(10-24-2014, 09:46 PM)TheLastCandle Wrote: All I'm going to add, aside from the juicy tidbit that was already posted, is: if you decide to pursue an IC relationship at all, but especially if your story ends up going to a sexual place, please ensure that your character's partner(s) are in a healthy state of mind. Be picky as hell. Seriously. Things can spiral out of control very easily, and I consider myself fortunate that when I decided to express my character's romance IC, it was 1.) safe, with a very good friend, and 2.) with someone in a very happy relationship OOC, whose RL partner knew what was going on and what IC and OOC meant, and who would never dream of allowing things to become inappropriate OOC.
THIS.
This this this this this.
90% of the reason why there are so many flat out obstacles to romancing my characters is to ward off the crazies who are going to blend IC/OOC together into a horrifying clusterfuck.
