It really depends on your audience, who you are writing for.
That's much more common in romance novels, than in stories on a site like lush (although the "love stories" section might be suitable to some extent).
We are primarily an erotica / sex stories site, I want to read about hot sex, interesting characters, plots that take me away from the norm. I don't want to read stories about marriage and 2.2 children.
I don't mind the marriage bit, that's nice, I guess. I don't want to read about the kids and such. Leave it at the end they got married, happily ever after.
Even in a full length book, I don't want to read it. I'm on the same page as you.
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Marriage is one thing, but kids really doesn't fit here
I enjoy reading about married couples who have strong relationships and have kept the spark alive between them. I don't think marriage takes the erotic element out of a story. The intimacy the couple shares can enhance the storyline if it's done well.
I don't like seeing kids in erotic stories, though. I'd rather they were left out of it or mentions of them kept to a minimum.
If you write erotica and have 2.2 children, the best thing to do is put the children in the microwave and do laundry. Maybe by the time you are through they will have become Laverne and Shirley. Who thinks up these damn. You either do or dont.
Marriage can be a nice end to a story but kid's is not a good thing in my view after all this is a site for adult's and sex.
That's quite a relief - I've come across several stories that have the whole 'family' aspect worked in somehow and I was beginning to wonder if that's where the minds of most people *wanted* to go.
Glad to see so many don't approve of porn with a kiddie-order on the side.
It just seems so - twistedly wrong - to get me worked up one paragraph and then talk about Susie Q's new hairdo the next. LOL.
Your stories are going to go where they need to go. That's just how you write stories.
As far as to whether they're appropriate here, I would have to say no. Since this site focuses on the adults-only part of relationships, extended discussions of kids aren't really good for this particular market. It wouldn't hurt to have a scene at the end where your couple returns home, married with kids, to close out a story, especially a love story or one that has a really long buildup. But adult entertainment markets stray away from children for very obvious reasons. I don't like reading stories that have children, but I don't have a problem with reading about married couples.
I'm married but If I write a Leave It To Beaver story it sure ain't gonna be about Beaver Cleaver.
Just like storys wit adults in them ....
If I ever write about an engagement or wedding, it's usually because one of the characters is having hot dirty sex with someone other than their fiance/hubby/bride. So in that case, it can definitely work in erotica.
Otherwise, writing about domestic things like a settled marriage, minivans and kids is very 'unsexy' to me, so I wouldn't be including them in a story, nor would I have a desire to read about it.
I guess it can work in MILF, mature or love story categories? I don't really venture into those categories but I can see why it might work as a backdrop. Maybe readers who are in that stage of life would enjoy reading about it, although in a short story it would have to be kept to a minimum just to create the distance from the action. It might work better in a novel or novella though.
Overall, I can definitely see some people wanting to read about characters they can identify with. I typically do the same as far as age/status goes with both what I read and what I write.
If a mention of kids is that they are at a friends for the night or something like that to set up a couple being alone at home for some hot sex then fine. But if the kid characters are developed and a central part of the story, then I would assume the story is heading towards a specific genre.
Kids are part of life. We all used to be kids. As long as they are not part of the erotica it doesn't bother me. If they are then that's disgusting and the story is going to be rejected. They may be part of building the central character who could be a mom, dad, etc. Parents of children have sex too, obviously. If the story is written well, with a good story line and the adults have their opportunity to kick up some good hot sweaty juicy sex, then go for it!
Well, it all depends on how'd you define ''kids'' in question. I personally enjoy reading stories where married moms have sex in front of their sons. However, the son in question is always typically aged 18 or above. The idea of giving minors a prominent role in any type of erotica story just dosen't sit well with me..
I think I agree with everyone here - there is a time and place for such domesticity in stories that include such things as marriage and kids and all that that means but when it comes to the kind of erotica I enjoy reading, such realities are best left out or at the very least, left to one's imagination or however one envisions a happily-ever-after.
I definitely do not want to read about that stuff. This is a place to explore fantasies and marriage and kids do not belong in the stories.
This is about wild and crazy times.
Sometimes the kids grow up and have their own stories.
I really shouldn't drink and lush...anything over 0.05 your keyboard should be locked.
