The Real Reason Women Are Breaking Up With Their Boyfriends After Watching Romantic TV Shows

With the rise of emotionally charged TV like Bridgerton, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Heated Rivalry, women are quietly—but decisively—recalibrating how they view romantic relationships with men. What used to feel like “too much” is undoubtedly the bare minimum.

In late 2025, reports circulated that Conrad Fisher of The Summer I Turned Pretty had inspired women to break up with their real-life boyfriends. The internet, predictably, treated this like a joke—another case of women being “too influenced” by fiction.