Physical Attraction (Romance Short Story)
He speaks to Allegra about Albert and in this process discovers that true love does not require any setup as most of his clients were able to win their love by just being themselves. The story traces the lives of Scarlett O'Hara, Rhett Butler, Ashley and Melanie Wilkes and the complex social and psychological factors that shape their aspirations, relationships and capacity for romantic fulfilment.
The relationship between Rhett and Scarlett is classic example of intense energy and turbulence, which never manages to become stable and harmonious. See Opposition Level 1 in Scale of Harmony. See the article and videos. It also illustrates the problems inherent in a relationship based primarily on physical attraction. Their relationship also illustrates the highest level of harmony that can be achieved under the most challenging and impossible external circumstances.
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Scarlett is a narcissistic plantation belle, the daughter of a French aristocratic mother and an Irish peasant immigrant who managed to acquire a large cotton plantation and a lovely cultured wife. Beneath her polished exterior, she is dynamo of unruly impulses. Although her beauty and flirtatious behavior have enslaved almost every young man in the region, Scarlett longs to marry Ashley Wilkes, the educated son of a distinguished Southern family.
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When her husband is killed in the war, she marries a store owner for his money, but never abandons her hope of finally winning Ashley for herself. Attracted by her energy, strength, courage and beauty, he pursues her first to become his mistress and later his wife. But the real love story in Gone with the Wind is not between these two selfish, self-centered characters whose passion torments and ultimately ruins the happiness of both.
It is rather the quiet, idealized love between Ashley and Melanie Wilkes that depicts the true qualities and power of love to nurture, save and protect, even in times of extraordinary upheaval. Though Scarlett has set her heart on marrying the refined and cultured Ashley, he chooses instead his mild-mannered and frail cousin Melanie and marries her. Melanie lacks the captivating beauty, energy, vitality, and feminine wiles of Scarlett.
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But her gentle heart is made of pure goodness and possesses extraordinary power of goodwill that protects Ashley through the long years of fighting and imprisonment. But Scarlett and Rhett's turbulent and unfulfilling marriage is marred by constant quarrels. After the death of their young daughter, Rhett finally leaves her.
Only then does she realize how much she needs and wants him. Through her sobs in the final scene, Scarlett begins to think of her home Tara, from which she has always gained strength, and determines that she will return there and will think of a way to get Rhett back. Sabrina Fairchild is the daughter of a chauffeur working for the Larrabees, one of the richest families on Long Island. His older brother, Linus, is a hard-nosed, serious businessman who has expanded a successful family business into one of the world's largest communications company, while David cavorts with one woman after another.
Sabrina moves to France to work, and it transforms her from a shy girl to a mature, stunning woman. But on her return, she's still infatuated with David. Linus decides he must stop his brother from ruining his marriage and the deal. He woos Sabrina himself, but finds his own feelings getting mixed involved in the process. Although he lacks the charming manners of David, Sabrina discovers a deeper value in Linus as a human being and begins to feels an ennobling love for him that is both intense and uplifting.
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At the last moment, Linus confesses to her his real intentions and arranges for her to be reunited with David. So he commits himself to marry Elizabeth, takes over negotiations on the Tyson deal and dispatches Linus to Paris where he is reunited with Sabrina. Dashwood died, leaving his mother and three daughters, Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, with very little means to support themselves. Learning to Trust— Can your love interests trust each other to keep a secret?
To not abandon each other? To not play games with or break each others heart? You must first trust someone before you can become vulnerable with them.
Being Vulnerable with Each Other— Revealing secrets, emotional scars, pain or tears, insecurities, fears, flaws, mistakes, embarrassing moments—the things we would normally prefer to keep hidden—these all require vulnerability. Sharing them strengthens the bond between the love interests. A first kiss or confession of love are also acts of vulnerability because there is a chance the feelings might not be reciprocated. Comforting Each Other— When one love interest is upset, the other should be there to console them and help them through the situation.
Someone who truly cares will share the pain of the person they love, and will hurt because they hurt. What is it in a fictional relationship that makes you swoon? Tell me in the comments below! You listed every little thing I love seeing in a literary romance, Kaitlin. Ahh yes, slow-burn romances are the best!!
The hero in Love in a Time of Cholera must wait many years before he wins his love. So where does this leave the writer trying to create convincing couple? Well, for a start, would you fancy them? Also, is this a short term attraction or something more: If so, what entangles them? What makes it impossible for them ultimately to be apart? For example, the experience of attraction is often overwhelming. If you have your own opinions please add them below.
Georgette Heyer is a good choice.
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She also plays around with gender and age — e. Any love-across-the-tracks story where race, sexuality, community, etc is involved mean the lovers have to act defiantly.
Nothing wrong with that as they sell. Why is the housekeeper attracted to the butler in The Remains of the Day? Easier to answer is why is Maxime attracted to the woman who will become his second wife in Rebecca? Answer, because she is so very different from his first wife.
Here maybe lies the answer to your problem of describing attraction. Somewhere I read that all description must have a sense of history, as Rebecca does. Everything in that novel depends upon the first Mrs de Winter. I, for instance, am always attracted to men in tweed jackets. Which makes for a dull life these days since very few men wear them.
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Because one of my dancing partners at classes when I was 13 always wore one and I fancied him. Heavens, I seem to have written a blog on your blog. Yes please, go and check. The question is always, are you convinced that one character likes another? And if so, why? You are commenting using your WordPress.
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