what makes a romance hot hot hot?

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Despite my crusty exterior, I LOVE a good romance. I know, I know. I once told my bestie Elizabeth that I was a secretly a hardcore romantic and she almost choked to death, she scoffed so hard. But it’s true! Like most divorced people, I love love. I just have a hard time accepting it in any form other than the romantic ideal I have in my mind.

Similarly, I have a real ~ ~ I’m disappointed by this! ~ ~ relationship with most romances / romcoms. I want to love them all but, unfortunately, so much of the writing and films “made for women” are sorta stupid. (Did you see that Reese / Ashton mess on Netflix????) It really bums me out because women aren’t stupid! And life is hard enough! I deserve to be able to dive headfirst into a fantasy without stilted dialogue!

I hate an illogical narrative. I hate under-baked characters with weak storylines. I want to hang my fantasy on real characters with real motivations dealing with real obstacles while making real decisions, and then, despite all …