Rom-Coms

There was a time when I loved rom-coms. I could watch them over and over. It didn't matter which one it was. My favorite of all times is "My best friend's wedding." But now I can't sit though one without getting emotional and wondering why I made the stupid mistake to sit though another cheesy love story.
I just watched "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past" and this may be weird but I identify more with Connor (Matthew McConaughey's character) than with the female lead. I am still hurting inside and even though I've made a lot of progress on the outside, I feel like the wound is still open and sometimes it bleeds.
The movie was entertaining and I enjoyed most of it. The only thing that I didn't like was the way in which they make it seem like love conquers all. It's the same idea with any rom-com and it is getting old. Real life is not like that and although I understand that we can't see rom-coms as anything even remotely close to the real world... it is bothersome to feel this way this hope that maybe it could be possible. How big is our individual chance of living a real life fairy tale? or better... how many real life fairy tales are we allowed in a lifetime and how long will they last?
I've lived one and it lasted a few months. I wouldn't change a second of it. That was the best few months of my life so far. Rom-com? hardly but maybe there is more if we are open to the possibilities, the question is do we really want to?