Etymology

romantopia

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Today it means: A fantasy world which serves as an ideal setting for romance as typically imagined by women. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of romance + utopia; originally coined by evolutionary psychologists Catherine Salmon and Donald Symons in their book Warrior Lovers: Erotic Fiction, Evolution, and Female Sexuality (2001; →ISBN) to describe the setting in romance novels.

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