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Creepiest Love Tropes #4, “Just the way you are” vs. Bryan Adams & Tina Turner, “It’s Only Love” (1985)

How creepy is this? The singing male lover pretends to reassure the female that she is fully lovable “just the way you are”; she needn’t worry about measuring up to some standard. It’s actually a threat: (1) if you differ by … Continue reading

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