RB, I am so sorry there are idiots in the world, but we must acknowledge their existence and not let it tear us down to their level. In I am glad you have experienced the catharsis of growing up beyond what saintly teachings were drilled into you. I too was not allowed to explore or even imagine the real meaning of life and the feelings people have for one another and why until very late. To a certain degree it ruined at least one marriage and likely was the root of the problems that tore it apart.
I love digging into the hazy, grey areas of the romance genre. Because the genre is so large, and because it both overlaps with other genres, and possesses sub-genres that overlap with each other, there are many areas where definitions get vague and borders begin to blur. Ultimately the category falls into an awkward area between romance, erotica, and horror. So what is a dark romance? To get technical, dark romance books are not romances in the strictest sense of the word.
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