[ SECRET POST #4693 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4693 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Somewhat inspired by #3...

[(Anonymous)]

On the one hand, I get this, and on the other hand, the fictional romances I’ve actually liked, outside of fanfic, have almost all been part of a larger story, rather than the main focus of the narrative. I think maybe it’s because so many romance tropes hinge on “not like the other girls,” and “if only we’d taken two minutes to talk we could’ve avoided all this relationship drama,” and “I’m a masterful alpha male and you’re a fiery but still virginal heiress” and so on, and I like my tropes less bodice ripper and more “women have lives outside of romance.”

Of course, then the problem becomes that so many women are written to be love interests first, and interesting characters second, if at all. And so many men are written as though their existence in proximity to said love interests make those men irresistible. Obligatory romances are annoying, and it’s rare to find a romance subplot that doesn’t just feel like the writers were checking off a list somewhere, but when they’re well done, romances that are only one part of a story are my favorites.