It is a very common trope to see in movies and TV shows, the nice guy who finds a very special woman and instantly becomes infatuated with her, it is true love. But, what happens when she doesn’t return his feelings? Well, he certainly won't give up, he will do whatever it takes to convince her to love him back. This is “True love” after all.
So the protagonist will spy on her, pester her and manipulate her until she agrees to go out with him. But in one of these very common narratives, his obsessive, coercive and stalker-like behavior is framed as an expression of his love and devotion, not as stalking but as a compliment. But when the gender roles are reversed, her actions are shown as manic and crazy. I’m not suggesting that stalking is okay when it’s done by a woman , it’s absolutely not; but I think it’s important to note that the social and cultural implications are different when the media shows women stalking men.
It's public knowledge that stalking is a crime and it has serious psychological consequences on the victims. It’s important to eradicate these behaviors as portraying them as cute and nice in massive media is very harmful.
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