Category Archives: twu luv

oh. my. romance trope.

Posted on 05/04/2015 by Kris

Holy fucking shit. I just realised why I read romance. Like, right now just now. It’s in my genes.  Seriously. I was bred for it. No joke. For I am the product of a shotgun marriage! BEAT THAT TROPE, BITCHES! … Continue reading →

Posted in fucking funny, further randomness, i'm bored, me, themes, tropes, true shit, twu luv | 4 Comments

romance & the tough issues

Posted on 04/10/2010 by Kris

*Warning: This post discusses sexual abuse in fiction. After my rant about my despised ‘twu wuv will cure what ails you’ trope, some of the comments started me thinking about the way sexual abuse is dealt with in m/m romance … Continue reading →

Posted in characters, m/m, romance, tropes, twu luv | 23 Comments

twu wuv: take 2

Posted on 20/04/2010 by Kris

Some of you who’ve been hanging around here for a while may recall Jenre’s and my Top 25 “You know it’s Twu Wuv whens…” post. Yeah. It was the stuff of epics. Anyway, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenre, m/m, tropes, twu luv | 28 Comments

oh, brother!

Posted on 10/11/2009 by Kris

Okay, probably inappropriate in the context of this discussion, but that’s what makes it so fucking funny. When I was growing up I always wanted an older brother. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to be the oldest child (which … Continue reading →

Posted in randomness, tropes, twu luv | 37 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 07/09/2009 by Kris

I know that many of us, myself in particular included, tend to take the mickey out of m/f romance… well, let’s be honest, out of the romance genre as a whole… but I do find myself yearning for a sweet … Continue reading →

Posted in m/f, maybe it's me but, serious randomness, twu luv | 29 Comments

twu wuv

Posted on 26/08/2009 by Kris

Jenre: Ah yes. Twu wuv. That moment when you realise that the vague feelings you were experiencing towards this other person is actually a full on forever and ever and hearts and bunnies and flowers and growing old together feeling. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenre, joint post, m/m, twu luv | 48 Comments

Love has no boundaries – a postscript*

Posted on 04/11/2008 by Kris

Okay, given the fact that I am a self-proclaimed reader of romance, perhaps it was a tad hypocritical of me yesterday to diss the whole ‘love has no boundaries’ thing. *g* So let’s explore examples of when this concept works … Continue reading →

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