It seemed more painful than passionate. See, this is the difference between men and women. A woman would be delighted if her man wrote her a beautifully descriptive letter professing his desire for her and only her. Women are moved by what they read or hear, and men are turned on by what they see. Despite the psychology behind men and women's preferences, I still think romance novels are more stimulating than porn movies.
Romance novels are very diverse.
The sex scenes in those novels are not sex scenes, they are love scenes, thank you very much. Authors of such novels allow readers to use their minds, whereas flesh-popping porn films leave very little to the imagination. Instead, he opts to eloquently express his opinion that she is beautiful and wonderful before he commences to conquer her person. The man has a rippling stomach, and although there is usually no mention of it, you just know the heroine's makeup is tasteful. I must address, however, the fact that romance novels do have their flaws.