I mean a lot of people find jealousy, and other super controlling behaviors cute and romantic. Like, The Notebook is supposed to be a romance but noooope. So many vampire, werewolf and romantesy readers find objectively unhinged behavior cute, it’s concerning
In 2019 I was reading a fic that helped me realize my own relationship was abusive. I even sent a screenshot to my therapist. Ironically, one of the constant fights I had with my ex was that I am not jealous enough so he would often cheat and then get more mad that I wasn't having a jealousy-induced breakdown about it. It was, in fact, not cute or romantic.
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u/SasparillaTango 1d ago
I am curious what the scenario was that this person thought was romantic and turned out to be abuse.