According to the survey, Noah from “The Notebook” is the most loved book boyfriend (33%).
A recent survey of 2,000 romance readers found that Fifty Shades’ Christian Gray (28%) and Twilight’s Edward Cullen (21%) were among the top three book boyfriends. It turned out that
The top three best book girlfriends are Anastasia Steele from the Fifty Shades series (27%), Bella Swan from the Twilight series (23%), and Juliet from Romeo and Juliet (25%). became. %).
The study looked at how romance novels have shaped respondents’ real lives and found that those surveyed had, on average, read four romance novels in the past six months. .
commissioned by secondhand book The survey, conducted by OnePoll, found that one-third of those surveyed said their interest in romance novels was influenced by their expectations of what love was like (33%) and their overall thoughts about love and relationships. (31%) said it influenced them the most.
Additionally, 30% said the book set their expectations about what a good relationship is and the type of person they want to be with (29%).
Two out of three readers even say it’s important for their real-life partner to share the same qualities as their favorite literary romance characters.
More than half (56%) of respondents in a committed relationship said reading romance novels made them more selective about their partners.
“Everyone loves a good love story, but who would have thought it would affect the way we view our partners in real life?” says Barbara Hagen, VP of Marketing at ThriftBooks . “The results showed that the power of good storytelling can profoundly move people and influence their perceptions of love, relationships, and the kinds of people they want to spend time with. For a person, finding someone who makes their stomach flutter like their favorite romance story is the real-life version of having that masterpiece, happily ever after.”
And these romance lovers share that their partner matches their favorite literary romance character’s humor (44%) and perseverance (41%), setting them up for everlasting happiness. I might put it in.
Four in 10 people said their partner has gone as far as making grand love gestures similar to their favorite characters (39%).
Additionally, 49% said a romance novel or plot inspired them to “do something” about their crush, such as confessing their feelings (50%) or flirting with someone (44%) Did.
Books about relationships also bring hope to single respondents (49%) who feel optimistic that they will meet the right person.
The most popular romance novels include Romeo and Juliet (49%), The Notebook (47%), and the Fifty Shades series (45%).
The “Twilight” series (44%) and “A Walk to Remember” (33%) also made it onto the list of frequently read romance novels.
Respondents enjoy reading romance novels because of the happy endings (45%) and to escape from real life (45%).
It’s no wonder, then, that three-quarters of those surveyed said they believed they would be happy forever in real life, and a further 56% saw the world through “rose-colored glasses.”
Similarly, 37% said romance books remind them that love is possible.
“For many readers, romance novels have a dual effect: they help you escape into a dreamlike otherworld, and they encourage you to keep believing in a happy ending,” Hagen said. “There’s something alluring about fictional worlds that gives you a feel-good ending that makes you want to escape from your own world, and that the feeling of giving love and being loved may be waiting at your next turn.” That makes me believe.”
Respondent’s favorite romance novel
- “Notebook” — 26%
- “Fifty Shades” series — 23%
- “Twilight” series — 22%
- “Romeo and Juliet” — 19%
- “A walk to remember” — 14%
the most charming literary romance men
- Noah from “The Notebook” — 33%
- Christian Gray from the “Fifty Shades” series — 28%
- Edward Cullen from the Twilight series — 21%
- Romeo from “Romeo and Juliet” — 19%
- Rhett Butler in “Gone with the Wind” — 14%
The most charming women of literary romance
- Anastasia Steele from the “Fifty Shades” series — 27%
- Juliet from “Romeo and Juliet” — 25%
- Bella Swan from the Twilight series — 23%
- Allie Hamilton in “The Notebook” — 19%
- Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind” — 15%
This article was created by Media decisions Syndicated by Wealth of Geeks.