Barriers tend to intensify romance. It's called the 'Romeo and Juliet effect.' I call it 'frustration attraction.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.
It's the pursuit of love and happiness that is the driving force of the romantic novel.
There's a lot of talk about the positive aspects of love. We as a society downplay the danger, the anxiety, and the disappointment. We romanticize romance.
The appeal of romance is love. And that's universal.
My novels are often about people who are in love or attracted to each other.
Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.
Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.
The most conventional romantic trope of all is that you put lovers under extreme pressure, where they have to make decisions that illuminate aspects of that bond.
In romance, we feel the need to zoom in and expound on our partner's foibles in intimate detail; in friendship, we tend to do the opposite, avoiding confrontation through fear, lethargy or both.
Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.