"Romance" outside the marriage

[davion2308]

Could the below story fit in the Romance category without being downvoted on principle?

There are two people who develop a relationship with each other over time. They're supportive of each other, meet each other's emotional needs, and it turns into a loving, tender physical relationship.

They just happen to both be married to other people. And those marriages aren't especially good.

What are everyone's thoughts or opinions? Let's say it's well-written with good dialogue, flawless punctuation, believable situations and engaging sex scenes? How does being married change the score for the Romance category folks?

 

[Maeven_quinn]

Could the below story fit in the Romance category without being downvoted on principle?

There are two people who develop a relationship with each other over time. They're supportive of each other, meet each other's emotional needs, and it turns into a loving, tender physical relationship.

They just happen to both be married to other people. And those marriages aren't especially good.

It adds tension to the romance for sure. They wouldn't want to get caught. Also has some moral ambiguity, which can be interesting.

Think it needs fleshing out more. Marriages that "aren't especially good" is a little vague. I'd also need a compelling reason why neither cheater can't simply get a divorce.

 

[yukonnights]

It adds tension to the romance for sure. They wouldn't want to get caught. Also has some moral ambiguity, which can be interesting.

Think it needs fleshing out more. Marriages that "aren't especially good" is a little vague. I'd also need a compelling reason why neither cheater can't simply get a divorce.

The common wisdom is that the Romance category readers reward Happy Ever After stories. The inevitable divorce can be a steady point of tension in the story — and the final divorce could bring it all together as happy-ever-after for all involved (depending on the details of course.)

 

[Carnevil9]

A man's wife suffers a stroke and is now in a coma. He visits her in the hospital every day, but the prognosis is not good. He soon notices a woman who also visits the hospital every day. Turns out her husband is also in a coma. The two get to chatting, share a cup of coffee, all very innocent. Until one of them breaks down and confesses how lonely it is, and difficult to keep up hope. This leads to a hug and some stroking of the hair, and eventually to a full-on affair. Which leads to deepening love for each other.

If you want to really torment the characters, have one (or both) of the comatose spouses wake up, and see what sort of hilarity ensues.