? - Brent Weeks

Thus Tolkien chooses to write that eucatastrophe, and maybe a secondary one with the eagles — although people love to argue about the eagles. (The eagles are ...

In Defense of Happy Endings: Thoughts on Joy and the Hallmark ...

“Why do you like watching these things so much, Dad? Five minutes in ... Faithful people are able to endure or even rejoice in the ...

Inclusive Queer Love Stories Deserve Happy Endings Too

How could I? The only happy endings I'd ever witnessed in books or film involved people who didn't look like me: white, cis-gendered, straight ...

Happy Endings - Yale Daily News

... love. Women and AFAB individuals are socialized to take care of men, while men are socialized to express their emotional baggage through ...