Hurtling toward Cougartown

[lisefrac]

I had a delightful conversation with Alison S. last night involving LARPs, romance plots, and macking on undergrads. "At what point do we start being considered cougars?" asked Alison, only partially in jest

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[offside7]

Few more thoughts- I don't need to feel any attraction to a LARPer in order to enjoy a romance plot with them. I wouldn't really want to play in a romance where the other person felt obligated because karma dictates that when he has a romance with someone who doesn't want to RP a romance with him, she'll suck it up and do it anyway, too. (I suppose I might end up enjoying it anyway because he's just that good at faking enjoying the romance plot with me.)

Also, hitting on younger guys isn't a fantasy for me- I have 0 preference when it comes to age (up to a point- I wouldn't want them to be under 18, I guess)- but between a 20 year old or a 50 year old... the only factor is really how comfortable they are with it. And I think part of the fear many female (and maybe male) LARPers feel is that there's a point at which a majority of LARPers will be younger guys who are uncomfortable and/or uninterested in romance plots with me, or at least will significantly prefer the younger girls.

Also, romance plots for me aren't about experiencing new romance thrill- in fact, I'd say I'd have a preference for a romance plot with a LARPer I was actually in a relationship with.

...Actually, I frequently wonder about whether or not GMs find LARPers who request romance plots with their SOs annoying.

[lisefrac]

Also, romance plots for me aren't about experiencing new romance thrill- in fact, I'd say I'd have a preference for a romance plot with a LARPer I was actually in a relationship with.

Interestingly, I almost never app for love plots with Matt, but I think that has more to do with the fact that he rarely plays villains and I rarely play good guys :)

We do play a good estranged couple, though, as witnessed by Dragon and Intrigue in the Clouds :) I actually had a lot of fun in Dragon acting out the relationship angst, especially given that it was in a fictional setting I cared a lot about. ("Screw you, Steven Brust, I'm totally going to fix the Vlad/Cawti thing!")

[queenortart]

We have one couple where she will only let him do romance plots with her, and that's bloody annoying.

I absolutely relate to this, am beginning to wonder if I should stop wanting to be a young(ish) lover type girl.

What I cannot do is to suspend the disbelief to romance someone when I actively dislike the player and there are a couple of them!