"For a Good Time" : It would be one thing if it was purely by choice and "I'm waiting for the right person before I have that kind of intimacy" but how you state that she doesn't even masturbate, yeah, it sounds more like illogical prudishness given the previous character points shown, rather than personal conviction. But definitely points for highlighting female friendships because that's so insanely rare in fiction--women are usually being bitchy or backstabby to each other. Writing Johanna's had me thinking a lot about the value of female friendships. ;)
"Hope Springs": Sounds like a movie I'd enjoy seeing. If I haven't grumbled at you in some of our HID discussions that in fiction being past thirty or thirty-five generally renders you curiously asexual and non-romantic, I will happily do so. ;) But it's encouraging to see a movie that deals with romance and sex in an older couple, and honest communication and intimacy.
"Versailles": Growing up in Minnesota, I can say the hardworking, practical German/Scandinavian ethic does look down a lot upon ostentatiousness, boasting, rudeness, and arrogance, but there's no way in hell it would be considered worse than rape.
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Date: 2012-10-04 12:56 am (UTC)"Hope Springs": Sounds like a movie I'd enjoy seeing. If I haven't grumbled at you in some of our HID discussions that in fiction being past thirty or thirty-five generally renders you curiously asexual and non-romantic, I will happily do so. ;) But it's encouraging to see a movie that deals with romance and sex in an older couple, and honest communication and intimacy.
"Versailles": Growing up in Minnesota, I can say the hardworking, practical German/Scandinavian ethic does look down a lot upon ostentatiousness, boasting, rudeness, and arrogance, but there's no way in hell it would be considered worse than rape.