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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  3471 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Is 'I hate you' a normal, sarcastic comment?

It's a media trope. "I hate you" is used in Revenge, How I Met Your Mother, Friends, Frazier and I'm sure dozens of others to connote "I am moved beyond eloquence by your wily trickery, you naughty dog." She's doing nothing more than channeling her media landscape into your personal relationship.

Don't let lazy screenwriters interfere with your love life. Apologize, realize this is 100% you and move on.





humanodon  ·  3471 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Interesting . . . I've had girls do this to me in other languages moreso than English. It's hard to get a sense of how Western media tropes have influenced the media in other countries.

beezneez  ·  3464 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I haven't seen it used in The Sopranos yet, but thanks for the thought.