Meghan Trainor's Dear Future Husband

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In Meghan Trainor’s “Dear Future Husband” video, she is singing an anthem to her potential “future husband.” She describes different scenarios and expectations set for him as her potential husband. She repeats the line if you want to be my one and all my life. She is possessive when she says this line and is emphasizing her choice for a man in her life. Bell Hooks in her article, Romance: Sweet Love, writes that love is a deliberate decision and an act of will. Meghan Trainor proves this idea in her video, while she goes on dates with several different guys. Meghan labels the men she does not want/approve of, as “fails.” She is expressing her act of will and decision to find the perfect guy. Emma Goldman, in her article Marriage and Love, states that marriage and love have nothing in common. …show more content…

The song is confirming Goldman’s theory. Trainor says things that are more affectionate and intimate throughout the song, but not having to do with actual love in marriage. Heather Corinna, in Yes Means Yes, mentions that female desire is missing in relationships, it mainly focuses on a man’s sexual desire. Meghan Trainor insinuates male desires a bit in the song. She is indirectly implying a sexual favor could be exchanged for opening the door for her. She is also being sexy in the video by touching herself when she dances and there is a scene where she is scrubbing the kitchen floor trying to be sexy. In both instances, she is appealing to a man’s desire. To highlight romance and love, there are hearts throughout the video as well as many items of the colors pink and red, symbolizing

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