Oct 19, 2026, 10:59 PM@WeirdWriter that sounds like some Young Adult shit, to be honest. But it would be a good lithmus test to go through; - I could never read a book with those kinds of phrasings; past being a Young Adult stage person; I meant. If people need to hear those kinds of clues, then, obviously they should start around there, but I'd suggest reading Female authors instead; if those kinds of clues are too basic to have to plow/stumble through.
Women write Romance novels, not men. LOL! Adult women. But YA books don't even have those phrasings in them. But you should try reading some YA, because none of those things is in there. @toots
Oct 20, 2026, 12:00 AM@WeirdWriter by YA I meant 7th-to-9th grade level literature. Why would grown women want that kind of dialogue you presented there? - It's on a 7th-to-9th grade level, dude.
Anyone else would hate to plow through dialogue that read/sounded like that; - I'd think, right?
@toots @WeirdWriter uhhhhh the kind of scene that follows “I need your full consent before we do this.” is NOT something appropriate for a YA novel
I wouldn't take them seriously anyway if they can't tell the difference between childish and dark Romance, but then again, the kinds of people that are actively proud they've never read a Romance novel or think it's just sex literature are the kind of vapid people that can't understand why they are a snooze at relationships or friendships. @sus @toots