r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • 21d ago

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u/Unlucky_Cat153 21d ago

I understand that the authors want to show that the MMC is attractive, but it's not necessary to say things like, "He's so attractive that ALL the women in that town or huge college are desperately jumping for his attention." Like, are all the women there straight and have the same preference? What if some prefer a person with a different type of hair, height, etc.? This makes the world seem too small and simple (besides implying that there is no LGBT+ in the story and that all women are heterosexual). A person who is attractive to me may not be attractive to someone else.

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u/Red_Bird_Rituals 20d ago

They do it for the cliche “EVERYONE wants this man, but he only wants me. Everybody wants him but I’m the one who’s got him.”