Okay, so I haven’t ranted, truly ranted, in a long time*. But here goes. As some of you know, I am on Twitter, which is a time-suck blast. And most of the folks I follow are fellow romance readers. All good so far. BUT–and this has ALWAYS bugged me–when the subject of a certain hero comes up (not a particular one, you’ll see where I’m going with this in a second), the ladies say to each other, “Hands off! He’s mine!”

Really? You are laying claim to a FICTIONAL CHARACTER and not wanting anyone to also appreciate him? Have you actually LISTENED to yourself?

Just as in, for example, if someone were to say, “No, Megan, you can’t have Clive ’cause I claimed him.” Really? Ah, no. No, we can all appreciate him, no jealousy allowed. He’s nearly a fictional hero, because he is a MARRIED(1), BRITISH(2) ACTOR(3).

So next time you go all Team Edward on my ass about some hero or actor, just remember: Inside my head I’m telling you to Shut The Eff Up.

Thanks.

Megan

*And I think I’ve ranted about this before. Hey, guess what, it still bugs me.

(1) Married means married. No poaching.
(2) I live in Brooklyn, not London or Hollywood.
(3) I work at home, and would never possibly be near a film set, unless by chance, and still very far away.

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