Conventions of romantic comedy

1.  Kissing scene

2.  Over protective mother/ father

3.  Competition for the woman

4.  Fight between competition

5.  Sex scene

6.  Happy ending

7.  A problem to overcome

8.  An annoying best friend

9.  The protagonist making a brave gesture

10.  Set in an urban environment

11.  Normally seen through the woman’s eyes

12.  Target audience is regularly more middle class women that work in the city