This feeling is beloved by the french, from whom it derives it's name. But it's roots extend all the way back to the beginning of drama. Like all great story ideas it originated as literature. Many people think that it originated in film, but I know the truth. Most famously this feeling is in the films that I love. This feeling is in music, recently by The Weeknd, but really any band that makes songs that sound like a doomed romance. It gives you a taste of romance but smashes any pretense of 'happily ever after.' The best thing about it is that it's not a happy escape, like a comedy or an adventure story. There is a certain type of feeling I always find comforting when I am lonely or depressed.
