Relationships through the Eyes of Soap Operas

This voice thread looks at the way that relationship are portrayed in one of the most enduring and popular media programs of all times, soap operas. Women have been watching soap operas for generations, dedicating every week day to watching their favorite characters fall in love and endure the battle of finding their soul mate and living happily ever after.

I think that these portrayals of relationships illustrate the ideal of what love should be like. Women often wish to live vicariously though these characters, as they dream about what could be. These portrayals show what can be possible and they teach women about what they should aspire for and what they should want.