I remember the actor who portrayed the ‘lion man’ in the Beauty and the Beast series remarking that theirs was not exactly an equitable relationship because he was to retreat to and live in a sewer quietly until she needed him for something, at which point she would summon him by banging on drainage pipes. He would spring forth to serve her...and then retreat to the sewer again.
Also, a TV reviewer noted the series was two years old by saying “It’s been two years and it doesn’t look like their relationship is going anywhere....isn’t it time that she start dating other beasts?”
That made it the perfect chick flick - a ‘man’ who shows up when you need him, doesn’t leave the toilet seat up, and goes back into the sewer on command.
Of course, no male could watch it without massive promises of sex afterward...and arguably, no male would watch it even then!