No doubt, much of the joy of a great romance is the moment when these stoic heroes crack open and reveal themselves to their heroines - the only women strong enough to match them.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Romantic heroes and heroines are a bit different from the sort of people we run into every day.
I'm a sucker for the big, gruff, distant, emotionally closed-off hero who sloooowly warms up to the feisty, awesome, sweet heroine.
I like female characters that are strong in their own right and not because the author said so.
I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.
I do not choose characters because I think, 'Wow, that woman is so strong.' I chose these characters with utmost conviction because I think they were realistic enough to exist, and I really liked the scripts.
In terms of showing their emotions and acting on them, my women characters are a lot more advanced than the men.
There aren't enough good roles for strong women. I wish we had more female writers. Most of the female characters you see in films today are the 'poor heartbroken girl.'
In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot. She'll often rescue the male character from some situation.
Modern romance novels tell a young woman that she can be successful, useful, and valuable on her own; that there are men who will respect her and treat her well; and that such men are worth waiting for.
Aren't most romance heros, or heros in fiction of any kind, generally superior to real men? Same goes for heroines and real women.