Why do women read more romance than Sci-fi or horror? Why are men the exact opposite? I think it all boils down to which emotions each gender prefers to experience. Men like that shock value. Women not so much. Men get a thrill out of war movies because of their male need to dominate or impose on an enemy. They see themselves as the hero who overcomes tremendous odds rather than the guy that gets shot in the back of the head when he's not looking. That sudden fright in a horror movie. You know. The one that makes an involuntary bowel movement a distinct possibility. Alien worlds... adventure, horrific looking creatures. Men can't get enough of it.
We women, on the other hand, wish to put ourselves into the heroine's shoes. We want to experience that roller coaster of emotions that deal with feelings of affection, love (lust too) and satisfaction. Don't have our heroine trip and fall over a cliff the day after meeting her soul mate. No Sir! Not if you want us to go and see your next movie or read your next book. Happily ever after. That's us. Satisfaction guaranteed. Put us through the wringer... do it more than once, if you like, but there had better be a happy ending. We love to have that feeling linger long after we've put the book down, or left the movie theater.
What's the one thing that men and women agree on? Humor. Sprinkle some light hearted humor throughout my romance and I'll purr like a kitten. Who doesn't like to laugh? A good old fashioned screw up your face and double over, deep down belly laugh. It lifts the spirits. Why is it a comedian can have us howling with laughter at a hundred jokes, but ten minutes later, we can't remember one of them? Or is that just me?
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