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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Let them both be a bit of a jerks from time to time, like real people are. And no groveling from either; there are other, more mature ways to reach a HEA.
Of course I'm not sure if this is even something most romance readers want. Perhaps the average (female) reader wants the heroine to be better than the hero; it's even possible that seeing the hero groveling excites some women. At least this is the impression I've got, because this trope crops up with some regularity.
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Originally Posted by Quoth
I've read some Romances like that and they were better than the more common kind. Wife thought so too.
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I don't know about "more common kind" or what the average (female or not) reader wants - the vast majority of romances I've read are like that.
The romance field is vast, I don't think generalisations will fit well.