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The [[Inverted Trope]], avoiding relationships out of fear of becoming "owned", is largely a [[Gendered Tropes|Gendered Trope]]. In old works, it's mostly about men trying to avoid being captured by a woman. In contemporary works the situation is reversed, centering on women striving to be independent from men. Both versions are largely [[Truth in Television]], due to changing social structures: A few decades ago, men typically had most to gain and least to lose from being single, and it remains true to this day.
Note that Bob claiming romantic ownership over Alice (or vice versa) doesn't make her his property in any way. It can be an expression, or it can indicate that he's a [[Stalker
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== [[Anime]] ==
* The [[Boys Love Genre]] ''[[
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Secretary]]'' is a mixture between drama and Romantic Comedy, revolving around the BDSM version of this trope. The main storyline is about the main character wanting to be truly owned by her boss.
* Inverted in the film version of ''[[Breakfast
* ''[[Exit to Eden]]'' ends [[Happily Ever After|happily]] with Elliot submitting to Mistress Lisa.
* Brutally defied in ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'': In her heart Juliana truly belongs to David, and they both know it. Yet they pretend to simply be [[Ethical Slut|friends who have fun together]], and it works just fine... [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Until it doesn't]].
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