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mormegil · 11-12-2005, 08:39 AM

I'm a male jumping into a 'female' conversation. I come with a little different perspective, perhaps. I've been happily married for about 6 years and in that time my wife and I have discussed litterature at some length and I've learned her mind a bit and think that it may be somewhat telling. She has read the LotR and I finally convinced her to put down her mystery and romance novels and read TH. Notice I've already put down my underlying premise

No females=No romance.

As a man I enjoy fantasy because I indentify myself with these characters who are either slaying dragons, killing orcs or just being great warriors whereas with woman (at least my wife) she enjoys a sappier story in which she can transpose herself. Let me say here that my wife doesn't read harlequin novels but romance that isn't as sultry. Anyway she enjoys the nice feeling it gives her and the sense that in life there is true love all around and life is a fantasy.

This, by time contraints, is a post with less content than I had hoped but let me express that I am not trying to generalize women and men, but give you my spin on it from what I've seen from a woman who I am closer with than anybody else in life.

11-12-2005, 08:39 AM	#1
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	I'm a male jumping into a 'female' conversation. I come with a little different perspective, perhaps. I've been happily married for about 6 years and in that time my wife and I have discussed litterature at some length and I've learned her mind a bit and think that it may be somewhat telling. She has read the LotR and I finally convinced her to put down her mystery and romance novels and read TH. Notice I've already put down my underlying premise No females=No romance. As a man I enjoy fantasy because I indentify myself with these characters who are either slaying dragons, killing orcs or just being great warriors whereas with woman (at least my wife) she enjoys a sappier story in which she can transpose herself. Let me say here that my wife doesn't read harlequin novels but romance that isn't as sultry. Anyway she enjoys the nice feeling it gives her and the sense that in life there is true love all around and life is a fantasy. This, by time contraints, is a post with less content than I had hoped but let me express that I am not trying to generalize women and men, but give you my spin on it from what I've seen from a woman who I am closer with than anybody else in life. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”