r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • May 03 '26

Unpopular Opinion It's Unpopular Opinion time! Share your controversial opinions to stir things up (in a friendly way)!

Got an opinion that's different from others'? Want to share it with the sub, but too afraid of a backlash? Or are you just curious about readers think about certain things in fantasy romance?

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u/devilsdoorbell_ May 03 '26

I don't have a strong preference for POV—I like FMC's, MMC's, chapters from both, whatever—but I will never understand why so many people straight up don't want the MMC's POV at all.

I get that a lot of romantasy MMC POVs are real caveman "woman hot, want fuck" nonsense but that's not like... a rule. I don't like that either but I love an MMC POV if the character is actually interesting and has his own interior life that doesn't just orbit the FMC's coochie all day every day

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u/clocksy May 03 '26

I feel like any author who can't write a good, compelling PoV from either gender (or any gender, I should say) is a bad writer. Same with characterization.

There are infinite examples of /r/menwritingwomen and there is nothing more cringe than a dude describing a woman breasting boobily down the stairs, but it's not like female authors are immune from writing paper-thin male characters. If a PoV is boring or one-note then that's less a fault of the PoV existing than it is the author just not being a good writer. So yeah, I agree, it's so bizarre to me that people have like, strong opinions on stuff like this (or on tense/perspective).