You’re reading a romance novel or one with a major romantic subplot and then the designated love interest of the female (or male) protagonist does something that hurts the protagonist and you hate them for it, and wish they didn’t end up together… but sure, they end up together.
Due to the nature of this discussion, spoilers from the books are included.
Example of how to write:
Gideon de Villiers from The Ruby Red Trilogy.
>!spoiler here!
I generally hate reading these “romances” where the protagonist (writer) is grooming some teenage girl who just happens to be og so in love with this old balding middle aged man for some Gosh gee inconceivable reason.
Salems lot was a great book but the romance i. There was of this caliber, and I recently couldnt finish The Cat That Walks Through Walls by Heinlein because his main character spends waaaay too much time justifying why he should sleep with a 12 year old (although its just satire! Right? Right?)
But those decrepit hags of the same vintage just don’t understand poor sensitive writers! They definitely need a nubile old soul, not a rigid old nag /j