So Love Island has a particular reputation in England for ruining the emotional lives of participants.
I think the only reality TV format I have ever watched at length is My Kitchen Rules, and that was years ago now before the formula because too obvious and trashy. I don't think I have ever watched any that involves romantic relationships developing - I have a natural aversion to watching people having such a private aspect of their emotional life broadcast to the world. Even the more well intentioned ones, like the recent "Love on the Spectrum" - I saw some of it, but I have the same basic objection.
Really, the format would die if people would not watch it. But how to encourage people not to watch it? Make better romantic fictional stories?
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