The development of computers, the Internet and social media has moved beyond assisting us with the boilerplate aspects of our lives. Our new digitally remastered lives aren’t just long-form versions of GE commercials that ramble on about synergy and efficiency. Technology now finds itself embedded in our brains affecting how we see and relate to damn near everything.
And nowhere is that shift more evident than in our romantic relationships. Dating has changed. Texting, email, online dating sites, long-distance relationships held together with little more than Skype calls and new forms of etiquette developed from social media have all added variety to our culture’s love stories.
But while the stories of how we met our significant others seem to have changed suddenly with every innovation, the evolution has really been gradual and the journey stretches further back into history than you think.
You can see how far we’ve come in love and tech by perusing our chronological list of 10 Tech-Based Romantic Comedies. Read on and relive your favorite moments from this list of rom-com films that feature technology.
1. Desk Set (1957)
A Katherine Hepburn/Spencer Tracy classic, the movie features the head of a TV network research department and a recently hired efficiency expert who fall in love while grappling with clashing interests: the desire to modernize and techno-phobia. The result is a funny, warm depiction of romance and how people initially reacted to computers.
2. Weird Science (1985)
What was it again? If you can’t date them, design one? Well, that’s exactly what Anthony Michael Hall’s character and his friend did, with hilariously unexpected consequences. Their ideal woman came to life, taught them how to be dateable and took what was initially a creepy use of technology and turned it into a victory for misfit nerds everywhere. She is superhuman after all.
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