I think... it's easier to imagine the sex, truthfully, easier to get to that point in a story because it doesn't take the same leap of... faith, imagination, creativity.
...huh.
I...don't come from the same place here.
I look at 3/4 of the romances in media, and about 9/10 of the romances in fanfic (and here I think I'm being generous) and I'm going why the hell are they together?
(I only think that about a quarter of the real-life couples I know.)
I don't agree that having a pair of characters engage in sexual intercourse (or pursue a romance) doesn't require convincing build-up, justification, and support.
I totally get that there are people who want the romance itself bad enough to skip over the heavy lifting, and if that's what you like, you'll like those kinds of stories. But I don't agree that putting sex into a story should be any easier than putting in ghosts or mysteries or space ships.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2008-02-22 04:34 am (UTC)...huh.
I...don't come from the same place here.
I look at 3/4 of the romances in media, and about 9/10 of the romances in fanfic (and here I think I'm being generous) and I'm going why the hell are they together?
(I only think that about a quarter of the real-life couples I know.)
I don't agree that having a pair of characters engage in sexual intercourse (or pursue a romance) doesn't require convincing build-up, justification, and support.
I totally get that there are people who want the romance itself bad enough to skip over the heavy lifting, and if that's what you like, you'll like those kinds of stories. But I don't agree that putting sex into a story should be any easier than putting in ghosts or mysteries or space ships.
- hg