I was chatting last night with girlfriends in a bar last night. I was talking about the work I do for BVS, and I was surprised to hear some of the views of my friends. Two of them confessed to reading romance stories and said they liked them. The other four turned their noses up at the genre saying it was pulp fiction, not like a proper story. One said, her dad had caught her with a romance book and had grounded her for a week. He had also bought her some books that he considered appropriate reading. Another friend said that the church didn’t approve of romance stories.
God doesn’t want us to read stories with a happy ending, with a positive look at the human condition? Stories that show couples overcoming adversities to stay together? An optimistic take on relationships? Frankly, I don’t buy that. The god I believe in wants us to be happy, wants us to stay together and work our lives out. I am happy to hear your views on this.
As for the rather snippy attitude to romance stories being a lower form of literature, I just don’t believe it and I don’t think anyone else should believe it either. Yes, of course, there are badly written romance stories out there, there are some pretty scabby thrillers, sci-fi and adventure stories out there too. But look at the good examples of romance there are brilliant writers out there writing fantastic romance stories. Classical Greek stories are filled with romance. Even William Shakespeare penned Romeo and Juliet is a tragic romance after all.
So what is so bad with romance? Our readers laugh, we make them cry, and we give our readers the belief of the power of love. I fail to see the problem. If you’re one of those who’s never read a romance novel, pick one up. Yes, there’s kissing. There might even be a little sex in it. Try it, you might even enjoy the story.
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