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Old 22-07-19, 04:56   #11
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I think for the “I'd die without you” statements it depends a lot on context. For a couple that has been together for fifty years, yes, that can be okay. Among high schoolers or similar, I'd go with creepy as well.



What I find kind of creepy: The super-elaborate, often public, surprise marriage proposal that comes without ever talking to the partner (usually woman) about it beforehand. It creates a situation where she can't say “actually I prefer us living together without being married” or “let me think about that for a bit” or similar without being the bad guy. Starting a life-long relationship by essentially guilting one partner into it has always seemed kind of weird to me (though obviously it depends a lot on context and the pre-existing relationship).
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Old 22-07-19, 05:06   #12
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It's as creepy as Kurtis Trent groping Lara at gunpoint and AoD fans consider that very romantic
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Old 22-07-19, 05:39   #13
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I think for the “I'd die without you” statements it depends a lot on context. For a couple that has been together for fifty years, yes, that can be okay. Among high schoolers or similar, I'd go with creepy as well.
Pretty much.

People need to realize that there is world of difference between LOVING someone and being DEPENDANT on someone. Being dependant on someone leads to situations like battered wife syndrome where the victim won't let go of a partner who is absolutely abusive (both physically and mentally) towards them (and this applies both of Male and Female individuals.) The reason why they can't leave them is because they are so emotionally dependant on the person that they wouldn't know what to do with themselves without them.

Its not a good state of mind.

As for my input; I really can't stand how some movies and shows pertain to stalking as something innocent and harmless. I have been on the receiving end of it and I have to say that its anything BUT harmless.
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Old 22-07-19, 07:25   #14
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It's as creepy as Kurtis Trent groping Lara at gunpoint and AoD fans consider that very romantic
That's because they're the dumbest breed out there
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Old 22-07-19, 07:35   #15
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That's because they're the dumbest breed out there
lmao!!
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Old 22-07-19, 08:53   #16
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That's because they're the dumbest breed out there
no lies detected
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Old 22-07-19, 09:48   #17
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It's as creepy as Kurtis Trent groping Lara at gunpoint and AoD fans consider that very romantic
I love that scene because of how awful it is.

Then Lara gropes him back after he locks her in the airlock thing.
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Old 22-07-19, 10:37   #18
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Ah, the double standards amusing.

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I take the Kurtis scene for what it is, just a nod to both of them having chemistry and being sexually attracted to each other. It’d be way creepier in real life no doubt about it. It’s fictional though, and it worked, so nothing wrong, imo.

I think movies/books/games and fictional works in general should be free to take creative liberties even when it comes to more controversial stuff. They just want to tell a story, it doesn’t really matter if it’s positive or negative as long as it fiction.
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Old 22-07-19, 13:13   #19
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Ah, the double standards amusing.

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I take the Kurtis scene for what it is, just a nod to both of them having chemistry and being sexually attracted to each other. It’d be way creepier in real life no doubt about it. It’s fictional though, and it worked, so nothing wrong, imo.

I think movies/books/games and fictional works in general should be free to take creative liberties even when it comes to more controversial stuff. They just want to tell a story, it doesn’t really matter if it’s positive or negative as long as it fiction.
If I recall, didn't the beta documents NOT have this romance thing between Lara and Kurtis? I recall seeing somewhere that it was added later.

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if it turned out it was mostly just the cutscene animators idea or something, I know Saints Row 1 had to have it's ending altered because Julius's animations were broken so they had to replace his walking animation with him looking at his watch.
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Old 22-07-19, 15:39   #20
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It's as creepy as Kurtis Trent groping Lara at gunpoint and AoD fans consider that very romantic
lol I'm with you on that When I was younger I didn't realize how bad that scene really was, not I cringe. Wish Lara would have ripped him a new one for that.
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