Brittany headed off to college feeling more confident and prepared for whatever came her way, grateful for the open line of communication with her mom. And Sarah, watching her daughter drive away, felt a sense of relief knowing she had done her part to help Brittany navigate this new chapter of her life with wisdom and care.
"This is the kind of story I want to tell," Andrews insists. "Stories about obsession, ambition, grief, friendship, and solitude. There are a thousand shades of human emotion that have nothing to do with romance." momsteachsex brittany andrews off to college better
She is also an outspoken advocate for aromantic and asexual representation, communities that are rarely centered in mainstream media. "When I say I want fewer romantic storylines, I am speaking to the 98% of stories that force romance. Let's leave the 2% of authentic, necessary love stories. But let's stop using love as filler." Brittany headed off to college feeling more confident
Beyond the Meet-Cute: Why Brittany Andrews Says We Need to Rethink Romantic Storylines Let's leave the 2% of authentic, necessary love stories
Andrews has also shared perspectives on dating and romance through reality television: 90 Day: The Single Life
For fans wondering how to support Andrews’ shift, she offers a challenge. "The next time you watch a movie or read a book, ask yourself: Does this story need the romance? If you removed the love interest, would the protagonist still grow? If the answer is no, then the romance was a crutch, not a plot."
"In a traditional romantic storyline, everything—your career, your hobbies, your friendships, your hometown—must be sacrificed or subordinated to the central romance. That is not love. That is colonization of the self."