First, there's the fact that when he finds out that Allie has a fiancé, Noah goes binge drinking... for 10 days. Since when is alcohol abuse sexy? And who, really, aspires to a relationship with constant fighting? Remember when Allie almost leaves Noah? "Stay with you?" she says. "What for? Look at us, we're already fighting." To which Noah responds, "Well that's what we do. We fight." As mind-boggling as it is, she stays. 

Or what about the fact, as USA Today points out, that Noah seems to get off on insulting Allie. At one point, he plays off Allie's insecurities to the point that she literally risks her life by lying down in the middle of the street. Because it's Hollywood, a car didn't run over her. Real life may well have been different. 

The nail in The Notebook's proverbial coffin comes at the beginning, when Noah hangs off of a Ferris wheel, threatening to jump if Allie doesn't go out with him. The New York Times watched the scene and pointed out that Noah was exhibiting a "slightly creepy streak of fanaticism." It goes beyond just that. Because, since when was threatening possible suicide to manipulate someone into a relationship with you romantic? We'll pass the mic to Break The Silence Against Domestic Violence, who will gladly tell you that in intimate relationships, suicide threats are a form of emotional abuse used to control.

If you or anyone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline​ at​ 1-800-273-TALK (8255)​.