Fatal Attraction
Affair turns dangerous
Fatal attraction describes a romantic or sexual obsession that leads to destruction.
The phrase gained currency from the 1987 thriller about an affair that turns dangerous when a spurned lover becomes violent.
Now used broadly for any alluring but ultimately harmful entanglement: His fascination with gambling proved a fatal attraction.
- tragic romanceLove story with sorrowful end
- femme fataleTreacherous enchantress
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- risk-takingAccepting possible harm
codependency · temptation · fixation · thriller · forbidden love · love triangle · married man · one night stand · stalking · emotional abuse · toxic relationship · cautionary tale · self-destruction · bunny boiler · erotomania · manipulation · Glenn Close · Michael Douglas
- 80s Pop CultureBack to the Future, E.T., Ghostbusters, Indiana Jones, The Breakfast Club
- 1987 EventsBlack Monday, Iran-Contra, Dirty Dancing, Predator, Full Metal Jacket
- Erotic ThrillersBasic Instinct, Wild Things, Eyes Wide Shut, seduction, sexual tension
Fatal Attractionhappily ever after
Traditional story's final promise
fairy tale romance · true love · happy ending · domestic bliss · wedded bliss
Fatal Attractionromantic comedy
Humorous love story genre
rom-com · Sleepless in Seattle · sweet romance · The Notebook · meet-cute
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