Will romance novels affect my future marriage?

Published: Oct. 8, 2011, 1:10 p.m.

b'Someone asks us if reading romance novels will affect her future marriage and bother her future husband. We answer the question and address the expectations that it sets up for girls to have of guys, romance, and relationships, whether you're married or dating. Soap Operas fall into this same category of women entering into fantasies about relationships, emotions, and men similarly to how men enter into unfair comparisons and fantasies about women sexually in pornography. Romance novels, soap operas, and porn all have similar affects on relationships, expectations, comparisons of the opposite sex, and a twisted view on each other. These youth workers answer this teenager's question about the romance novels and soap operas, but we'd love to hear your response! Comment below and let us know what you think and why! SUBSCRIBE TO OUR WEEKLY VIDEOS! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=youthquestions PREVIOUS VIDEOS I don't eat nor sleep and I want to die - http://youtu.be/3Zy2PpRR4nU Helping a troubled friend without becoming drained - http://youtu.be/LCdktQQaOps Youth Questions posts a new video every Thursday answering real questions from real teens about real life. If you're a teenager, ask your question about whatever you're going through in life using the link below, subscribe, and we'll do our best to answer it in an upcoming video. ASK YOUR QUESTION ANONYMOUSLY http://www.formspring.me/youthquestions SUBMIT A VIDEO QUESTION http://dropbox.yousendit.com/youthquestions LET'S CONNECT! http://www.facebook.com/youthquestions http://twitter.com/godroxtv GET OUR WEEKLY VIDEOS VIA EMAIL http://eepurl.com/dceZA RSS FEED FOR OUR VIDEOS http://feeds.feedburner.com/youthquestionsvids DISCLAIMER We are neither professional counselors nor therapists. We're just people who love teenagers and give information and encouragement based on our experiences and what we've learned from others. This information is given with the understanding that we are not offering professional advice. Since the details of your particular situation are fact dependent, you should additionally seek the services of a competent professional. Music modified and used with permission under the Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" License, by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). VIDEO COPYRIGHT 2011 Life In Student Ministry, LLC.'