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The idea that causes men to accept any voluntary female attention as an invitation to start a relationship, as described in When Harry Met Sally.

The Bane is a social contract based on the idea that no woman would otherwise befriend you.
I think this girl likes me, but I'm worried about Billy Crystal's Bane.
by montypark March 31, 2009
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