Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell

It's fantasy brought to life in your mind … I wholeheartedly disagree with this psychologist's assertions.'

I don't get the shakes and rock back and forth on the floor when my mind isn't filled with visions of the quintessential Alpha-male seducing me against my better judgment,' she blogged. 'And I can safely say that I don't foam at the mouth or experience the DTs when I'm not reading a steamy sex scene. Urban fantasy novelist Amanda Bonilla, a 'ravenous reader of paranormal and urban fantasy romance', said that she gets through at least a book a week. There is nothing wrong with you for exploring different worlds, different relationships, different emotions, different personal experiences through fiction, and if romances are your preferred way to be entertained, more power to you.'

There is nothing wrong with you for liking them. There are terribly few places wherein women's emotional experiences, personal troubles and intimate sexuality are portrayed favorably,' wrote Sarah Wendell, author of Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels and founder of the romance website Smart Bitches Trashy Books. I am going to say the following, again and again and again: romances are good. It's Mormons' as some sort of explanation because there are many Mormon readers and writers of romance whom I suspect disagree mightily with this argument. The piece provoked an immediate reaction online from romance fans and writers. There are many interesting choices that do not include arousing scenes'. Are you spending time reading instead of getting out there making new friends and meeting people?' asks Giles, who also suggests that 'if you love to read, just choose a different type of book. 'If you are not in a real relationship, you may want to focus on finding one. Written by founder and president of LDS Life Coaching Kimberly Sayer Giles, the article goes on to present a five-point plan for tackling romance novel addiction.

Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell