I Rewatched New Girl As An Adult And Realized That The Show Spent 7 Seasons Selling Us On Marriage

As a fairly sheltered girl who didn’t grow up watching sitcoms, I was scandalized by the profuse references to sex and the characters’ nonchalant attitude about pretty much everything I take seriously. Initially, we only watched a couple episodes a week, but when my best friend and I moved in together after college, we started watching it together in earnest. As we moved through the series, I fell in love with the characters, their growth, and the way the show felt increasingly wholesome as it progressed.