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Mindy Kaling

I had these kind of unrealistic expectations that were fueled by romantic comedies, and it has both helped me and hurt me in many ways. It helped me because, in general, they've made me hopeful. I just figure things will eventually work out for me. But no

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Mindy Kaling is saying that romantic comedies gave her an overly idealistic view of relationships, which made her hopeful but also caused disappointment. She expected things to turn out perfectly like in the movies, but real life didn’t always match those expectations.

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