Harry is a regular high school senior. He’s star quarterback of the football team, and his frosted tips simply glow with youthful rebellion. Mindy is a regular high school girl. She likes art, drama, and writing for the school paper. Mindy don’t give a sh** what the popular kids think of her. But we’re about to find out what happens when their words collide—when Harry meets Mindy.

What you have just read, is a personal project of mine. It’s going to be a feature-length film. My inspiration is John Cusack, and Adam Sandler is designing my sets.

Just kidding, ’cause who watches romantic comedies anymore?

Romcoms, remember those? Typically revolving around the courtship between two unlikely individuals, your standard romcom may lack depth, but there’s nothing quite like one to renew your faith in soul-mates, destiny and matters of the heart.

But where have these old friends gone? They’re certainly not in theatres anymore.

2013 marked the release of box office hits like Man Of Steel, Star Trek: Into Darkness, and the new Hobbit movie. All big sellers, all keenly anticipated by the masses. Disney’s Iron Man 3 and the newest Hunger Games movie were amongst the top grossing films of the year.

On the romantic comedy front, we had movies like Drinking Buddies, Playing for Keeps, and Admission. All-star casts, but their ticket sales paled in comparison to their sci-fi and action rivals. (Sorry, Paul Rudd.)

It wasn’t always like this, though. I remember a time when Patrick Dempsey ruled, and movies like Hitch, The Proposal and anything staring J-Lo, ruled theatres. And though Katherine Heigl will always hold a special spot in my heart, I’m not opposed to this recent cinematic shift.

Maybe our taste is becoming a little more refined, or maybe we’re just not buying it anymore. This world of handsome, but soulful, prince charmings, and girls with great hair who have never made an ill-conceived booty call in their life—maybe it’s just too far from reality for viewers to take it seriously anymore. We are quickly moving into an age where the more obscure the concept, the better; (see: Game of Thrones). We want to be shocked, not tickled. Guess your days are limited, Adam Sandler.

The fate of the romcom is one currently unknown. No doubt they are fading out of style, but not all things that fade stay that way; (see, skinny jeans and crop tops). For now they rest peacefully in the graveyard of things forgotten, mourning their glory days alongside “that poncho phase” and every winner of American Idol.

I, for one, eagerly anticipate a comeback for the genre. As long as Patrick Dempsey has his hair, there is hope.