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The romance trope built on refusing to explain

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Ninety percent of romantic conflicts could be resolved with a single, ten-second conversation. Instead, characters caught in compromising situations simply repeat 'it is not what it looks like' on an endless loop while making absolutely no effort to actually explain what is happening as their partner storms out.

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