Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Abduction as Romance is a media trope where a man kidnaps or imprisons a woman and she eventually falls in love with him. Abduction as Romance is one of a series of popular media tropes where violence against women and abusive male behavior is presented as necessary, exciting, or romantic.

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Writer/Producer: Jonathan McIntosh
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