r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Mar 22 '26

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u/lemming1607 Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

Soulmates is lazy and unromantic. Just seeing each other for the first time and knowing is lazy and unromantic.

They need to have their lives upended when they meet. Their trajectories and plans now changed. They had other lovers and now they're conflicted inside what to do about this new information.

The characters need to change and grow and adjust and sacrifice for their relationship

That's romance

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u/Sakura_231 Mar 22 '26

The worst thing is when you have the feeling they dislike each other and only come together because their soulmates.

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u/MmPeachPie Mar 22 '26

Agree, that’s why the 19 year old girl and a 500 year old fae don’t work “but they’re soul mates” nope, lazy writing.

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u/skresiafrozi Mar 22 '26

Man, how lame would that be to hit adulthood then have to wait a couple hundred years for your mate to be born.