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'''Gareth''': It's not. It's boring in the same way I say [=iPads=] are shit -- because I want an iPad but can't afford one.

* Deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}''. [[spoiler:Prince Hans]] reveals his contempt for love in his breaking speech to Anna, mocking her for rushing into a FourthDateMarriage with a total stranger. In his view, Anna's ThinksLikeARomanceNovel mindset made it easy to dupe her so she'll unwittingly hand him the kingdom of Arendelle to him. However, the TieInNovel ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'' reveals that [[spoiler:Hans]] grew up in a dysfunctional and loveless royal family, causing him to think LoveIsAWeakness. It also leaves him [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove utterly clueless]] on what an actual happy relationship would be when asked for a TrueLovesKiss.

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* In ''[[ComicBook/TheSandman Death: The High Cost of Living]]'', Sexton Furnival states at the beginning of the story that he doesn't believe in love:

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* Doc Brown seems to play the scientist version of this to a degree in ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. He certainly gets over it by the third film, however.

* LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya and Sasaki. They consider love to be some form of mental illness... despite Haruhi being the one doing all the jilting. Apparently people aren't interesting enough. Sasaki [[spoiler:seems to be an EmotionlessGirl, which might explain things]]. In Sasaki's case [[spoiler:it's an act]] and Haruhi [[spoiler: is in denial]].

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': Marie thinks like this due to the CynicismCatalyst of having, in her past-life, been in relationships with multiple abusive men, including the one who killed her, which is part of her reasoning for being a GoldDigger.

* In ''Fanfic/TheEndOfTheAffair'', a ''LightNovel/MyTeenRomanticComedySNAFU'' fanfic, Hachiman's primary reason for shunning romance involves this. However, it also shows the real emotional pain that he experiences from this way of living due to emotionally still craving love but unable to allow himself to accept it on a mental level and experiencing a rather bittersweet aftertaste when he see's the lost opportunities of [[FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen what could have been]].

Also, with age can come the realization that much of what is ''called'' love, even sincerely so called, is actually infatuation, physical attraction, or both, and that this is often encouraged by popular culture with the underlying goal of selling things like diamonds, cars, teddy bears, lingerie, and candy (among many others). This can lead to the tendency to assume that love is something imaginary, rather than something widely misdefined.

* LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya and Sasaki. They consider love to be some form of mental illness... despite Haruhi being the one doing all the jilting. Apparently people aren't interesting enough. Sasaki [[spoiler:seems to be an EmotionlessGirl, which might explain things]]. In Sasaki's case [[spoiler:it's an act]] and Haruhi [[spoiler: is in denial]].
* Kili Luchile of ''Manga/DoubleArts'' swore this to himself at the age of fifteen, after [[spoiler:his childhood friend Sui dated and dumped him three times. ''In three days'']]. It took him all of [[spoiler:[[LoveAtFirstSight one glance]] at Elraine Figarette]] to summarily defenestrate that decision, though.

* Deconstructed in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}''. [[spoiler:Prince Hans]] reveals his contempt for love in his breaking speech to Anna, mocking her for rushing into a FourthDateMarriage with a total stranger. In his view, Anna's ThinksLikeARomanceNovel mindset made it easy to dupe her so she'll unwittingly hand him the kingdom of Arendelle to him. However, the TieInNovel ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'' reveals that [[spoiler:Hans]] grew up in a dysfunctional and loveless royal family, causing him to think LoveIsAWeakness. It also leaves him [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove utterly clueless]] on what an actual happy relationship would be when asked for a TrueLovesKiss.

* ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'': In this TieInNovel to Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', [[spoiler:Prince Hans of the Southern Isles]] believes LoveIsAWeakness and a laughable concept only good for fairy-tale romances, given that he came from an abusive household that emphasized SocialDarwinism over genuine care. Plus, his entire family is dysfunctional as his father and 12 older brothers don't get along with each other or their spouses, [[HappyMarriageCharade but keep up appearances for social reasons]]. Worst case scenario, it leaves him clueless on what an actual happy relationship would be.
** During the climax, he's baffled when Anna asks him for a TrueLovesKiss to thaw her out from the freezing heart curse accidentally triggered by Elsa, and instead of doing the obvious, he rubs it in her face and states he only faked his romance so he'll usurp the Arendellian throne. He even calls Anna "dumb" for going after her sister, showing he [[EvilCannotComprehendGood never understood]] the concerns the sisters had for each other.
** Likewise, upon noticing Elsa grieving over her sister's supposed death from the freezing heart curse, he thinks it makes her look weak.

Subtrope of JadeColoredGlasses and the PowerOfLove. See also SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids! If the character can see the reasoning behind this viewpoint but still can't help themselves, they may be a FoolForLove.

Subtrope of JadeColoredGlasses and the PowerOfLove. See also SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids. If the character can see the reasoning behind this viewpoint but still can't help themselves, they may be a FoolForLove.

* This is Harry's attitude in ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/4177266/chapters/10447191 The Consequences of a Binding Ritual]]''. His sole reaction when he believes that he might be physically attracted to Ginny Weasley is to hope that he can seduce her to the dark side because LoveMakesYouCrazy.

* ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'': In this TieInNovel to Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', [[spoiler:Prince Hans of the Southern Isles]] believes LoveIsAWeakness and a laughable concept only good for fairy-tale romances, considering that he grew up in an abusive household that emphasized SocialDarwinism over genuine care. On top of that, his entire family is dysfunctional as his father and 12 older brothers don't get along with each other or their spouses, [[HappyMarriageCharade but keep up appearances for social reasons]]. Worst case scenario, it leaves him clueless on what an actual happy relationship is supposed to be like, be it familial or romantic.

-->'''Satine:''' Love makes us act like we are fools/Throw our lives away for one happy day

--> ''You curse the Film Stars and tell me you hate romance. Do you suppose the Film Star, who is married for the fifth time, is misled by any romance?''

* The Music/ManicStreetPreachers' song "Life Becoming A Landslide" has the pre-chorus "My idea of love comes from a childhood glimpse of pornography / But there is no true love, just a finely-tuned jealousy"

* "Where did you go to my lovely" and "Last of the Breed" by Music/{{Peter Sarstedt}}is this story of girl Marie-Claire left her lover to achive great wealth.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': In the episode "Crushed", the normally snarky and brooding Mandy falls head over heels for a boy Billy befriended named Piff. Angry at her humiliation and fearful that such previously unknown feelings would reduce her into a simpering fool like [[LoveMartyr Irwin]], she demands that Grim cut out her heart so she would no longer experience love again. Initially delighted at the idea, Grim goes for a different method after Mandy explains her dilemma to him. Using makeup and cosmetics, Mandy's new appearance immediately catches Piff's attention, who falls head over heels for her, and pathetically asks her to the Spring Dance (just as Irwin had done earlier) only to be rejected and punched in the face. Considering [[CrapsackWorld where they live]], Mandy had good reason for thinking love was for the weak-minded.

* LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya and Sasaki. They consider love to be some form of mental illness... despite Haruhi being the one doing all the jilting. Apparently people aren't interesting enough. Sasaki [[spoiler:seems to be an EmotionlessGirl, which might explain things]].
** In Sasaki's case [[spoiler:it's an act.]]
** And Haruhi [[spoiler: is in denial.]]