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If you’re like me, you’ve probably seen fierce competition multiple times (or “re-competition,” as those who agree the show would benefit from watching it at least three times call it). But, you know, there comes a time in everyone’s life when they need to shake off the influence of these statuesque hockey players who are embroiled in the longest predicament of all time. There’s a whole world out there – away from the little chains banging against your chest and the intense, smoldering stares – though it hasn’t felt like it lately.
There are also plenty of depictions of slow-burn romance on screen that actually convey “longing” better than the movies do. fierce competition. In fact, writer Rachel Reid didn’t invent the “won’t they” genre, although she did a pretty good job at it. To that end, if you want something different but basically the same, here are some slow-burn romance stories fierce competition Can sail on ice. If you’re feeling particularly masochistic, why not read them all, one after the other, in no particular order?
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Forgive me for sounding cynical, but I feel like cinematic and truly affecting romance movies are harder to come by in the 2020s, for some reason – maybe because love stories feel culturally out of reach? Directed by Celine Song of Bar 2023 past lifeOf course, this is most people’s favorite movie Fashion office. Two childhood sweethearts, Nora (Greta Lee) and Hae-sung (Chang Yu), find themselves torn apart by circumstances, opportunities and choices. past life This is a love story in the purest sense. I saw it twice in the theater when it came out and remember the audience was crying.
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