![]() ![]() I think the real issue is that these two genres fulfill a psychological need that some people may find shameful. It is common to argue that critics disrespect romance because its audience is women, but that doesn’t account for the similarly dismissive attitude toward horror, which appeals more to men. And then there are all those ads my Kindle shows me for Brother’s Billionaire Best Friend Shape-Shifter romance:ġ And yet neither genre gets any respect in the highbrow world. This wasn’t (only) literary snobbery the few times I gave romance a try, it seemed like the authors spent an inordinate amount of time describing such tedious (to me) subjects as fashion and desserts. And so, until last year, I stubbornly refused to read romance novels. ![]() Not that I’m giving my party any credit for their happy thirty-year marriage, but.Īll this is by way of saying that for most of my life I have been a romantic, but one who rejects conventional ideas about romance. Two friends stopped by after a successful first date and got married the next year. Total strangers crashed the party because they could hear it from the street and thought it sounded awesome. One February 15 when I was in grad school, I threw an EPIC Valentine’s Day party. The day after Valentine’s Day is an excellent time to celebrate romance without all the stressful expectations and consumerist hoopla. ![]() I know what you are thinking: “Valentine’s Day was yesterday! You’re late!” Shows what you know. ![]()
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