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Want to show your nurturing side? Become a doctor (especially if a male) or a teacher (especially if a female), to land an infinitely secure, respectable and satisfying job. Those jobs are character shorthand that tell every potential suitor that you are caring and non-threatening, adept at looking after others, i.e. good spouse/family-making material - essential qualities in RomCom.

* ''Film/TheWeddingPlanner'' - [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTin like it says in the title]], she's a wedding planner

* ''Film/NoReservations2007'' - he's a chef, she's a chef

* ''Film/NoStringsAttached2011'' - she's a doctor

* ''Film/TheWeddingPlanner'' - like it says on the tin, she's a wedding planner

* ''Film/NoStringsAttached2011'' - he is an assistant on a tv show set turned screenwriter

* ''Film/IfYouBelieve'': -- she works as an editor for a publishing house, he's a novice writer

* ''Film/ThankYouForSmoking'' - She is a newpaper reporter

* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'': she works as an advice columnist

* ''Film/HeadOverHeels2001'' - she's an art restorer

* ''Film/ChasingAmy'' - They're both comic book artists

* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'': Prue works as a photographer, as well as an art curator
* ''Series/{{Whitney}}'': She is a photographer

* ''Film/ImagineMeAndYou'' - She is a florist with an indpendent shop

* ''Film/NoStringsAttached'' - she's a doctor

* ''Film/NoStringsAttached'' - he is an assistant on a tv show set turned screenwriter

* ''Series/{{Partners}}'' - he's an architect, so's the partner

-->-- ''[=McSweeney's=]'', "[[https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/guidelines-for-female-protagonists-in-hallmark-christmas-movies Guidelines for Female Protagonists in Hallmark Christmas Movies]]"

* ''Film/NoReservations'' - he's a chef, she's a chef

* ''Film/SexAndTheSingleGirl'' - he works as a newspaper reporter

-->-- '''Madeleine Trebenski''', ''[[https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/guidelines-for-female-protagonists-in-hallmark-christmas-movies Guidelines for Female Protagonists in Hallmark Christmas Movies]]''

* ''Film/HeadOverHeels'' - she's an art restorer

Cooking has enough creative elements to be applicable. As a bonus, it handily offers opportunities for romantic gestures - like creating meals in unusual locations - and hints to your special someone that you are family-ready. If you're man you should be a chef, if you're a woman try something smaller and cuter, like cupcakes. If you rather not physically create something yourself, become a hang-around to the cultured and creative: try event planning, advertising/PR, music business, doing stuff at an art gallery, or running your own artsy corner shop.

* ''Film/FoolsRushIn'' - he's an architecht

* ''Film/{{Phffft!}}'' - she's first a writer for the radio, and then the head writer for a TV show

* ''Film/Bridget Jones's Diary'' - she works for TV and publishing, so does he

* ''Film/{{Phffft}}''! - she's first a writer for the radio, and then the head writer for a TV show

* ''Film/StrangerThanFiction'' - she's a pastry chef. [[spoiler:As a subversion, he's an IRS agent.]]

* ''Film/StrangerThanFiction'' - she's a pastry chef. As a subversion, he's an IRS agent.

-> ''“She was born in a small town, but she must move to the big city to become some kind of journalist or own a bakery or work vaguely in fashion. Now, she’s a successful career girl striving to be the best version of some generic profession that doesn’t need too much explanation for a general audience.”''

* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'': she works as an advice columnist

* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'': Prue works as a photographer, as well as an art curator

* ''Series/{{Charmed}}'' - Piper is a chef (turned bar owner)

-> ''“She was born in a small town, but she must move to the big city to become some kind of journalist or own a bakery or work vaguely in fashion. Now she’s a successful career girl striving to be the best version of some generic profession that doesn’t need too much explanation for a general audience.”''

-> ''“She was born in a small town, but she must move to the big city to become some kind of journalist or own a bakery or work vaguely in fashion. Now, she’s a successful career girl striving to be the best version of some generic profession that doesn’t need too much explanation for a general audience.”''

* ''Series/GilmoreGirls'' - Lorelai runs a historical inn, Luke owns a bistro, Rory is a journalist, Jess joins a small publishing house and writes, Sookie is a chef, Jackson grows fruit and vegetables; Logan probably ends up working for his family business, which involves newspaper and media.