Awww... I'm on Balmung. Not that I see my beefy Roe in a wedding ensemble.
Thank you soooo much for posting that link. I feel fairly comfortable with my romantic RP, in fact I always feel a little empty when I play characters who aren't at all open to love in any of its forms. Still, I know I make mistakes and this writer does help me recognize them.
It's far too easy to fall into bad habits. Either because one-liners become the standard and my multi-paragraph posting doesn't seem like it could be appreciated sometimes or because a relationship that's gone on a while sort of plateaus and little /em kisses him's become common and easy in an established situation.
I love deep romances that blossom unexpectedly and go on to mold my character's personality in different ways. I understand the fear of the stigma that goes along with 'ERPer', that many very skilled RPers don't want to be labeled as one because it sort of denotes that all they're interested in is cyber sex, especially to non-RPers. I would never push it on anyone, and I also bear in mind that a lot of OOC drama can crop up over it, just like in combat RP.
But if you're open to it under mature terms, or even if you will go as far as romantic and black out the rest, why not keep your romance up to snuff with the rest of your fantastic RP? Sometimes really great combat RPers or diplomats and such become a little shy OOCly when it comes to affection and suddenly deep, winding posts chock-ful of creativity and beauty become stunted for fear someone will walk by and take a kiss on the mouth or a brush of the cheek the wrong way.
It's saddening. So, in my usual tangent, I hope anyone else who reads this great link Erosskye posted and the subsequent replies will not only glean some good tips and things to keep in mind but feel a little bit more confident. Don't be afraid of being labeled as an ERPer just because your legitimate IC relationship has some physical contact. It's not any different from breaking someone's nose in detail, or cracking their ribs. Well... It is... but just worry about you and the people involved with you, not with OOC bystanders.
*Disclaimer: I, as nearly all others, still don't consider it wise to ERP in public chats. So, dun think I'm telling you all to have a raging orgy in /yell.
Thank you soooo much for posting that link. I feel fairly comfortable with my romantic RP, in fact I always feel a little empty when I play characters who aren't at all open to love in any of its forms. Still, I know I make mistakes and this writer does help me recognize them.
It's far too easy to fall into bad habits. Either because one-liners become the standard and my multi-paragraph posting doesn't seem like it could be appreciated sometimes or because a relationship that's gone on a while sort of plateaus and little /em kisses him's become common and easy in an established situation.
I love deep romances that blossom unexpectedly and go on to mold my character's personality in different ways. I understand the fear of the stigma that goes along with 'ERPer', that many very skilled RPers don't want to be labeled as one because it sort of denotes that all they're interested in is cyber sex, especially to non-RPers. I would never push it on anyone, and I also bear in mind that a lot of OOC drama can crop up over it, just like in combat RP.
But if you're open to it under mature terms, or even if you will go as far as romantic and black out the rest, why not keep your romance up to snuff with the rest of your fantastic RP? Sometimes really great combat RPers or diplomats and such become a little shy OOCly when it comes to affection and suddenly deep, winding posts chock-ful of creativity and beauty become stunted for fear someone will walk by and take a kiss on the mouth or a brush of the cheek the wrong way.
It's saddening. So, in my usual tangent, I hope anyone else who reads this great link Erosskye posted and the subsequent replies will not only glean some good tips and things to keep in mind but feel a little bit more confident. Don't be afraid of being labeled as an ERPer just because your legitimate IC relationship has some physical contact. It's not any different from breaking someone's nose in detail, or cracking their ribs. Well... It is... but just worry about you and the people involved with you, not with OOC bystanders.
*Disclaimer: I, as nearly all others, still don't consider it wise to ERP in public chats. So, dun think I'm telling you all to have a raging orgy in /yell.
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