No matter how easy it is to point out the problem in a place that you live in, it does not exclude other areas from the problem’s base. Meaning that the issue at hand isn’t exclusive to just America. However, America is most definitely one of the most relationship focused countries in the entire world and there could be a few definitive reasons for that:

America is a melting pot of numerous cultures and therefore has no elicit traditional courting method.

There are a lot of things that make a relationship happen in most countries; religion, race, social status, economic wellbeing, location, height, weight, appearance, parental guidance, education, and many more. The difficult part about subjecting America to cultural courting methods is that we blur the lines on most of the things that other countries have held as standard. Having no clear definition on what it means to traditionally pursue or have a relationship with someone may in fact be a leading cause in America’s love sick obsession with romance; chasing what we may not understand.

America’s media focuses on having a relationship and being suited for a relationship.

As many times as it has been said before it is true, the media focuses on personal image and sends the message, “You are only happy when you are beautiful. Real Women have curves, Beyonce at her best,” says Vogue Magazine.
Unfortunately this isn’t something uncommon to see it today’s world. Magazines, television, and movies alike have been promoting the idea that if you change yourself or become more fitted towards what we are presenting then you might find true happiness in life. Which brings forth a few questions; Who is to blame? The consumer or the producer? Are we just as guilty by feeding into the idealism that Hollywood and iconic romances put forth? Furthermore, are the images put forth in the media all bad? Do they somehow give the populace hope that maybe somewhere there is love that is almost on the fantasy level? Maybe, but the real caliber of the issue is determined by us as individuals.

America is so relationship focused that Singleness is often looked down upon.

Unfortunately being single can be difficult for many reasons, but the elevation in difficulty can be partially accredited to the image that America has often set with it. There is a huge often unnoticed problem here, so much so that the only articles I could find on singleness itself were how to survive singleness and several articles reminding people that singleness has purpose. Both of those ideas, despite intentions, set a tone; being single is looked down upon, and needs reassurance. Everything today is romantically charged, it has seemingly put down one of the biggest and most important parts of life, singleness.

I am by no means a relationship expert, and this article was written to point out that there may be a few problems in America’s obsession with romance and relationships. The lovesick atmosphere in America has been led by lack of understanding, inflated imagery, and social stigma on singleness. There are many other reasons America is this way when it comes to romance.
These are just the few on the surface. And of course, the real effect of the romanticism that we feel on an everyday basis is determined by us as single beings.