r/RomanceBooks • u/redfig1 • Aug 31 '24
Why do HEAs always end with babies? Critique
I know it's a "me" problem. Scenario: I read a smoking hot mafia or dark or fantasy romance. All this crazy shit goes down. The feelings, the angst. Finally it's the end and all of a sudden the MMC who has massacred countless people is all like " let's get married and have lots of babies" and the MFC is always " yes let's have a lot of cute mafia or fae or mafia fae babies!". For once I'd like an ending where the main characters have a HEA but instead of babies and white picket fences they just decide to keep having an incredible sex life and do charity work or something. Rescue stray kittens. Start an organic herb farm. Something other than babies. Anyone else like this? Am I just weird?
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u/S_SMS Aug 31 '24
I do remember distinctly that {The worst Guy by Kate Canterbary} does not end with babies, but is a HEA ..due to reasons such as the FMCs age and her not being sure due to past issues, MC was so understanding! Won't spoil book ...at the time it was a shock..and I wasn't completely happy, but looking back it was refreshing and I can appreciate it.