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Can you fall in love based on someone's writing? [NOTE TO THE READER: Mr. Blue answers all your questions about writing and romance in the Books department of TableTalk. A snippet of his advice appears here every other week.]
Is it possible to fall in love with someone because of their
writing or, more realistically, fall out of love with someone when
you realize that you really, really dislike their work? How does one separate
the creator/creation thing? Or is it worth it to even try? Or should I
save my Internet fees and look into low-cost therapy?
Manic in Midtown Dear Manic, People fall in love with writers all the time: Isn't all writing a form of courtship? And this love affair is a precarious one. Writers tend to be restless, wanting to move on artistically, leave their comfortable niches and make gorgeous mistakes, and surely the beloved reader is going to take offense. But this is all merely a game,
yes? You're not talking about falling in love with a writer's work and
then falling in love with the actual person who wrote that work, are
you? If you are, don't. Any low-cost therapist would tell you the same
thing.
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