Category: Adult Life & Everyday Chaos
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The Unwritten Rules Every Romance Reader Somehow Knows
Nobody teaches you how to be a romance reader. There isn’t a handbook. Nobody sits you down and says, “Welcome. Here are the rules.” And yet… after reading enough romance novels, we all start behaving in exactly the same way. It’s almost like joining a very cosy secret society where the membership fee is one…
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The Five Stages of Starting a New Romance Novel (We’ve All Been There)
There are two types of people in this world. People who say, “I’ll just read one chapter before bed.” And romance readers. Because we all know “one chapter” is less of a plan and more of a beautiful little lie we tell ourselves. It usually starts innocently enough. You’ve finished dinner, the dishes are done…
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Why We Keep Falling in Love With Fictional People (And Honestly, I’m Not Worried About It)
Let’s get something out of the way first. If you’ve ever closed a book, stared dramatically out of the window, sighed for absolutely no reason, and thought, “Well… now no real man will ever compare.” Welcome. Your membership card is in the post. Romance readers have been “falling in love” with fictional characters for generations.…
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What Your Favorite Romance Trope Says About You (According to Someone Who Has Definitely Overthought This)
Romance readers are fascinating people. Give ten of us the exact same book recommendation, and we’ll all ask completely different questions. “Is it enemies to lovers?” “Is there only one bed?” “How slow is the slow burn?” “Does he fall first?” “Please tell me nobody dies.” We’re all looking for different things, and I don’t…
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Your Comfort Person Isn’t Always the Love of Your Life (And That’s Perfectly Okay)
Let’s settle a debate that nobody asked for but somehow exists anyway. Who do you text first when something happens? Not necessarily something dramatic. Maybe you saw the world’s chonkiest pigeon. Maybe your boss finally approved your holiday. Maybe your washing machine has decided that today is the day it becomes an indoor fountain. Who…
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Why the Right Person Notices the Things Everyone Else Misses
You know what’s funny? We spend years wondering whether someone will notice if we lose ten pounds, get a new haircut, buy a nice dress, or finally learn how to do eyeliner without looking like we’ve just survived a minor electrical incident. Meanwhile, the people who end up changing our lives usually notice something completely…
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The Perfect Picnic Date Doesn’t Actually Need to Be Perfect
There is a conspiracy I’d like to expose. Somewhere along the way, social media convinced us that a romantic picnic requires a wicker basket, matching linen napkins, artisan cheese with names nobody can pronounce, and a sunset that politely waits until you’ve taken your photos. Meanwhile, in real life? Someone forgot the forks. The lemonade…
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Why We Fall in Love With People Who Make Us Laugh
There are attractive people. Then there are people who make you laugh so hard you accidentally snort your coffee. If you’ve ever experienced both, you’ll know something funny (pun absolutely intended): the second person usually wins. It’s one of the strangest things about attraction. Someone can walk into a room looking like they stepped off…
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Summer Romance at its Best: Why Do We Still Think About Someone We Only Knew for Two Weeks?
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been minding your own business, folding laundry or standing in the supermarket trying to decide whether you really need another iced coffee, when suddenly your brain goes: “Remember that guy you met on holiday eight years ago?” Excuse me? I don’t remember where I left my sunglasses ten minutes…
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What Writing Romance Taught Me About Grief
People assume romance authors spend their days thinking about kisses in the rain, witty banter, and shirtless fictional men leaning against expensive cars for absolutely no reason besides “vibes.” And technically… yes. But if you write romance long enough, especially emotional romance, you eventually realize you are not actually writing about love. You’re writing about…
Sonia M. Rompoti, MSc, Bsc 