# Straight Dope ladies, I could use some romance-fiction advice **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-ladies-i-could-use-some-romance-fiction-advice/742048 "2016-01-03T08:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-ladies-i-could-use-some-romance-fiction-advice/742048/41 "2016-01-04T21:25:39Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Handicapped in the sense of injured in prior adventures will fly. Also if the circumstances of the injury haunt him or the handicap makes him think he is unlovable. Good point - \*why/how \*the injury occurred, not just that it exists. ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-ladies-i-could-use-some-romance-fiction-advice/742048/42 "2016-01-05T00:48:11Z")
> [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > My favorite fictional romantic hero is about 4’9" with extremely brittle bones and is, arguably, bipolar. Gorgeous women fall in love with him all the time. But he’s _smart_. > > His name is Miles Naismith Vorkosigan. He’s a bit less brittle now at least. 🙂 I like showing people the cover for [The Warrior’s Apprentice](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7a/Warriorsapprentice.jpg/200px-Warriorsapprentice.jpg) and pointing at the actual main character. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-ladies-i-could-use-some-romance-fiction-advice/742048/43 "2016-01-05T19:32:56Z")
I understand being a vampire is atypical, yet popular. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-ladies-i-could-use-some-romance-fiction-advice/742048.md?page=2)