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* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': [[ShipTease Hinted at]] with Calvin and Susie.

* Jeremy and Ian from ''Manga/ACruelGodReigns''. Jeremy tells Ian that he needs to see him because Ian is the only one to know that he is a murderer and [[RapeAsBackstory why he did it.]] To the point that when they do not see each other Jeremy [[SanitySlippage just about]] [[DrivenToSuicide loses it]]. Additionally, Ian, though knowing their relationship is [[TheMasochismTango not a healthy one]], cannot focus his studies or anything else when Jeremy does not see him.

* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': For all what argue when they are together -and claim they don't need each other-, Kouji and Sayaka tend to ''lose it'' when they are apart.

** WordOfGod said Asuka [[spoiler:returned together with him]] because- in spite of how much they had hurt each other- he did not want to live in a world without Asuka.

* In ''Manga/WildRose'', Kiri and Mikhail don't get along initially and like to anger the other. Since Kiri literally can't live without Mikhail because he otherwise loses his sanity around humans, they are stuck together. Over time they both come to appreciate each other in spite of their differences and in the end [[EmotionlessBoy Mikhail]] hesitantly admits "You are necessary to me" in response to Kiri's LoveConfession.

* ''ComicBook/HaloBloodLine'': The Covenant warrior Thon 'Talamee is constantly annoyed by his younger foolish brother Reff, but has protected him from harm all his life in the belief that Reff is destined for greatness. Unfortunately for him, Reff doesn't return his affection and thinks of his brother's care as condescending. [[spoiler:When Reff decides to turn on the Covenant, Thon tries to stop him, but Reff kills him first.]]\\

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': This was Shinji and Asuka's relationship’s state at the beginning of the story: they were so damaged and traumatized that they failed to open up and make a connection; and at the same time neither of them would think of leaving because they thought that no one else in the world would be able to understand their pain, and they could not stand to be apart.

--> '''Alphard:''' I always miss this house when I'm away. And then when I'm back in it, I never remember why.

* ''Fanfic/OnceMoreWithFeeling'': While Shinji sleeps for the first time -again- in Misato's apartment, he recalls that sometimes he begged for someone -anyone- getting Asuka out of there... and now he feels terribly alone without her, he misses her and he needs her.

** Shinji and Asuka developed a co-dependent relationship during the series, but the war against the Angels and the Third Impact scarred their minds further. Due to Shinji's actions, Asuka abused him constantly and Shinji was torn between blaming himself and resenting her. However, Shinji refused being apart of Asuka, and as soon as Asuka thought that she could lose him or never see him again, she was utterly terrified and mortified and stopped abusing him.

* In ''Fanfic/NeonGenesisEvangelionGenocide'', Shinji and Asuka argued a lot... but when she was in a coma, Shinji thought that he didn't mind Asuka called him names because it meant she was fine.

* ''Film/{{Flipped}}'': In the beginning, Bryce was so annoyed by Juli's pursuing him that he wishes her to stop loving and leaves him alone. However, when he finally got his wish (Juli ignoring him out of anger ever since [[spoiler:she found out he's been throwing her eggs since and especially when he laughed along with Garrett over insulting her retarded uncle, David/Daniel, as well as her family]], he regrets and misses interacting with Juli.

* Tasslehoff Burrfoot and Flint Fireforge's friendship from ''Literature/Dragonlance'' seems to be one-sided at first, but flint really does show care for the kender at some key moments.
* ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'': Kaname Chidori spends every waking moment berating Sousuke for whatever screw-up he made. The second he is redeployed and out of her life for good, she suffers bouts of depression, paranoia, and a horrible sense of insecurity. Of course, she was being marked for death at the time, which makes this a ''literal'' case of "Can't live without him." She spends a similar amount of time trying to prevent and/or renumerate his mess-ups, and the remaining time is spent dreading what will happen next. She's also pretty moody when Sousuke is called away for a long mission to Helmajistan ("The Wind Blows at Home, Part 1-3"), even sitting outside his apartment until he returns.

* Fisk seems to have this relationship with Michael in the ''Literature/KnightAndRogueSeries'' (Michael is too sweet to not stand Fisk). He spends his time alternating between griping about Michaels naive, cheerful, chivalrous attitude, and fretting about Michael's wellbeing. According to Michael, Fisk will try to protect him from anything from the noose to chills, all while being insultingly sarcastic.
* [[DeadpanSnarker Kyon]] from the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series constantly, '''constantly''' complains, rants and grumps about Haruhi and the SOS Brigade. In the 4th novel of the series, [[spoiler:he is finally freed from Haruhi and the SOS Brigade, only to realize that he actually misses her. After a RedPillBluePill decision, he returns]].
* [[MessianicArchetype Yuu]][[UnluckyEveryDude ri]] and [[RoyalBrat Wolf]][[{{Tsundere}} ram]] in ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''. Yuuri spends the first two seasons trying to back out in an [[AccidentalMarriage engagement that he accidentally caused]] in the second episode when Yuuri first enters the other word. Both of them hate the idea at first but Wolfram accepts his role as he constantly tries to get Yuuri to accept his as his husband. Yuuri constantly plots breaking the marriage on multiple occasions but always fails because Yuuri simply doesn't understand the demon world. However, the small things that piss Yuuri off at the beginning of the series, which range from Wolfram calling him "Wimp" (this was originally his BerserkButton at the beginning when the two argued each other) and Wolfram going everywhere declaring himself the spouse of Yuuri and [[MistakenforCheating accusing him of Yuuri cheating on him with every girl he meets.]] However, as the series goes on, the small things that annoyed Yuuri at the beginning is met with indifference as he slowly gives up on trying to break up the engagement. However, once Season 3 hits and Wolfram [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies calls the engagement off]], this actually shocks Yuuri to the point where he works to get Wolfram back and then finally declares that he's not allowed to break it off. This is a sign that Yuuri is still confused with his feelings for Wolfram but won't let him design things on his own. Shortly after though, they fall right back into the roll.
* Mahiro from ''Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' gets easily annoyed by how clingy and off-the-wall his alien PrettyFreeloaders Nyarko, Cuuko, and Hasta are, but in the finales of both TV series he gets a harsh reminder of what life would be without them. In the first season finale, he's put in a "Last Man on Earth" situation and realizes how lonely he is; in the second, the trio is about to be reassigned away from Earth, and hearing a heartbroken Nyarko say "Does this mean I have to leave Mahiro forever?" makes him realize that he's about to lose them for good. After the latter situation is resolved, Mahiro remarks "I get the feeling you three will always find a way to stick around me," but it's obvious he views that as a good thing.

* ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'': Anthony Bridgerton initially found Kate Sharma elusive and a nuisance as she constantly blocks his ways in courting her younger sister, Edwina. But, when she tells him about her plan to return to India once Edwina is married, he is visibly shocked. After a constant denial of his feelings all along, he eventually acknowledges that he can't imagine his life without Kate.

-->"First I'll kill her, then I'll save her / No, I'll save her, then I'll kill her!"

* Ross and Rachel from ''Series/{{Friends}}''. If they're with other people, they want each other: If they're together they argue constantly and break up. Rachel is especially bad as at one point she manipulated Ross into breaking up with his current girlfriend and then refused to get back together with him unless he took all the blame for a past break up. (He didn't). Ross takes his turn later on, however, when he refuses to divorce her (going so far as to lie to her and hide the fact that they're still married) after a drunken Las Vegas wedding, but also refuses to admit any romantic feelings for her.

** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf ...After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Lestat de Lioncourt tells Louis de Pointe du Lac that he's very difficult to live with and it drives him nuts, but he wouldn't change a single thing about his lover.

* Music/{{Pink}}'s song "Leave Me Alone (I'm Lonely)" is all about the bi-polar affections of a girl wanting some space, promising cuddling later.

* Senator John Dean's seminal dubstep/dubhop song, "Can't Live Without Em," a staple of the new genre. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1RGzH3sR8&feature=plcp "Can't Live Without Em"]]

* French Canadian singer Jean Leloup song "I lost my baby" has the lines (translated) "I can't live with you / I can't live without you / But you can very well live without me /" ending up with "I'm screwed either way".

--> ''I don't like you\\

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Cloud and Barret constantly fight about their politics and their [[RedOniBlueOni generally opposite outlooks]], but soon begin to respect one another as allies. During the portion of the game where Barret attempts to go off to deal with his old friend Dyne alone, Cloud insists on coming with him because he can't stand the thought of Barret dying on him; during Cloud's significantly longer and sadder absence, Barret goes into a deep, fuming depression.

* ''VideoGame/MultiVersus'': Just like in their source cartoon WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry are more focused on fighting each other and the damage they deal to the oponent is merely CollateralDamage. However, if Jerry is thrown out of the arena, Tom's attacks will be a lot weaker until Jerry returns.

* The ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' episode "Oh Brother" centers on this trope, with Mario and Luigi getting on each other's nerves and "disbrothering" each other. After Mario gets kidnapped and brainwashed by Koopa, however, Luigi takes it upon himself to save his brother, and the two reconcile, for the most part. Mario even says the trope word-for-word.

* Francine and Stan to their sponsored African child, Tungee, in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad''. He shows up on their doorstep and quickly aggravates them with his overly sunny disposition. They ditch him at Costgo, only to realize how much they miss him. They go back to get him but he annoys them again on the car ride home so they jump out of the car to get away from him... only to immediately complain that they miss Tungee again.
** This is also the general relationship between Stan and Roger, as is especially shown the episode "You Debt Your Life" where Stan saves Roger's life repaying him for when Roger did the same years prior and kicks him out, it soon becomes clear Stan misses him and, reaching to a point where he rents the attic out to Andy Dick who acts just the same as Roger and eventually ([[ItMakesSenseInContext after losing and regrowing both of his legs]]) Stan finally admits that despite Roger bugging him he likes having him around just didn't want to admit it, and until Hayley pointed it out he didn't even remember the debt.

** Parodied in the episode ''"Turkey Jerky"'' when Yakko, Wakko and Dot tell their latest victim, who is begging them to leave, that he'll "be lonely when they're gone". Predictably, after they leave, the man bawls "I'm lonely!"

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': Though she'd never admit it, [[EnfanteTerrible Mandy]] feels this way about [[TooDumbToLive Billy]] and, to a lesser extent, [[DontFearTheReaper Grim]]. They frequently infuriate her with their antics and schemes, but whenever they're gone for too long, it's clear that she misses them. She also goes out of her way to save them from trouble, often using a [[IWasJustPassingThrough flimsy excuse]] to justify why she's helping. It's most apparent in ''Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure'', when it looks like Billy might actually be in danger of drowning; Mandy pretends not to care, but nervously mutters "Billy's ''always'' fine..." while staring at the water, waiting for him to surface. When he finally does, she lets out a quick but noticeable sigh of relief.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': Principal Bump has never said it aloud, but it is apparent he does like the chaos that some of his current and former students, like Eda and Luz, cause at Hexside. [[spoiler: When he has to expel Luz for an episdoe, he's very much unhappy about it, and is more than happy to have her return at the end of said episode.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Squidville", Squidward is tired of [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick bothering him and ruining his day, the last straw for him being when they accidentally destroy his house. He sees an ad on TV for Tentacle Acres, which is full of octopuses like him, and moves there. At first, he finds it relaxing and comfortable but after a while, he gets bored of it. Later, he pines for [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick to come back and cause a little chaos. When they don't, he starts causing the chaos and eventually decides to leave.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': On one hand, the members of the Great Diamond Authority fit the definition of being RoyallyScrewedUp and are always at odds with each other. One the other hand, because of the Gem hierarchy, the only close bonds that they have left are with each other.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': The titular duo are pretty much like this by default. One example is the short "The Lonesome Mouse" has Tom getting evicted from the house. Jerry is initially delighted but comes to realize that he's bored stiff without his adversary, and schemes to get him back in Mammy Two Shoes' good graces.

--> '''Ratchet''': Young Bots... Can't live with them, can't melt them down for spare parts.

* V and Johnny eventually develop this relationship in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''. [[spoiler:Despite their constant snarking, their goodbye in Mikoshi during the Arasaka Raid variant of the ending is honestly touching, with neither of them wanting to part for good. In "The Sun" and "The Star" variants of the ending, V is shown to still be holding onto the "lucky charm" made out of the bullet that killed them and activated the engram. In "The Devil" variant of the ending, during the word association test, V can [[https://twitter.com/gaycodedriku/status/1490548652930125828 respond]] with "Johnny" when asked about their association with "Home". (In fact, they can answer ''most'' of [[https://twitter.com/gaycodedriku/status/1490550452408180739 the]] [[https://twitter.com/gaycodedriku/status/1490553855461007361 questions]] with "Johnny".)]]

* V and Johnny eventually develop this relationship in ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077''. [[spoiler:Despite their constant snarking, their goodbye in Mikoshi during the Arasaka Raid variant of the ending is honestly touching, with neither of them wanting to part for good. In the "The Sun" and "The Star" variants of the ending, V is shown to still be holding onto the "lucky charm" made out of the bullet that killed them and activated the engram. In "The Devil" variant of the ending, during the word association test, V can [[https://twitter.com/gaycodedriku/status/1490548652930125828 respond]] with "Johnny" when asked about their association with "Home". (In fact, they can answer ''most'' of [[https://twitter.com/gaycodedriku/status/1490550452408180739 the]] [[https://twitter.com/gaycodedriku/status/1490553855461007361 questions]] with "Johnny".)]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' episode, "[[Recap/RugratsS2E2ChuckieVsThePottyTogetherAtLast Together At Last]]", Betty separates Phil and Lil when they fight over their Reptar doll, following advice from Dr. Lipschitz about separating twins every now and then to help them maintain independence, courtesy of Didi. At first, the twins are glad to be away from each other, but it isn't long before they begin to miss each other, and they spend the rest of the episode trying to get back together. When they finally reunite at the end of the episode, they hope they never separate again, [[HereWeGoAgain but soon argue over which one of them started the fight that got them separated in the first place]].

** "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E2AfterThePhantomsOfYourFormerSelf After the Phantoms of Your Former Self]]": Lestat de Lioncourt tells Louis de Pointe du Lac that he's very difficult to live with and it drives him nuts, but he wouldn't change a single thing about his lover.

** In episode 2, Lestat de Lioncourt tells Louis de Pointe du Lac that he's very difficult to live with and it drives him nuts, but he wouldn't change a single thing about his lover.

** In episode 6, Louis ultimately takes Lestat back six years after the latter [[DomesticAbuse savagely attacked him]], acknowledging that despite the pain his boyfriend had caused him, their "vampire bond" is difficult to break. In episode 7, Louis lampshades his love-hate relationship with Lestat:

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'', the titular ogre has this happen after he rescues Princess Fiona when he believes she can't care for him because he's an ogre. He receives the deed to his swamp and returns to it, but feels very empty inside. Eventually, Donkey makes him realize he does love the princess. Cue a rush to beat her WeddingDeadline to Lord Farquaad.

** In episode 6, Louis ultimately takes Lestat back six years after Lestat [[DomesticAbuse savagely attacked him]], acknowledging that despite the pain his boyfriend had caused him, their "vampire bond" is difficult to break. In episode 7, Louis lampshades his love-hate relationship with Lestat:

* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'': Kaname Chidori spends every waking moment berating Sousuke for whatever screw-up he made. The second he is redeployed and out of her life for good, she suffers bouts of depression, paranoia, and a horrible sense of insecurity. Of course, she was being marked for death at the time, which makes this a ''literal'' case of "Can't live without him." She spends a similar amount of time trying to prevent and/or renumerate his mess-ups, and the remaining time is spent dreading what will happen next. She's also pretty moody when Sousuke is called away for a long mission to Helmajistan ("The Wind Blows at Home, Part 1-3"), even sitting outside his apartment until he returns.

* Mahiro from ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' gets easily annoyed by how clingy and off-the-wall his alien PrettyFreeloaders Nyarko, Cuuko, and Hasta are, but in the finales of both TV series he gets a harsh reminder of what life would be without them. In the first season finale, he's put in a "Last Man on Earth" situation and realizes how lonely he is; in the second, the trio is about to be reassigned away from Earth, and hearing a heartbroken Nyarko say "Does this mean I have to leave Mahiro forever?" makes him realize that he's about to lose them for good. After the latter situation is resolved, Mahiro remarks "I get the feeling you three will always find a way to stick around me," but it's obvious he views that as a good thing.

* ''Film/{{Flipped}}'': In the beginning, Bryce is so annoyed by Juli's pursuing him that he wishes her to stop loving and leaves him alone. Nevertheless, ever since he got what he wishes (Juli ignoring him out of anger ever since [[spoiler:she found out he's been throwing her eggs since]], he regrets and misses interacting with Juli.

* ''Film/{{Flipped}}'': In the beginning, Bryce is so annoyed by Juli's pursuing him that he wishes her to stop loving and leaves him alone. Nevertheless, ever since he got what he wishes (Juli ignoring him out of anger after [[spoiler:find out he's been throwing her eggs since]], he regrets and misses interacting with Juli.

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* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In episode 6, Louis ultimately takes Lestat back six years after Lestat [[DomesticAbuse savagely attacked him]], acknowledging that despite the pain his boyfriend had caused him, their "vampire bond" is difficult to break. In episode 7, Louis lampshades his love-hate relationship with Lestat:
-->'''Louis:''' I wanted him dead. I wanted him all to myself.

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* ''LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan''. This trope occurs despite the fact that the titular character spends most of her time "accidentally" ''killing the male lead'' and then reversing the process (and that's "accidentally" with a large helping of sadistic glee).

* ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic''. Kaname Chidori spends every waking moment berating Sousuke for whatever screw-up he made. The second he is redeployed and out of her life for good, she suffers bouts of depression, paranoia, and a horrible sense of insecurity. Of course, she was being marked for death at the time, which makes this a ''literal'' case of "Can't live without him."
** Every ''third'' waking moment. She spends a similar amount of time trying to prevent and/or renumerate his mess-ups. The remaining time is spent dreading what will happen next.
** She was also pretty moody when Sousuke was called away for a long mission to Helmajistan ("The Wind Blows at Home, Part 1-3"), even sitting outside his apartment until he returned.
* [[DeadpanSnarker Kyon]] from the ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' series constantly, '''constantly''' complains, rants and grumps about Haruhi and the SOS Brigade. In the 4th novel of the series, [[spoiler:he is finally freed from Haruhi and the SOS Brigade, only to realize that he actually misses Haruhi. Or just the "weird events", [[UnreliableNarrator who knows]]... After a RedPillBluePill decision, he returns.]]
** He never stops [[DeadpanSnarker his cynical snarking]], but he seems to see Haruhi in a different light (and appreciates her good deeds). He also ''does'' stand to his decision, repeatedly saying that he "wanted to be here", creating a TrueCompanions-like relationship.

* [[MessianicArchetype Yuu]][[UnluckyEveryDude ri]] and [[RoyalBrat Wolf]][[{{Tsundere}} ram]] in ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''. Yuuri spends the first two seasons trying to back out in an [[AccidentalMarriage engagement that he accidentally caused]] in the second episode when Yuuri first enters the other word. Both of them hate the idea at first but Wolfram accepts his role as he constantly tries to get Yuuri to accept his as his husband. Yuuri constantly plots breaking the marriage on multiple occasions but always fails because Yuuri simply doesn't understand the demon world. However, the small things that piss Yuuri off at the beginning of the series, which range from Wolfram calling him "Wimp" (this was originally his BerserkButton at the beginning when the two argued each other) and Wolfram going everywhere declaring himself the spouse of Yuuri and [[MistakenforCheating accusing him of Yuuri cheating on him with every girl he meets.]] However, as the series goes on, the small things that annoyed Yuuri at the beginning is met with indifference as he slowly gives up on trying to break up the engagement. However, once Season 3 hits and Wolfram [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies calls the engagement off]], this actually shocks Yuuri to the point where he works to get Wolfram back and then finally declares that he's not allowed to break it off. This is a sign that Yuuri is still confused with his feelings for Wolfram but won't let him design things on his own. Shortly after though, they fall right back into the roll.

* Mahiro from ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' gets easily annoyed by how clingy and off-the-wall his alien PrettyFreeloaders Nyarko, Cuuko, and Hasta are, but in the finales of both TV series he gets a harsh reminder of what life would be without them. In the first season finale, he's put in a "Last Man on Earth" situation and realizes how lonely he is; in the second, the trio is about to be reassigned away from Earth, and hearing a heartbroken Nyarko say "Does this mean I have to leave Mahiro forever?" makes him realize that he's about to lose them for good. After the latter situation is resolved, Mahiro remarks "I get the feeling you three will always find a way to stick around me," but it's obvious he views that as a good thing.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': In episode 6, Louis ultimately takes Lestat back six years after Lestat [[DomesticAbuse savagely attacked him]], acknowledging that despite the pain his boyfriend had caused him, their "vampire bond" is difficult to break. In episode 7, Louis lampshades his love-hate relationship with Lestat: "I wanted him dead. I wanted him all to myself."

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* Sadly, most [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional families]] work this way.
** [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]], however, in most ordinary families. It's normal to have squabbles once in a while and anger can definitely make you feel like someone is insufferable. Doesn't mean they are, though.
* Social media. A cesspit of stupidity, petty politics, and posts that [[InternetJerk bring out the worst]] in people. But without it, it'd be tougher to keep in touch with friends and family who live long-distance and those who don't have many friends in real life.
* Mathematics. With it, [[EverybodyHatesMathematics it's a pain in the brain]]. Without it, [[Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide we would live like cavemen eating mud]].
* School and work. Exhausting for the most part, yet you learn something, you socialize with people, get opportunities, and earn something.
* Rain. It may give you depression and misfortune oftentimes, but it's better getting wet than getting drought and scorching land.
* The relationship between predators and prey. Predators will kill prey, but without them, the prey would overpopulate.
* Humans. While [[HumansAreBastards humans may suck]] at times, they are needed to make society function. After all, humans are social creatures.
* Taxes. While no one (especially right-wingers) likes paying taxes, without them states could not pay for roads and other infrastructure spending, police and military protection, and much more.
* Advertisements. Annoying, intrusive, misleading, or all three at once, but without it, people can't buy your products and businesses will have no profit from it. [[strike:Except for pop-up ads and surveys when you want to download something; they need to be eradicated off the face of the earth.]]
* Pets. More often than not they can be infuriatingly annoying, if not downright destructive, but losing a pet after living with it for a while can (and most likely will) result in loneliness, as well as the urge to get a new one.
* Interestingly, the Greek myth writer Hesiod thought this about women. While, he acknowledged that women were necessary for the human race to continue, [[HeManWomanHater he thought that all women were nagging shrews who were useful in sharing a man's wealth but useless in times of poverty]] (as [[Literature/HorribleHistories Terry Deary]] puts it, Hesiod's beliefs were "utter nonsense").
* Break-ups, while almost always painful, are [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools not inherently bad]] as if no one ever broke up with anyone, everyone would spend the rest of their life with the first person they had a relationship with (which, 90 percent of the time, would be a bad thing.)
* The news. They're depressing, oftentimes biased and inaccurate. But we still need to know what's going on in the world, especially with pandemics and bad weather.
* Copyright laws. Sure, it ruins the fun when something gets rereleased. But without it, artists and other content creators wouldn't get the royalties they deserve, and it helps prevent plagiarism, for better or worse.
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