Guys, would you give a girl addicted to romance novels a chance?
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He was very full of himself, he died? Oh did he fall off the roof? The Beast held her hostage, so I don't know if was much better than Gaston. Well first he locked up her daffy old father and then threw her in the tower. I know he had issues, but Belle had Stolkholm syndrome for sure.
I think Belle was probably better off single. The Disney Prince's I've seen are always so, ok this will sound awful but very feminine. I understand they want these strong female role models but they need to even the field out a little more. With the exception of Flynn Rider from Tangled or Kristoph from Frozen. They were funny and not all annoying.
I think Belle was probably better off single. The Disney Prince's I've seen are always so, ok this will sound awful but very feminine. I understand they want these strong female role models but they need to even the field out a little more. With the exception of Flynn Rider from Tangled or Kristoph from Frozen. They were funny and not all annoying.
The unrealistic life in romantic movies could skew a person's brain if they let it, I suppose. They would be with both novels and movies. I've liked some comedy romance movies. I don't enjoy many romance movies. With the exception of Frozen and Tangled and Shrek, but I realize my Husband isn't going to break out into song or hopefully never have to rescue me from falling off of a cliff. We both turn into Ogers now and then.
Im not a huge fan of Nicholas Spark movies or anything like that. It's not my taste. I do watch Days of Our Lives occasionally, but it's like anything you have to know reality from fiction. Not understanding that would be a similar mindset to pornography. If you make that seem like a reality, then you need help.
Im not a huge fan of Nicholas Spark movies or anything like that. It's not my taste. I do watch Days of Our Lives occasionally, but it's like anything you have to know reality from fiction. Not understanding that would be a similar mindset to pornography. If you make that seem like a reality, then you need help.
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Less important to me is what she reads. More important is why she reads it and what she gets from it. If she reads romance novels because they are an escape for her, fine. If she's a naughty minx and likes reading the sexy-time parts in them, fine. If she reads them with the idea she'll meet some beau hunk like one of the characters in them, well that's just silly.
Who am I to judge though? I'm nearly 40 years old and I still read comic books.
Who am I to judge though? I'm nearly 40 years old and I still read comic books.
I can see how one views it as porn, though. Some pretty much are just sex stories. In that case, you're just reading porn and imaging the scenario in your mind. It actually does the same kind of damage to your brain as watching porn does. But if you're just reading a book and there might be a chapter that has romance, I think that might be different. Ultimately, though, I don't think I'd be comfortable with a woman reading this. Because more often than not, these romance novels are porn. And the field of addiction has shown this type of stuff really is no different than porn.
The unrealistic life in romantic movies could skew a person's brain if they let it, I suppose. They would be with both novels and movies. I've liked some comedy romance movies. I don't enjoy many romance movies. With the exception of Frozen and Tangled and Shrek, but I realize my Husband isn't going to break out into song or hopefully never have to rescue me from falling off of a cliff. We both turn into Ogers now and then.
Im not a huge fan of Nicholas Spark movies or anything like that. It's not my taste. I do watch Days of Our Lives occasionally, but it's like anything you have to know reality from fiction. Not understanding that would be a similar mindset to pornography. If you make that seem like a reality, then you need help.
Im not a huge fan of Nicholas Spark movies or anything like that. It's not my taste. I do watch Days of Our Lives occasionally, but it's like anything you have to know reality from fiction. Not understanding that would be a similar mindset to pornography. If you make that seem like a reality, then you need help.
How many young girls got the notion that prostitution is a viable way to find, fall in love, and marry a rich handsome guy, who will magically give up prostitutes, and solely love them happily ever after?
I figured I should clarify in case someone thought my post here contradicted my post in the other thread.
I read the title as "would give a girl who was addicted to romance novels a chance", and took that as it was. Its not the same as "a guy who struggles with pornography", as I didnt see anything about a desire to leave behind to novels. So I read it as that, a girl who read these books actively. Which then I would feel uncomfortable with the idea and wouldnt want to be involved in it.
If she was someone who dealt with this in the past and was actively making a change, then Id feel much more comfortable with her, as I do not come from a life of perfection either : p
I read the title as "would give a girl who was addicted to romance novels a chance", and took that as it was. Its not the same as "a guy who struggles with pornography", as I didnt see anything about a desire to leave behind to novels. So I read it as that, a girl who read these books actively. Which then I would feel uncomfortable with the idea and wouldnt want to be involved in it.
If she was someone who dealt with this in the past and was actively making a change, then Id feel much more comfortable with her, as I do not come from a life of perfection either : p
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I'm a woman and have read those types of books many years ago. Not a good idea for any woman because it can put thoughts in your mind when you are not happy about something in your marriage and cause a lot of additional discontent. Like men looking at naked women or pornography, it's not the real world.
I think that anything could become an idol, if you let it. Whether it's erotic literature, porn, alcohol, money, etc...anything can become an idol and take over your whole life, if you let it. Anything can serve as a distraction to our relationships with others too if we let it. So, maybe some habits aren't terrible if they're occasional, but is occasionally sinning acceptable to God? lol
Hmmm....
We shouldn't strive for perfection, but we should strive to ''go and sin no more.'' (as Jesus said) Not always easy, for sure.
Hmmm....
We shouldn't strive for perfection, but we should strive to ''go and sin no more.'' (as Jesus said) Not always easy, for sure.
Good question. It seems you both agree, but there is just a difference in terminology.
I suppose "go and sin no more" is striving toward perfection in a manner of speaking. I mean God's standards are perfect.
Perfection could also imply things we have no Biblical command to strive for. Hopelessly high standards in more than one realm.
This is starting to sound like Romans 7.
I suppose "go and sin no more" is striving toward perfection in a manner of speaking. I mean God's standards are perfect.
Perfection could also imply things we have no Biblical command to strive for. Hopelessly high standards in more than one realm.
This is starting to sound like Romans 7.