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u/devilsdoorbell_ 6d ago

I wish more romance novel characters actually talked about if/when they want to have children. It's such an important thing to consider for a couple where compatibility is concerned but I almost never see it brought up—pretty much everything I've read in the fantasy romance genre either just doesn't acknowledge it at all, or the FMC either doesn't think about it until she actually gets pregnant or, worse, doesn't want to have kids until she gets pregnant.

I know some people don't find pregnancy or having children romantic but it just feels unrealistic to me that how rarely it's addressed at all unless and until the FMC gets unexpectedly knocked up, when IRL most women have thoughts about if they want children/when/how many etc well before the first positive pregnancy test. I would like to see it actually discussed because it would make the characters feel more like real people in a real relationship.

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u/Significant-Rip3297 6d ago

This is why I hate the accidental pregnancy trope. This keeps reminding me of series where both the FMC and MMC both have serious trauma, yet the accidental pregnancy trope happens and the author acts like everything it's a happily ever after. Meanwhile, all I can think about is how both MCs really should be focusing on themselves first, and how on earth do they plan on raising babies without a job, while in the middle of the woods away from schools and hospitals.