- While heroes come in various shapes and sizes, A romantic hero is always physically fit. Specifically, he is fit as a result of leading an active life, not as a result of attending a gym. He is always at least toned and nicely muscled. (yup and pleasingly buffed)
- A romantic hero never has a boss. That is, although there may be person whom he answers to, he is never supervised on a day-to-day basis. He is always more or less a free agent. (2 strikes)
- A romantic hero has useful female relatives. He always has in-laws, sisters, a mother, etc. whom it is useful for the heroine to know. When the heroine becomes romantic with the hero, she is hooking into an entire social network. Although the hero might seem to be a loner, in fact he never is. (Dadiji)
- A romantic hero's subordinates have women. When the heroine becomes romantic with the hero, she becomes boss of the women whose men the hero is boss of. More generally - to a woman, a man (even a romantic hero) is a cypher. The real focus is on other women and the relationships between the heroine and them. no need to name the evil twin...
- A romantic hero has shiny shoes. Particularly in historical romances. he might be stranded on a desert island or in a remote windswept Scottish castle, but his shoes are always immaculately buffed. God knows by whom. More generally, a romantic hero is a snappy dresser—subject to the whims of fashion. Talk about a snappy dresser Maan is... thank you Gajini...
- Before romance, the clothes. Before anything romantic ("Romantic" means "sexual") happens—whether a kiss and a hand-hold or a marathon sex session, we are always told exactly what the hero and heroine are wearing.. in this case we are visually quite aware, black avatar and white saree...
- A romantic hero has a woman in his past. Specifically, a woman whose place the heroine can occupy. The heroine almost never has to carve out a place of her own, because a romantic hero always has an emotional vacancy. He may be a widower, he may have been hurt in some way by a woman who is no longer around, he may have cared for a female relative who slowly died of tuberculosis. The heroine always has to battle - sometimes even literally - this woman. The climax of a romantic novel is when the hero somehow - in some manner - says "I love you more than I ever loved her". awaiting to see this....
OK ladies, what's your take on this, any pointers you might want to add ?...or your replies will be absolutely and equally appreciated 😉
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