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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of cinema’s worst partners into the ol’ VCR.

Okay, so for the second time this week, I feel like we need to start with some disclaimers. 

This piece, like our hottest TV parents piece, is (mostly) all in good fun. 

I’m well aware that there are far worse partners in cinema history, and we’ve touched on them in pieces like our one about Waitress. 

Additionally, as someone who grew up in a house with DV, I would never want anyone to think I’m trying to make light of abusive partners. 

For the most part, these partners are just jerky jerks. 

However, I do want to touch on Glenn’s cheating in The Wedding Singer and Christian’s gaslighting, cheating, and emotional abuse in Midsommar. 

Their crimes are definitely more serious, and again, I’m not here to make light of their actions. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are five of the worst partners in cinema: 

Harper Caldwell in Happiest Season

Guilty of: lying to her partner about coming out, forcing her partner to pretend to be straight, lying to her family and then doubling-down when confronted, wearing an awful wig 

Tom Hansen in (500) Days of Summer

Guilty of: placing unfair expectations on his partner, pushing his partner to put a label on their relationship, borderline demanding his partner feel the same way about their relationship that he did, being pretentious in IKEA

Christian Hughes in Midsommar

Guilty of: gaslighting, cheating, emotional ab*s*, being an all-around douchebag

Glenn Guglia in The Wedding Singer 

Guilty of: cheating, sexism, misogyny, terrible pickup lines

Micah Sloat from Paranormal Activity 

Guilty of: invalidating his partner’s feelings and concerns, refusing to respect his girlfriend’s wishes and boundaries, being insensitive, doing absolutely everything you’re not supposed to do in a horror movie