[ SECRET POST #3800 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3800 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Killing Stalking]


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[The 100, Echo and Bellamy]


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[Anne (the new remake of L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables)]


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[Pokémon ORAS]


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[Homestuck]


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Comments

Re: Arranged marriage trope -- why so popular?

[sadiesockmonkey]

I think the appeal breaks down into a few categories:

-Taboo. It's out of the ordinary and it's interesting, and it comes with its own unique set of challenges.

-Arranged marriage fanfic is a great way to pair off two characters who outright hate each other in canon or who aren't friends or don't know each other that well, or whatever. It's an easy set-up to throw them together and force them to learn to understand one another so that the arranged marriage eases into a functional marriage they choose to stay in.

-I personally just love romantic stories involving characters who don't like each other but who come to respect and then love one another. It's my fave. Idk. I think respect is really important, and I think that's the common ground all Arranged Marriage trope stories break: taking you on a journey of two characters finding respect for each other.

Re: Arranged marriage trope -- why so popular?

[skeletal_history]

Your response really resonates with me -- the arranged marriage pairings that I really enjoy always have some element of being interesting people who, for whatever reason, the other person would not normally choose to get to know. Throwing them together into an immediately-close relationship under the same roof lets them break down those barriers and learn why they're each pretty cool people that they then grow to love and (you're very right on this point) respect.