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Not every love story is a romance.

Not every love story is a romance.

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When non-romance readers hear a romance requires a "happy ever after", the overwhelming response is, "nuh-uh!" Then the examples come in...making it clear they don't know the difference between a love story and a romance.

Today on The Romance Room, we'll talk about why not all love stories are romances, why the happily ever after or (happy for now) is integral to the romance genre and...

Well, there's the misogyny element too. Women can't have anything fun, right?

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