The Love Square: The funny, feel-good romantic comedy to escape with this year from the bestselling author of Our Stop

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Writers and movie producers create compelling love squares by highlighting the complexity of the relationships and the struggle of emotions or unrequited love between the four individuals. There are countless ways to portray this in storytelling. Understand love squares with these examples! A, B, and C are all in love with D! Create “surprise” connections between at least a few of the characters that you foreshadow but reveal later in the story. But having said that, I must also say that I believe each is better in a particular context. For example, if you want a lengthier, richer, more complex love story, then a love square would be more favorable. Experiment with different endings. What if they end up together? What if they don’t? How does that impact your story? For you, love squares are equally beneficial because they increase the length of your story and enrich it with new angles, more characters, et cetera. Examples of Love Squares

There is relationship crossover (more than one character is involved with two or more other characters). A love square is when two people are romantically involved with another pair of people who are romantically involved with each other. For example, Person A is in a relationship with Person B who is in a relationship with Person C. Love Square Example 1: There are couples AB and CD: A has feelings for D and B has feelings for C Two couples dancing at a party. Just as in any topic, there are specific terms sometimes used when talking about love squares. The terms in this section come courtesy of Kirstin Huiber on Reddit.

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Establish all of the relationships early in the story (in the first third of the story, and as soon as possible). I was fully expecting this to be funny and find myself smitten with a new book boyfriend, but that was not to be. Penny was not likeable at all and sadly none of the suitors were either. One relationship was covered in great detail while the other two were glossed over. The Lizzo (yes, you read that right – the actual @lizzobeeating) as a character was nothing but cringe. The idea of being berated for cheating while never having defined the relationship was cringe. However, the idea of NOT disclosing you have multiple sex partners was also cringe because while people can do with their bodies as they wish, the people they are doing those things with also should have their comfort levels regarding such respected. Babies fixing everything is the cringiest. Spoiler alert: They don’t. But maybe a serious dose of therapy and perhaps some prescription pharmaceuticals would help Penny out. Let’s talk about how to write a great love square or love rectangle. After all, if you’re going to write one into your story, you might as well write an epic one. As I said, it’s a love triangle, but instead of 3 people, we have 4 four people all romantically involved with each other. Each person shares some sort of connection with the other three in the love square.

A great love rectangle in a story typically involves four characters who are all in love with each other, creating an intricate dynamic that is both complex and interesting. It typically centers around one of the four characters who is caught between two other characters who are in love with him or her. The love square is a four-sided love triangle involving three people. It can be found in many TV shows and books, as well as being used by some authors for writing love scenes. The concept behind the love square was originally proposed by Joseph Jastell (1803–67), known also under his pen name Aylwin Smith, who published several novels that featured this format. Character feelings are realistic don't get me wrong. i fully respect women's (and men's) right to sleep with however many different people they want, and all at the same time, for all i care. but i do not respect women (or men) who do so with complete disregard for the feelings of others. if you are enough of an adult to sleep with people, you have to be just as much of an adult about how you do it. that means being respectful and honest (like thomas, a character i didn't particularly enjoy, but the only one who made any sort of sense in this book, in his own way). it is not to say that, even if you are being respectful and honest, that you will not hurt people. you might. but, at least, you will have done all in your power not to. unlike penny bridges, who has "such good intentions" and "doesn't mean to hurt anyone" but has no accountability, no responsibility and never considers anyone's interests or feelings but her own. When writing love squares, you want to avoid some common mistakes. Usually, beginners or less experienced writers make these mistakes, but even veteran writers sometimes make them, too. Williams presented the cancer storyline without any consideration of the ‘show not tell’ style of writing. Penny just basically gave Francesco (and us) an info dump early on. Love Square reminded me of another couple of books I’ve read where the writer has obviously had good intentions by adding a medical issue to raise awareness but fail to make it work. In those other books, and this one, it was a case of poor execution. Here it became like a textbook list of symptoms and side effects without any sense of timing for any of the reveals to make anything heartfelt.

The most common love squares involve two men and two women, but this is not always the case. It could be three women, all vying for one man while being romantically involved with one another. How to Create a Love Square Story Thank you for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review - apologies for it being so negative.

The heartbreaking and emotional parts about Penny, losing her parents and surviving against the big battle with cancer are the most realistic and well-written parts help me to connect with heroine. Ah, love triangles. A classic story trope for any romance novel. But what about a love square? A love rectangle? What if you have more than one man or woman pining after the same person? If you’ve ever thought to yourself “Wow, I wish I could write a story with more than one person vying for the same love interest,” I’m here for you! A love square is when four characters in a story become romantically involved with each other. Think of it as a love triangle, but with four people. Each person in the love square should connect to the other three. Love squares are also called love quadrangles, love rectangles, or love boxes.

Overall, The Love Square was okay. I adored it in the beginning, but as the story developed I lost interest in the original concept. By the end, I was only focused on Penny’s stability rather than her love story. After reading this article, you have a better understanding of what writing love squares is all about. Now, you must know that it is a powerful tool for developing a healthier and more meaningful relationship with your partner. Exploring feelings and desires can help couples create stronger connections. Overall, I have learned 10 interesting things about writing love squares, and I am sure there are more to explore.