Forced seduction

Samuel Richardson's Clarissa (1748) features a forced seduction.

Forced seduction is a theme found frequently in Western literature (mainly romance novels and soap operas) wherein man-on-woman rape eventually turns into a genuine love affair.[1][2]

In one source, forced seduction is summarized as follows:Once upon a time there was a very pretty girl. She was raped. The boy begged for forgiveness, and they lived happily ever after. (translation from Dutch)[3]

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  3. ^ "In Thaise soaps is verkrachting iets 'romantisch'". Trouw (in Dutch). 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014. Er was eens een erg knap meisje. Zij werd verkracht. De jongen smeekte haar om vergeving en ze leefden nog lang en gelukkig