At some point there has to be a declaration of a love that will never die. How else is the character who's being desired supposed to know? It's not like body language is obvious or anything.
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Someone has to cry at some point to make sure that even the strongest character is vulnerable from time to time. Then there will be cuddling, sex, awkwardness... and you know the rest.
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Of course it is! That's what everyone says when they're afraid to turn their heart over to someone!
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A rom-com can't truly function unless it has a friend who's in love with their friend who isn't interested. This conflict will lead to the "I don't want to be just friends" statement, to not only push the plot along, but make the audience fear for the friendship.
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You'll find the necessary amount of silence, perhaps one that even includes a shrug or half smile, when the character in love is at a loss for words. Sometimes all you can do is shut the fuck up and hope that the person for whom you have affection is psychic.
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At some point there has to be a declaration of a love that will never die. How else is the character who's being desired supposed to know? It's not like body language is obvious or anything.
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Whether it's yelled from a street corner or softly cried into a shoulder of a friend, it will be said. Getting to love, according to Hollywood, is never without many uphill battles.
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Go ahead... try to find me a movie where one of the main characters doesn't yell "wait!" then probably, most likely, follows it up with a "never mind."
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Whether it's because someone has cheated or got caught doing something they shouldn't have, someone will always have some explaining to do. Always.
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Doesn't it always come back to this? *Yawn.*
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Rom-coms are consistently peppered with the theme of someone needing to be saved, and even if they don't need it, someone wants to save them. It's a mess. The truth is we all need saving sometimes, and that's why this line is fairly paramount when it comes to romantic comedy success.
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