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** Later on, while not outright rejecting his feelings Yamada, he thinks about himself acting irrationally after his arm gets broken from a fall while he was taking photos of snow for her during a family trip.
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* Hitler unsurprisingly was a believer in this, regarding love and compassion as weaknesses which Jews had promoted as virtues in order to weaken mankind. [[{{Hypocrite}} He was capable of love himself however]], loving his late mother dearly and having [[EvenEvilCanBeLoved a doting girlfriend]] in the form of Eva Braun, though it seems he was quite ashamed of this, as he forbade his girlfriend to stand near him in public, though this may have been in part because [[AttentionWhore he didn't want to share the limelight]]. He also ([[KavorkaMan correctly]]) [[{{Narcissist}} believed that German women found him incredibly sexy]] and that being seen with a girlfriend would reduce his mystique in their eyes.
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* ''Fanfic/AnywhereButHere'': Whitney Diamandis is an EvilMatriarch who constantly berates her daughters for ''daring'' to have any kind of emotional attachments, even to each other:
-->'''Whitney:''' You and Yelena are the same. Lionesses for your own flesh and blood, letting our reputation come second. What a mess!
-->'''Whitney:''' You and Yelena are the same. Lionesses for your own flesh and blood, letting our reputation come second. What a mess!
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* ''Fanfic/CareToFind'':
** Luo Binghe views love as a useless luxury, since his many wives were primarily attracted to him by the power he holds.
** Zhuzhi-lang comes to believe this after the diaster with Su Xiyan, mainly due to seeing the pitiful state Tianlang-jun was left in afterwards.
* ''Fanfic/CompassOfThySoul'': Most samurai consider falling in love to be a sign of a weak mind, as they rely heavily upon making {{Arranged Marriage}}s.
* ''Fanfic/DreamlandUniversityRedux'': Nightmare tried raising Meta Knight to believe this; however, this only succeeded in making Meta Knight starved for affection, as well as giving him a guilt complex over his desire for it.
* ''Fanfic/{{Entropy}}'': Amy realized that Sonic had become a LivingEmotionalCrutch for her and decided she needed to stop pursuing him and establish her own identity beyond her crush. This proves to be much easier said than done, resulting in her ending up in a LoveTriangle between him and Shadow.
** Luo Binghe views love as a useless luxury, since his many wives were primarily attracted to him by the power he holds.
** Zhuzhi-lang comes to believe this after the diaster with Su Xiyan, mainly due to seeing the pitiful state Tianlang-jun was left in afterwards.
* ''Fanfic/CompassOfThySoul'': Most samurai consider falling in love to be a sign of a weak mind, as they rely heavily upon making {{Arranged Marriage}}s.
* ''Fanfic/DreamlandUniversityRedux'': Nightmare tried raising Meta Knight to believe this; however, this only succeeded in making Meta Knight starved for affection, as well as giving him a guilt complex over his desire for it.
* ''Fanfic/{{Entropy}}'': Amy realized that Sonic had become a LivingEmotionalCrutch for her and decided she needed to stop pursuing him and establish her own identity beyond her crush. This proves to be much easier said than done, resulting in her ending up in a LoveTriangle between him and Shadow.
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* ''Fanfic/AllIveEverLearnedFromLove'': So far as Cora is concerned, love only exists as something that enables her to provide her with [[TargetedToHurtTheHero more viable targets]].
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* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}} ''Fanfic/{{Heirverse}}'' series, [[spoiler:Jac {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this to horrible effect]].
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* In the ''Manga/{{Bleach}} ''Fanfic/{{Heirverse}}'' Fanfic/{{Heirverse}}'' series, [[spoiler:Jac {{Exploit|edTrope}}s this to horrible effect]].
* ''Fanfic/ALoudAmongDemons'': After Lincoln starts working at I.M.P., Blitzo notices that Moxxie and Millie are having a harder time handling their jobs, as they treasure his innocence and are trying to ensure he isn't corrupted by being stuck in Hell.
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** His district partner, [[BloodKnight Amber]], is definitely of this mindset, partially due to the fact that [[spoiler: her older sister was killed at the end of the 40th Hunger Games by her district partner, with whom she had fallen in love]]. Amber herself does not believe in love or compassion, and she is thus convinced that this will give her the strength to win.
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** His district partner, [[BloodKnight Amber]], is definitely of this mindset, partially due to the fact that [[spoiler: her [[spoiler:her older sister was killed at the end of the 40th Hunger Games by her district partner, with whom she had fallen in love]]. Amber herself does not believe in love or compassion, and she is thus convinced that this will give her the strength to win.
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* In the ''Fanfic/UnacceptableSitchSeries'', Shego is highly reluctant to admit how she feels about Kim, seeing that as a vulnerability others could exploit.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/54693283 Unraveling Emotions]]'' plays this literally: falling in love can cause Sinners to lose their ResurrectiveImmortality by making their blackened hearts turn human and start beating again. Not all forms of love can trigger this; for instance, Carmilla loves her daughters dearly, but slew her own lover in order to rid herself of their shared vulnerability. Much of the drama is driven by Alastor aiming to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim break Vox's heart]] so that he won't risk being permakilled, while '''deeply''' in denial about how much he cares for the Media Overlord.
* ''Fanfic/WhatIsWrittenInBlood'': According to Angel, love doesn't exist -- it's nothing more than a lie others use to forget their pain, and risk forgetting ''themselves'' in the process.
* In ''Fanfic/YouWaitAndYouWonderWhoWillTakeOnYourOdds'', [[spoiler:Beth]] firmly believes that they can't play chess ''properly'' if they're in love.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/54693283 Unraveling Emotions]]'' plays this literally: falling in love can cause Sinners to lose their ResurrectiveImmortality by making their blackened hearts turn human and start beating again. Not all forms of love can trigger this; for instance, Carmilla loves her daughters dearly, but slew her own lover in order to rid herself of their shared vulnerability. Much of the drama is driven by Alastor aiming to [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim break Vox's heart]] so that he won't risk being permakilled, while '''deeply''' in denial about how much he cares for the Media Overlord.
* ''Fanfic/WhatIsWrittenInBlood'': According to Angel, love doesn't exist -- it's nothing more than a lie others use to forget their pain, and risk forgetting ''themselves'' in the process.
* In ''Fanfic/YouWaitAndYouWonderWhoWillTakeOnYourOdds'', [[spoiler:Beth]] firmly believes that they can't play chess ''properly'' if they're in love.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', this trope is the reason that Shifu's student- not Shifu himself- has to fight [[BigBad Tai Lung]]. 20 years ago, Shifu tried to subdue Tai Lung, but the love he still felt for his adopted son meant his will to fight faltered at a critical moment, and Tai Lung crushed him. That said, love is ''also'' the only reason Shifu can train TheHero effectively, so it has both cons and pros.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'', this trope is the reason that Shifu's student- not Shifu himself- has to fight [[BigBad Tai Lung]]. 20 years ago, Shifu tried to subdue Tai Lung, but the love he still felt for his adopted son meant his will to fight faltered at a critical moment, and Tai Lung crushed him. That said, love is ''also'' the only reason Shifu can train TheHero effectively, so it has both cons and pros.
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* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Light believes this. In the manga when he meets Misa who is madly infatuated with him, he thinks "I can't develop feelings for her. That's how idiots get caught."
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* ''Manga/DeathNote'': [[Characters/DeathNoteLightYagami Light Yagami]] believes this. In the manga when he meets Misa who is madly infatuated with him, he thinks "I can't develop feelings for her. That's how idiots get caught."
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* ''Manga/TheDangersInMyHeart'': On his way from school, Ichikawa tries downplaying his recent LoveEpiphany towards Yamada and declares love to be a “disease/mental illness that ruins lives”, like any young boy would. [[FateDrivesUsTogether This is, of course, right before he meets Yamada near a convenience store]], who (jokingly at first) asks him for a bike ride. He then thinks to himself that ''he'' has such an illness while riding her past a police station.
** Later on, while not outright rejecting his feelings Yamada, he thinks about himself acting irrationally after his arm gets broken from a fall while he was taking photos of snow for her during a family trip.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Deconstructed in ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'', a TieInNovel to the film. [[spoiler:As he's never known love since childhood, Prince Hans]] derides ActOfTrueLove as an [[FlawExploitation exploitable weakness]], but it left him [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove incapable]] of understanding it beyond an intellectual level. As a result, Anna's recovery from the frozen heart curse, reconciliation with her sister, and her HeroicSacrifice all perplex him, and when she [[KirkSummation calls him out]] for being "frozen-hearted," it even leaves him utterly confused.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Deconstructed in ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'', a TieInNovel to the film. [[spoiler:As he's never known love since childhood, Prince Hans]] derides the ActOfTrueLove as an [[FlawExploitation exploitable weakness]], flaw]], but it sadly left him [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove incapable]] of understanding it true love beyond an intellectual level. As a result, Anna's recovery from the frozen heart curse, reconciliation with her sister, and her HeroicSacrifice all perplex him, and when she [[KirkSummation calls him out]] for being "frozen-hearted," it even leaves him utterly confused.
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* ''Literature/MyHappyMarriage'': In chapter 15 of the manga, when Kiyoka Kudo comes to rescue Miyo Saimori, he asks Shinichi Saimori if he even loves Miyo. Not only does Shinichi Saimori make it clear that he never loved her, but he believes that love is a useless emotion and that he only cares about what he can get from Miyo. While not stated, it is heavily implied that his so-called love for his other daughter, Kaya Saimori, is very conditional, and he could’ve easily felt disdain for Kaya if he had also deemed her useless.
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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Katniss Everdeen has this frame of mind from her childhood. Her parents were HappilyMarried and her mother crumbled completely when he died - in other words made her weak. In the first book, she more or less says outright that she needs to keep an emotional distance from Peeta to protect herself from that kind of weakness. Romantic love would also lead to marriage and children and she believes maternal love to be an even greater weakness, desperately wanting to protect herself from being a mother on Reaping Day.
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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': ''Literature/TheHungerGames'':
** Katniss Everdeen has this frame of mind from her childhood. Her parents were HappilyMarried and her mother crumbled completely when he died - in other words made her weak. In the first book, she more or less says outright that she needs to keep an emotional distance from Peeta to protect herself from that kind of weakness. Romantic love would also lead to marriage and children and she believes maternal love to be an even greater weakness, desperately wanting to protect herself from being a mother on ReapingDay.Day.
** As revealed with the [[Literature/TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes prequel novel]], Coriolanus Snow, the main villain of the original series and VillainProtagonist of the prequel, also subscribes into this belief as well after [[spoiler: Lucy Gray left him out of disgust about his true colors.]]
-->'''Snow:''' It is the things we love most, that destroy us.
** Katniss Everdeen has this frame of mind from her childhood. Her parents were HappilyMarried and her mother crumbled completely when he died - in other words made her weak. In the first book, she more or less says outright that she needs to keep an emotional distance from Peeta to protect herself from that kind of weakness. Romantic love would also lead to marriage and children and she believes maternal love to be an even greater weakness, desperately wanting to protect herself from being a mother on Reaping
** As revealed with the [[Literature/TheBalladOfSongbirdsAndSnakes prequel novel]], Coriolanus Snow, the main villain of the original series and VillainProtagonist of the prequel, also subscribes into this belief as well after [[spoiler: Lucy Gray left him out of disgust about his true colors.]]
-->'''Snow:''' It is the things we love most, that destroy us.
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* TheBible:
** Downplayed (since the concept of God's unconditional love is considered a very good thing in Christianity and Genesis says God made marriage between two people because it would not be right for people to be alone), but the Apostle Paul believed that those who weren't sexually and romantically inclined shouldn't get married. He felt it was a distraction, and used time and resources that could be spent on whatever God wanted them to do. His biggest beef was with the Christians that completely banned marriage (since people would start having sex outside of it, which is considered a sin), and the Christians that mandated it (since it would be unfair for people like him).
* TheBible:
** Downplayed (since the concept of God's unconditional love is considered a very good thing in Christianity and Genesis says God made marriage between two people because it would not be right for people to be alone), but the Apostle Paul believed that those who weren't sexually and romantically inclined shouldn't get married. He felt it was a distraction, and used time and resources that could be spent on whatever God wanted them to do. His biggest beef was with the Christians that completely banned marriage (since people would start having sex outside of it, which is considered a sin), and the Christians that mandated it (since it would be unfair for people like him).
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* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': Ironically both the Jedi and Sith share this mentality regarding love. The Jedi teach that love is a dangerous attachment that can ultimately lead to the Darkside. The Sith teach that love is a weakness that others can exploit and its influence can undermine the negative emotions they harness.
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** Ironically both the Jedi and Sith share this mentality regarding love. The Jedi teach that love is a dangerous attachment that can ultimately lead to the Darkside. The Sith teach that love is a weakness that others can exploit and its influence can undermine the negative emotions they harness.
** Ironically both the Jedi and Sith share this mentality regarding love. The Jedi teach that love is a dangerous attachment that can ultimately lead to the Darkside. The Sith teach that love is a weakness that others can exploit and its influence can undermine the negative emotions they harness.
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* ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'':
** Darth Sion declares to a female Exile that he hates her because she's beautiful to him, and for that she must die. In Sion's case, love literally is a weakness because ThePowerOfHate is what keeps his [[TechnicallyLivingZombie broken and decaying body]] from falling apart.
** Darth Sion declares to a female Exile that he hates her because she's beautiful to him, and for that she must die. In Sion's case, love literally is a weakness because ThePowerOfHate is what keeps his [[TechnicallyLivingZombie broken and decaying body]] from falling apart.
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**''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Darth Sion declares to a female Exile that he hates her because she's beautiful to him, and for that she must die. In Sion's case, love literally is a weakness because ThePowerOfHate is what keeps his [[TechnicallyLivingZombie broken and decaying body]] from falling apart.
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* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'': [[RedBaron The "Angel of Death"]] Jaffar is on the receiving end of a speech about this, as fellow assassin Legault tells him that his affection for [[MoralityPet Nino]] makes him vulnerable because she's much easier to hurt than he is. Indeed, this comes into play in his A support with Matthew, who, as part of his revenge on Jaffar for killing his girlfriend Leila, [[IHaveYourWife has his associates capture her as blackmail]] and says that he'll have her killed if Jaffar doesn't let Matthew kill him. Jaffar agrees to this plan almost immediately, despite being very capable of trying to kill Matthew instead, as demonstrated in their B support. [[spoiler:It turns out Matthew was bluffing about having Nino captured at all, of course.]]
