Today, I am dedicating my first post to storybook relationships. I have realized that writing romances can be so extremely awkward! You can sit there wishing your life was like theirs or you can sit there thanking GOD that it isn't.
So I should start on the awkward stage. The awkward stage is when you know that a character wants a relationship but they are either too shy to initiate the relationship or there is everything preventing them from having one. The awkward stage is just very awkward for writers to well... write! It's the hardest too because you do not know what is going to happen to them either. It is also really hard to write a novel when you do not know who will end up with who! I wish Abbygayle would just CHOOSE! So I will resume my rant and explain all the different types of storybook romances that I have knowledge of.
The first kind of relationship is the "and they lived happily ever after" kind. You find these in almost every childhood book, and Disney movies. Who really cares about Disney movies though? Oh wait... me. Enough of that though! Back to this. Who really lives happily ever after though and has absolutely no problems in the relationship or their spouse? Fighting in a relationship is healthy, or so I've been told. Communication is always necessary.
The second kind of relationship is the near perfect relationship you see in a lot of stories. There is a romance happening and there is this one flaw that causes the two characters to be at odds with each other, whether it is if they are of a different race, religion, or if one person is the evil character and one person is the good character. This is closest to real life. One example is West Side Story, you have Tony who is one of the jets and Maria who is "tight" with the sharks. One is white bred American and the other is Puerto Rican. It is a modern version of Romeo and Juliet though, so we all know who ends up dying. :P
The third kind of relationship is the not even close to perfect relationship, it's as far away from a perfect relationship as Pluto is to the Sun(you are still a planet to me!). It's the kind of relationship where the woman of the relationship realizes that the guy is a douche bag but then stays with him anyway. Relationships like this can be extremely creepy too. I like to refer to Twilight for a good example. Edward is a creep and EVERYTHING is a factor in creating their horrible relationship. Did I mention he is a creep? Wait... I did? Edward is constantly putting Bella in danger, trying not to eat her or get her killed by other vampires. What kind of relationship is that and who would be stupid enough to think that is truly romantic?
Fourth, the real life relationship. This is where the characters are so developed and real that the relationship seems like it could happen in real life. Part of me wishes I could write like this. I do not have any good examples of this but I am SURE I have read a book with this kind of relationship in it. There is a good balance of fighting, making up, and true romance. The guy treats the girl well, and when he doesn't he either admits it or is too stupid to realize he's done anything wrong. Real life relationship? I think yes. All real life relationships are not bad, just a lot of them.
This is as many kinds of storybook relationships I can think of at the moment, but when I think of more I will be sure to tell you all. I woke up today and realized,"Wow, I didn't blog yesterday! What's wrong with me?!" I am sorry to have failed you all. I wanted to introduce my character Maviolo today like I promised you all on Thursday, it may still happen, but he has not appeared in the book yet. That is much to my dismay. He is a very elusive creature and does not want to come out and play at the moment. With enough coaxing though... I can get him to come out into the sunlight. ;)
I shall see you all later today because I need to continue writing this novel and do other productive things!
I bid you all adieu for I shall see you again with my next blog post.
*I hope she chooses soon too*
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