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* Music/SmokeyRobinson's "You Really Got A Hold On Me" is a classic example of this trope.
--> I don't like you, but I love you\\
Seems that I'm always thinking of you\\
Oh, oh, oh, you treat me badly\\
I love you madly
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* ''The Lioness'' by Music/SongsOhia centers around this theme. The TitleTrack compares the woman he loves to a lioness eating him alive:
--> ''Whether you save me, whether you savage me\\

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* ''The Lioness'' by Music/SongsOhia centers around this theme. The TitleTrack compares the woman he loves to a lioness eating him alive:
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--> ''Whether Whether you save me, whether you savage me\\



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* "Creator, Destroyer" by Angel Olsen is about a terrible, strained, one-sided relationship. [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere Though, she leaves them by the end.]]

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* ''The Lioness'' by Music/SongsOhia centers around this theme. The TitleTrack compares the woman he loves to a lioness eating him alive:
--> ''Whether you save me, whether you savage me\\
Want my last look to be the moon in your eyes\\
Want my heart to break if it must break in your jaws\\
Want you to lick my blood off your paws''
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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': The relationship between Ant-Man (Hank Pym) and the Wasp was portrayed this way, with Wasp being somewhat immature and self-centered and Ant-Man being prone to swinging between bouts of mania and depression. This culminated in the infamous slapping incident, when a misscommunication between the writer and the artist of the issue caused what was originally intended to be an accidental strike caused by Ant-Man wildly waving his arms about while not paying attention to Wasp's proximity into an act of deliberate spousal abuse.

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* ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': The relationship between Ant-Man ComicBook/AntMan (Hank Pym) and the Wasp ComicBook/TheWasp was portrayed this way, with Wasp being somewhat immature and self-centered and Ant-Man being prone to swinging between bouts of mania and depression. This culminated in the infamous slapping incident, when a misscommunication between the writer and the artist of the issue caused what was originally intended to be an accidental strike caused by Ant-Man wildly waving his arms about while not paying attention to Wasp's proximity into an act of deliberate spousal abuse.



* [[{{Yandere}} The Morrigan]] and Baphomet in ''Comicbook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' are well on their way. [[spoiler:Persephone]] also breaks up with Baal to prevent this from happening to them.
* ''Franchise/XMen'': When mishandled, ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and ComicBook/JeanGrey's relationship can come across as this, oscillating between possessiveness and infidelity from one or both of them. Scott is very jealous, especially where ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is concerned; but is himself less than totally loyal and has cheated or come close to cheating on Jean more than once. Jean meanwhile went so far as to attack ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} for making eyes at Scott; but, while never technically being unfaithful to him, has a history of enjoying male attention and flirting or being physically affectionate with other men, sometimes right in front of Scotty.

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* [[{{Yandere}} The Morrigan]] and Baphomet in ''Comicbook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'' are well on their way. [[spoiler:Persephone]] also breaks up with Baal to prevent this from happening to them.
* ''Franchise/XMen'': ''ComicBook/XMen'': When mishandled, ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} and ComicBook/JeanGrey's relationship can come across as this, oscillating between possessiveness and infidelity from one or both of them. Scott is very jealous, especially where ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is concerned; but is himself less than totally loyal and has cheated or come close to cheating on Jean more than once. Jean meanwhile went so far as to attack ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} for making eyes at Scott; but, while never technically being unfaithful to him, has a history of enjoying male attention and flirting or being physically affectionate with other men, sometimes right in front of Scotty.
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* ''Music/{{Vocaloid}}'':
** Music/Deco27's ''Mono Poisoner'' depicts an abusive relationship, from the perspective of a {{Yandere}} boyfriend who will stop at ''nothing'' to have a violent, gripping control over his girlfriend. It gets to the point he finds sadistic pleasure in demonizing and dehumanizing her, and worse yet - ''physically assaulting her''. However, in ''Streaming Heart'', which is often interpreted as the POVSequel to ''Mono Poisoner'', the woman finally sees the relationship for how unhappy and destructive it really is. By the end of the story, she's learned to fight back with a MegatonPunch, cutting him out of her life for good.
** Nem's ''Märchen Boyfriend and Märchen Girlfriend'' is about a YandereCouple, respectively represented by Rin and Len. The song details how possessive both partners are, going to almost physical lengths to control and keep tabs on each other. They both know how destructive and unhealthy the relationship is, but refuse to break up because they cannot see a future without each other.

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* ''Series/FellowTravelers'': Although Hawkins Fuller genuinely loves Timothy Laughlin, their relationship is an UnequalPairing (specifically LoverAndBeloved), and Hawk manipulates (and on one occasion, outright mistreats) his younger lover throughout their romance. Some examples of how Hawk holds the power in their relationship and controls Tim include:
** The job Hawk finds for Tim at the State Department comes with an ulterior motive: Hawk wants a spy in Senator UsefulNotes/JosephMcCarthy's office. Although Tim is fiercely devoted to the anti-communist cause, Hawk is taking advantage of the fact that Tim feels obligated to return the favor of getting the opportunity to work for his hero (which would never happen without Hawk's influence), so Tim passes information about his boss, Roy Cohn and David Schine to Hawk. Falling in love with Hawk and being seduced by him further cements Tim's loyalty to his boyfriend even though it's detrimental to [=McCarthy=]'s team.
** When the Lavender Scare begins, Hawk seeks comfort from Tim by going to the latter's apartment and requesting to be held, which Tim agrees to do. However, when Tim seeks emotional support from his boyfriend after he quits his job due to becoming disenchanted with [=McCarthyism=], Hawk decides in that moment to break Tim's heart by announcing that he's going to ask Lucy Smith to marry him. This event marks the first breakup in their romance, and Tim is so hurt that he enlists in the US Army because he thinks that's the best way for him to get over Hawk.
** A few years later in 1957, a married Hawk seduces Tim again and uses him as his GenderInverted [[TheMistress mistress]] for a period of time (either a few weeks or a few months). For Tim, this is a step down from what they've shared before because he now must accept being "the other man" when he used to be Hawk's primary romantic and sexual partner, but he assures Hawk with "I promise I won't be any trouble. I don't have any expectations." However, once Hawk realizes that Tim will become his colleague if Tim's job application to the Refugee Relief Office is accepted (Tim's daily proximity would threaten the stability of Hawk's marriage and impeding fatherhood), Hawk betrays his beloved by [[spoiler:reporting him to the M Unit for being a homosexual, which results in Tim being permanently excluded from federal employment]]. Their mutual friend Mary Johnson discloses to Tim that he had "become inconvenient" to Hawk. Tim is so devastated by his lover's betrayal that he refuses to have any contact with Hawk for 11 years.
** In 1986, Hawk finally acknowledges in his old age that he was a bad boyfriend to Tim.
--->'''Hawk''': A long time ago, I did something to hurt you. And I think, even being in your life hurt you in some way.



* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' plays with this with [[MindGameShip Hannibal and Will Graham's]] relationship. [[spoiler: By the latter half of Season 3 their relationship is arguably less destructive towards each other, and moreso towards the people around them.]]

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* ''Series/{{Hannibal}}'' plays with this with [[MindGameShip Hannibal and Will Graham's]] relationship. [[spoiler: By the latter half of Season 3 3, their relationship is arguably less destructive towards each other, and moreso towards the people around them.]]
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* "Creator, Destroyer" by Angel Olsen is about a terrible, strained, one-sided relationship. [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere Though, she leaves them by the end.]]
--> Creator, you destroy me, you know my hunger well\\
And yet you starve me, until I'm begging on my knees
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* ''Literature/TheVillainessLivesAgain'': The (relative) BetaCouple, Artezia's older half-brother [[TheCaligula Laurence]] and her best friend and lady-in-waiting, [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Lisia]]. Artezia arranged to have them married in the first timeline in order to give Laurence the legitimacy he needed in order to become Emperor. While the two ended up genuinely falling in love, their relationship was a disaster because they couldn't understand each other at all. Laurence is a narcissistic, psychopathic ControlFreak who frequently abused Lisia because of his inferiority complex. Lisia is a literal saint [[ICanChangeMyBeloved who tried to change Laurence for the better]], but all her attempts were met with confusion, distaste and more abuse, until she eventually dropped dead. [[spoiler:In the second timeline, after they both regain their memories, it's clear Laurence learned nothing from her death and will never change, so Lisia ends up killing him in the end]].
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* In ''WebOriginal/YouCouldMakeALife'', Nikita broke up with Luke while they were teenagers in such a callous manner that Luke never emotionally recovered from it. Their ensuing on-and-off relationship of hate sex and brutal beatdowns for the next seven years only serve to drag the embittered Luke down even further.

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* In ''WebOriginal/YouCouldMakeALife'', ''Literature/YouCouldMakeALife'', Nikita broke up with Luke while they were teenagers in such a callous manner that Luke never emotionally recovered from it. Their ensuing on-and-off relationship of hate sex and brutal beatdowns for the next seven years only serve to drag the embittered Luke down even further.

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