There are many stereotypes that exist in the world today. They can be found time and time again, whether it is in a relationship, at the job place, or even in a romance story, and are quite often associated with the "standard" image of something. One can then raise the question as to whether or not stereotypes are useful, appropriate or even needed. In the case of a romance novel, one can ask whether or …showed first 75 words of 1387 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1387 total…having the female propose, yet, it was still romantic. The success of the romance came in only one sentence at the conclusion of the story, "I love you more than anything, even though you almost killed me and burned our house down. Marry me." From this knowledge one can conclude that the success of a romance story does not depend upon the traditional stereotypes that are placed upon the story, but the actual proposal itself.