Who else thinks this trope is awful?

[indagold]

If you're gonna do a story like that, at least make him look like this

[colorgoat]

I mean, there's tons of content that's sweet and genuine like that!! Which makes people putting down all bl super annoying (thinly-veiled homophobia aside).

There's just a lot of creepy stuff out there, too, especially fan content from what I've personally seen. Weird abusive tropes, pushing gender roles, etc etc...

[somekh]

Laughing because uhhh. Toxic boyfriend romance tropes are a product of straight culture. It’s normal and acceptable and even encouraged to marry someone you’ll be miserable with if they bring home the bread. My mom went through one failed marriage and is now with some awful shithead because he’s wealthy. Not that she isn’t also an awful shithead.

These tropes enforce that a relationship =/= love. A relationship is for reproduction lol

[azzy-m]

Yo, I love that guy! I got into his content because of his Fifty Shades reviews. Good stuff.

[indagold]

Bruh I see this same mentality within the lgbt community all the time it's not a straight thing, it's a relationship thing

[CosmicLeon]

I really dislike that trope, because I think it reinforces the idea that "this is what women want.' I activity avoid stories like that because I think they are toxic not ok. Often times the issue is brushed off, and please tell me how many of these (usually) women leave these relationships for their own mental well being rather than developing Stockholm syndrome. As a woman myself, this kind of stories really make me depressed and angry because of the normalization of toxic behavior in these types of stories. Do toxic relationships happen? yes. I actually want to explore toxic relations ships in my comic (i know my comic in not a romance one, but it is going to be a side plot), and show that it is not ok. (regardless of gender)