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At no point did I suggest that everybody looking for romantic themes within their role-play only do so for the sake of a sly e-shag. The stigma, however, exists as you pointed out and it unfortunately exists for quite a few reasons.
A lot of role-players do focus too heavily upon finding their character a romantic partner. They can do as they please, of course, but it can be pretty damaging to those caught in the crossfire when things go wrong and drama inevitably erupts.
I've seen romantic stuff done exceptionally well. I've also seen it done incredibly poorly to the point where friendships and entire guilds have ended up being torn apart in the aftermath.
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I've also seen a lot of role-players completely cease interaction with anybody other than their character's lover once they've hooked up with which can, in turn, have a pretty negative effect upon the stories of other characters linked to those individuals.
That's my penny's worth anyway!
A lot of role-players do focus too heavily upon finding their character a romantic partner. They can do as they please, of course, but it can be pretty damaging to those caught in the crossfire when things go wrong and drama inevitably erupts.
I've seen romantic stuff done exceptionally well. I've also seen it done incredibly poorly to the point where friendships and entire guilds have ended up being torn apart in the aftermath.
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I've also seen a lot of role-players completely cease interaction with anybody other than their character's lover once they've hooked up with which can, in turn, have a pretty negative effect upon the stories of other characters linked to those individuals.
That's my penny's worth anyway!