I love RP romances (as long as they come about naturally and organically without being forced). I do very well at keeping a very strict wall betweeen my IC and OOC life. I look at RP'ing in MMOs as being an actor in theater. When I am IC, I am all the way in and act accordingly to how my character would act. The only thing I plan out for my character is his or her backstory, after that.....I just go with the flow. This is how I am able to do RP romances.
In FFXI, my character fell in love with a mithra. IRL the mithra was controlled by a guy (however, there are many times in theater where a man will play the role of a woman, so I have no issue with this) IRL when it comes to my sexuality, I am straight as an arrow, however, when I RP'd, I didn't see a guy playing a mithra, it was just my character interacting organically with this mithra.
We even went as far as getting married and having a child together. Now, when it comes to the intimate part of the relationship, I keep it on the same level that you would see in a theater. I don't care for getting all into the whole nasty gritty and overly descriptive part of doing the deed (really no need for it). Instead, I like to keep things to a more 'romantic' level and settle for the ocassional kisses and hugs. None of these things we planned out in OOC either. Like I said, the only thing I plan OOC is the backstory of my character. After that, I do not plan for my character to do anything. He or she will act accordingly how the character is expected to act based on the foundation that I have created for him or her. I hate planning RP out in OOC....it kills the fun and suprises. I'm not here to run the story, I want the story to run me....in a sense, I guess.
In FFXI, my character fell in love with a mithra. IRL the mithra was controlled by a guy (however, there are many times in theater where a man will play the role of a woman, so I have no issue with this) IRL when it comes to my sexuality, I am straight as an arrow, however, when I RP'd, I didn't see a guy playing a mithra, it was just my character interacting organically with this mithra.
We even went as far as getting married and having a child together. Now, when it comes to the intimate part of the relationship, I keep it on the same level that you would see in a theater. I don't care for getting all into the whole nasty gritty and overly descriptive part of doing the deed (really no need for it). Instead, I like to keep things to a more 'romantic' level and settle for the ocassional kisses and hugs. None of these things we planned out in OOC either. Like I said, the only thing I plan OOC is the backstory of my character. After that, I do not plan for my character to do anything. He or she will act accordingly how the character is expected to act based on the foundation that I have created for him or her. I hate planning RP out in OOC....it kills the fun and suprises. I'm not here to run the story, I want the story to run me....in a sense, I guess.
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