Comments on: Romance Novels – Good for Relationships? http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robyn DeHart http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/comment-page-1/#comment-33894 Robyn DeHart Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:26:26 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/#comment-33894 It's not so much the writer in me, but the reader in me that benefits from the romance novels in my life. As a writer, I'm not really sure if my "job" effects my relationship, The Professor and I had only been dating about 2 months when I sold so really I've been an author for our entire relationship so I have no basis for comparison. But I do know that when I read a good romance novel (and I try to work reading time in, although it is very challenging to do so) that it can definitely have a positive effect on my marriage. And I think all the books I read before my marriage helped as well. Romance novels make you happy and give you positive feelings about love and sex. So yeah, I think romance novels are good for your relationship. I read once (can't find it now) that women who read romance novels have more sex than women who don't and considering the majority of our readers are married women, that's a lot of happy husbands out there benefiting from our books. It’s not so much the writer in me, but the reader in me that benefits from the romance novels in my life. As a writer, I’m not really sure if my “job” effects my relationship, The Professor and I had only been dating about 2 months when I sold so really I’ve been an author for our entire relationship so I have no basis for comparison. But I do know that when I read a good romance novel (and I try to work reading time in, although it is very challenging to do so) that it can definitely have a positive effect on my marriage. And I think all the books I read before my marriage helped as well. Romance novels make you happy and give you positive feelings about love and sex. So yeah, I think romance novels are good for your relationship. I read once (can’t find it now) that women who read romance novels have more sex than women who don’t and considering the majority of our readers are married women, that’s a lot of happy husbands out there benefiting from our books.

]]> By: Haven Rich http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/comment-page-1/#comment-33893 Haven Rich Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:55:27 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/#comment-33893 As a reader, sure it keeps love and romance at the front of your thoughts. And when you're thinking about it, you're most likely to act on it. That sorta mind play...if you think you are happy, you will be happy. Anyhow, as an pre-author, I've learned that it's hard to be all sexy and stuff while wearing your pjs for 24 hours and forgetting to brush your teeth, much less your teeth when the muse has blessed you and all the planets have aligned just right so you might get the latest scene out. I think it would be hard for any man to find a woman sexy in such a state, much less her actually feel attractive. However, being on both sides of the street, I've found that my marriage is pretty great because of romance novels and writing. After all there is research to be done that only the hubby can help with *wink*. As a reader, sure it keeps love and romance at the front of your thoughts. And when you’re thinking about it, you’re most likely to act on it. That sorta mind play…if you think you are happy, you will be happy.

Anyhow, as an pre-author, I’ve learned that it’s hard to be all sexy and stuff while wearing your pjs for 24 hours and forgetting to brush your teeth, much less your teeth when the muse has blessed you and all the planets have aligned just right so you might get the latest scene out. I think it would be hard for any man to find a woman sexy in such a state, much less her actually feel attractive.

However, being on both sides of the street, I’ve found that my marriage is pretty great because of romance novels and writing. After all there is research to be done that only the hubby can help with *wink*.

]]> By: Shana http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/comment-page-1/#comment-33875 Shana Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:53:37 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/10/08/margo-will-blog-5/#comment-33875 Wow, Margo! Great question. For me, writing is a job, so when I read it's more for analysis than for pleasure. I do think that writing about love and being in love so much makes me think more about it and my relationship on a daily basis. Wow, Margo! Great question. For me, writing is a job, so when I read it’s more for analysis than for pleasure. I do think that writing about love and being in love so much makes me think more about it and my relationship on a daily basis.

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