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Romance novels
- Thread starter mindalan
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If you aren't enjoying any kind of novel, don't read it. Go read something else. IMO, the books you're talking about are harmless, but usually very silly.
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Right. Ok.
I always avoid them. But deep inside, I have a nagging curiosity. It is a struggle to beat it down at every yard sale and thrift store.
I always avoid them. But deep inside, I have a nagging curiosity. It is a struggle to beat it down at every yard sale and thrift store.
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Some are very tame. I'm not a fan of them myself but basically they are just about a romantic relationship. Since most of us eventually do have a romantic relationship (or 2++) I have to wonder how people can even live their lives having those kinds of romantic/sexual feelings and not be wracked with guilt.
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On the subject of romantic or sexual feelings: everybody has such feelings. It is part of being human. If you don't at least occasionally explore those feelings, and make yourself aware of how other people think, talk about, write about, or show such feelings, how will you ever manage to develop a relationship with a future partner, assuming that's your goal?
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I am not against people finding out who they are.
I just don't think people need mountains of romatic novels to discover who they are.
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I don't think they need 'romantic' novels either, but it sounds as if you are very attracted to these novels, which suggests to me that you are curious about their content, and that suggests that you feel a need to know more than you do about your own feelings and desires. I've found that if I read enough of any one genre, I get tired of them, especially if they are badly written and pretty much similar in plot. Maybe read a whack of them, and then your curiousity will be sated and you won't find yourself wondering anymore. But that's just my thought.
Perhaps you should find some classic love stories to read, where the writing is better. Or read some old Mary Stewart novels: her early romantic mysteries were suitable for children to read, but had a pleasantly thrilling love match in each.
Perhaps you should find some classic love stories to read, where the writing is better. Or read some old Mary Stewart novels: her early romantic mysteries were suitable for children to read, but had a pleasantly thrilling love match in each.
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Me either. 3-4 romance novels over the last 30 years were enough for me. But I prefer sci-fi anyway.
But if it's fun for someone I don't see the harm. Some people read romance novels, some people watch soap operas, some people come to online forums and discuss their sex life with total strangers under the guise of "christan advice". To each his own.
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