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Is the death of romance real, or did every generation believe its own era was loveless? Our elders also said 'love was different back then'; is that the sign of a real collapse, or of an endless nostalgia?
— death of romance culture video essay
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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