romance
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The first purpose is to keep the audience laser-focused on the differences between love and romance, leading them to believe that observing the distinction is their own doing, not something Barker goaded them into.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
“This is all to convey the consequences of Bear — and men as a whole — not understanding that love and romance aren’t the same thing,” one might say.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Other backward glances include “As You Lie There,” a fantasy about a teenage crush that never blossomed into a romance, and “Salesman Saint,” a paean to Mr. McCartney’s parents’ coping with life in postwar Liverpool.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
A false, artificial note, it seemed to me, though, to be sure, this sort of narrative troublemaking is endemic to television romance; we will see how that cadence resolves in the surely coming second season.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
I’m a little jealous Dylan is in this phase of his new romance, where it feels like anything is possible.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
Vocabulary lists containing romance
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