Although romance novels make up a large part of the books sold each year, it is still, and most likely always will be, looked down on. I personally know a lot of people who won't read a paperback copy of a romance novel in public. They also don't admit to reading the genre to people outside their circle of friends and family and sometimes not even to them.
I write romance and one of my sisters always rolls her eyes and makes derogatory remarks about romance novels when they are brought up in conversation. It used to bother me, but no longer does. Reading is subjective. What one person likes, another may not and that's really all it boils down to in her case.
So if anyone makes a comment about your preference for romance novels, direct them to this article - Why You Should Be Reading Romance Novels It just might change their minds about the genre and maybe, just maybe, get them to try reading one themselves.
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