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== Literature ==
* Brought up in ''[[The Giver]]'', where the society they live in is an obsessive [[Utopia]] that regulates everything from family units to emotions to painful memories, and everything must be kept to a strictly even-keeled norm. While they allow a degree of personal freedom and enjoyment, any emotion above caring for a friend is forbidden. The main character asks his parents if they love him, and they respond with the standard "Love is an
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'', Adara is only able to confess her love for Prince Hettar after she's been shot in the back, confident that she has nothing to lose since she's dying. She's mortified to then find out that she's not dying at all and will be fine with some rest, ''and'' Hettar is very interested in discussing this interesting topic, and has no intention of letting her get away.
== Live-Action Television ==
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