Commitment–Phobia has long been limited to the realm of romantic relationships, but its grasp extends much further. This avoidance and fear of long-term partnership has been applied to work, school, home life, and now we’re taking it into the entertainment industry as well.
Commitment–Phobes will settle for inappropriate partners, pursue unattainable partners, and jump in and out of relationships evading their true nature. Many of these traits can be found in our television and film viewing habits. We settle for watching what we don’t truly desire, purely because there’s nothing better. I personally cannot say I’ve ever watched According to Jim because it is the best sitcom on tv. We dream of and pursue lofty notions of what we’d like to see and hear with nothing that satisfies our ideals. That X-Files conclusion many have waited for will most likely not arrive, and lets face it Lost fans might be facing sever regrets as well. If we are fortunate enough to find what we’ve searched for, there is no guarantee that it will not be cancelled or fade from the spotlight. So we delve into a series of meaningless relationships with celebrity stories, shows, and films which we don’t truly care about and long for an escape from the monotony. Every story about Britney Spears or Jessica Simpsons weight battles does not satisfy our true appetite. If you’ve ever felt this way, you too could be an entertainment commitment phobe.
1. You have a long and elaborate list of requirements for your sitcom, movie, or teen idol.
2. You go from one short-lived fascintion with an actor to the next.
3. You have a habit of falling for "unavailable" entertainment like Arrested Development, Firefly, and Rome.
4. You stay in relationships that are rocky and offer little hope of commitment, sorry Heroes fans but that includes you.
5. You back out of plans at the last minute and have trouble setting a time for watching movies or television shows you once loved. Hulu, Sidereel, and Surf the Channel all contribute to this, I haven’t watched Lost in it’s original time spot in two years.
6. You have a lot of relationship trauma in your past. Arrested Development, R.I.P.
7. You are constantly blowing “hot” and “cold” in your relationships, obsessed one week and bored another with the same Lindsey Lohan scandal story.
If you are a commitment-phobe then this is the place for you. I promise to provide you with entertainment news stories, commentary, and yes the occasional rant. However, they will not be the same featured items, shows, or films that you've grown tired of listening to because the relationship has lasted too long.
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