Amish Romance

[thomas1965]

Anyone here who likes these "sweet, clean and wholesome" romance stories ?

 

[gunhilltrain]

Anyone here who likes these "sweet, clean and wholesome" romance stories ?

I've seen the Amish, but I don't know much about how they live or think. For myself, I'll settle for stories in which the characters are at least trying for something beyond a hook-up or a one-night stand. The first time I heard the word "hook-up" was about fifteen years ago when I heard it from a friend of mine who taught at a university. The way he described it, I suppose from hearing it from his students, was that it meant that the physical side of sex would start first, and then an emotional connection may or may not have followed. Of course, that's been going on since forever, but it was the first time I heard it defined so succinctly.

 

[thomas1965]

I've seen the Amish, but I don't know much about how they live or think.

If you are interested here's a short intro.

 

[gunhilltrain]

If you are interested here's a short intro.

Thanks. There have been "Amish romance" books published, but I think they are all written by outsiders.

 

[thomas1965]

Thanks. There have been "Amish romance" books published, but I think they are all written by outsiders.

Most of them are. Jerry Eicher is a former Amish man. Linda Byler is Amish.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Most of them are. Jerry Eicher is a former Amish man. Linda Byler is Amish.

I wonder if the Amish themselves read any of that? I think in Linda Byler's best-known work, the female character leaves the Amish community for at least a while. I admit I had to look that up because I've never heard of Byler.

 

[lovecraft68]

If you want sweet and wholesome...I wouldn't be able to tell you where to find that
But if you want incest and abuse you can go the Amish route.

 

[SimonDoom]

Truths to fight over:

Kelly McGillis was sexier as an Amish mom in Witness than she was as a Topgun instructor.

 

[thomas1965]

I wonder if the Amish themselves read any of that? I think in Linda Byler's best-known work, the female character leaves the Amish community for at least a while. I admit I had to look that up because I've never heard of Byler.

That's a good question. I am not sure if we can ever find out.
On her YouTube channel, Lynetter Yoder, a Mennomite women and former Amish, mentioned Amish Romance novels once. She said that very little is actually real. I guess that's fiction.

 

[gunhilltrain]

If you want sweet and wholesome...I wouldn't be able to tell you where to find that
But if you want incest and abuse you can go the Amish route.

Are they worse with that than the population at large? Do you have any verifiable sources about it?

 

[gunhilltrain]

That's a good question. I am not sure if we can ever find out.
On her YouTube channel, Lynetter Yoder, a Mennomite women and former Amish, mentioned Amish Romance novels once. She said that very little is actually real. I guess that's fiction.

What do the Amish generally read - if anything - either fiction or non-fiction? I haven't got a clue about that.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Just google "Amish incest".

 

[SimonDoom]

Just google "Amish incest".

Or "Amish Paradise Weird Al Yankovic."

 

[gunhilltrain]

Or "Amish Paradise Weird Al Yankovic."

Who is that forty-something (?) woman in the video? I'm sure I've seen her in movies and TV shows, but I can't remember her name.

 

[thomas1965]

What do the Amish generally read - if anything - either fiction or non-fiction? I haven't got a clue about that.

I haven't either. Each person and each community is different.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Just google "Amish incest".

I think that the more you try to suppress certain human traits, the more it appears in some other form. Sex and religion - always a hot topic.

 

[SimonDoom]

Florence Henderson?

Yep. That's Carol Brady.

 

[Handley_Page]

Anyone here who likes these "sweet, clean and wholesome" romance stories ?

yes