It’s important to me that you know forced marriage is not the same thing as marriage of convenience or even arranged marriage in romance.
It’s important to me that you know that.
Forced marriage trope does not exist in romance.
Forced marriage, when used in romance, is what the fmc is running from when she meets the mmc of the story.
Arranged marriage, when used in romance between the mc’s, is when the fmc and mmc already have an established relationship/connection, tension, possible feelings, all before the arrangement is known to the two. The arrangement is what causes more tension and even disconnect but because there were already feelings and connections before, it works out in the end.
Marriage of convenience, when used in romance, is when both parties agree on the arrangement and develop feelings overtime throughout their marriage.
It’s important to me that you know that.
Sarah literally refers to Eluciens bond as a forced marriage. That is not sexy, romantic, or even ship worthy in romance. Stop acting like being forced into a marriage is a popular and sexy trope, it’s not.
Sarah also reiterated that Elain was/felt betrayed by Lucien. Not only is this backed up in the text but Lucien himself acknowledges it. It’s not up for debate or interpretation, it’s literally how it’s written.
If you choose to listen to some random Instagram user who actively gaslights people into thinking what the author herself is saying is wrong, I’m sorry. Sarah was as straightforward as she could be; there’s absolutely no need for an “interpretation” of an interview.
If you feel the need to give an interpretation (full of opinions mind you) of an interview, that’s a you problem and you should probably unpack that. If you’re so fragile that you can’t handle what the author is saying and it isn’t what you wanted to hear (even though it’s things we already know) then you should probably grasp reality and move on.
