[ SECRET POST #4059 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4059 ⌋

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Comments

Re: I always thought that was part of the appeal.

[(Anonymous)]

Mmm, I don't know. Because I don't think the issue at hand is that "the heroine sees herself as unique"... like technically that might be true because as you said, everyone is. But that's not generally how it's approached in a romance novel. The problem OP is addressing is when the heroine purports to see herself as uniquely flawed to the point of being unloveable/unmarriageable and the reasoning is [insert a bunch of silly traits that aren't really flaws]. So yeah, you have an insanely beautiful heroine going, "Oh noes, nobody will ever want me because I have enormous breasts and a tiny waist and I'm so petite!" or "Sure I have the body of a goddess and a huge dowry but I also have red hair and read a lot of books!"

That's what strikes readers as being ridiculously fake. #romanceheroineproblems