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The husband and wife of a Romanticized Abuse couple should normally only be mentioned here in the supertrope - it's redundant to also mention them in the gendered subtropes, ''unless'' they also have individual adventures where they are effectively single or in another relationship with a different dynamic. For individuals who represent a civilization or an organization, it's a matter of whether they act as individuals, as representatives, or both.
When combined with [[Evil Is Sexy]], or any other of the [[Evil Tropes]], Romanticized Abuse is likely to lead to [[Draco in Leather Pants]]. However, the group or person whose abusive behavior is romanticized is [["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"|not necessarily]] [[Death by Woman Scorned|portrayed as evil at all]].
A subtrope of [[Playing to The Fetishes]]: Sexual abuse ''not'' designed to be sexy & appealing is ''not'' this trope. Compare ''and'' contrast [[Casual Kink]] as well as [[Safe, Sane, and Consensual]], for characters who live out BDSM fantasies ''and'' show the kind of ethical restraint needed in [[Real Life]]. Note that abuse played for [[Fetish Fuel]] is rarely played ''only'' for [[Fetish Fuel]]. It is often a mix of [[Fetish Fuel]], [[Nightmare Fuel]], [[Fetish Retardant]], [[Nausea Fuel]] and so on, and the [[Fetish Fuel]] component is sometimes calculated to maximize the horror value.
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