Episode 241: The truth about romance: Romance is for men
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The History of Romance
Before romance, it was just the rich powerful man against the poor, down-and-as-luck dude. The woman would have absolutely no reason to choose the second guy. Now because romance was actually a historical phenomenon, it originated in the south of France in the 15th century,. Men invented it, more specifically, the chivalric knights of that time and place. These men invented it for them.
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