We Asked! You Answered: You Know You're a Romance Reader When...

1. "You know you're a romance reader when you acknowledge that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife," says Catherine.

2. "When you are annoyed by people who both a) have never read a recently published romance novel and b) label the entire genre as bodice-ripping garbage," says Sarah.

3. "The thought of not getting an HEA [Happily Ever After] ending makes you want to flip a table," says Elia.

4. "You’re too shy to carry the book in public, so you read from an ebook instead," says ThatGirlWithTheGlasses.

5. "You know you're a romance reader when…you can read a romance novel in a day no matter how many pages are in the book," says Mary Ann.

6. "When you have a home library of over a thousand romance novels," says Megan.

7. "You enjoy reading them, refusing to be shamed and looked down on by people who think they are 'trash' reading," says Janet.

8. "Most of the ebooks on your Kindle feature shirtless men," says Andrea.

9. "When you judge every man you see by who was on the cover of the last book you read," says Chrisie.

10. "You're constantly DEFENDING the fact that you're a romance reader!" says Steve.

11. "You make up stories about the people in front of you in the coffee shop queue," says Book Blogger.

12. "When you see the 'consumption' meter in a hybrid car and think the car has a fatal disease," says Christine.

13. "Your friends ask you for romance book recommendations and you go, 'Which sub-genre?'" says Emily K.

14. "Your Kindle is loaded with over 600 romance novels and you would die if your grandchildren got hold of it!!!" says Regina.

15. "You start ranking your book boyfriends," says Gina.

16. "You say you want a romantic relationship like *insert fictional romance couple* and no one gets the reference," says Tigeress129.

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