Minus a few economic details, many of the romantic comedies that I have watched portrays the plight of the working class with a satisfactory degree of accuracy. This is not relative to those who are suffering from considerable economic loss, but to the way of life of those with average economic means in their quest for love. In My Best Friends Girl , the main male characters played by Dane Cook and Jason Biggs, live in a place that seems fitting for college students. Based on how these characters are portrayed in the movie, they do not seem to possess the economic means to own an apartment, but with an injection of reality, the possibility of them owning the apartment with a stated income loan is not so far fetched. Keeping in line with reality, Cook's character, Tank, works as a customer service representative/trainer at a call center. Tank's occupation, arguably, does not generate enough income for him to live without roommates, and the same applies to Jason Biggs's character. Toward the end of the film, Kate Hudson's character, Alexis, frankly tells Tank that his job is a "joke". The ending was quintessential Hollywood embellishment.
Even with a home and a job that is far from impressive, Tank gets the girl; but in reality would there be economic factors that would greatly affect a man's likelihood of getting the girl? In romantic comedies the characters are not customarily affected by outsourcing, but in the real world people's capacity to experience love and romance, among other things, are greatly affected by the availability of jobs to pay for dates.
Suppose Tank's call center job was outsourced to the Philippines, would this have affected Tank's chances of winning Alexis, who is after all, a career woman? Marked by one partner constantly sponsoring another partner, is a strain on relationships resulting from economic restraints, and in this case, Alexis would have been the sponsor, who is constantly paying for everything because Tank's job was outsourced.
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