(02-03-2015, 02:49 AM)ArmachiA Wrote: Romance needs a lot of communication, too, and is it's probably the most important thing to have when doing an RP romance. Constant discussion of the ground rules, that this won't be taken oocly, etc etc. It's all about making your rp partner as comfortable as possible. There's a trust that comes with RP romances, a promise that this isn't real and neither side will make it real. When you say something is Okay, it actually being okay, and when something is not, you stop immediately.
This. The biggest regret I have ever had in regards to RP was not putting this ground rule down when I started RPing back in another game. Failing to do so cost me what I thought was a very dear friend, who felt that because our characters were becoming close that we should be as we should be together as well. Needless to say it turned very creepy, very fast.
I have a character currently who is feeling somewhat bashful towards another character in game, and at present I see no reason to extend to further than that. The moment she actually starts feeling something - either for him or another person - however is the moment I'm taking their player aside to discuss this. Because while I'm usually fairly sure the other person won't be the kind of player to fabricate any further intentions on my part, there is no way of knowing until I bring it up. I stopped RPing in that other game almost entirely because of what had happened, and it really ended up depressing me far too much for my liking. Never assume that your RP partners are on the same page as you because they might have been before. These sort of things really need to be talked over first and foremost, otherwise everyone just ends up unhappy.
