By day, I'm a domestic violence prosecutor. By night, I read romance to restore my faith in love, relationships, and humanity in general.
A Facebook friend just sent me this link to this opinion piece -- Damsels in Distress: Why Do So Many Contemporary Women Read Old-Fashioned Romance Novels? -- with the comment "Thought you would enjoy the read."
If by 'enjoy' my friend meant 'take violent exception to almost every sentence,' then, yeah, I had a blast. Damn, but I get so fucking tired of people acting surprised to find out smart, feminist women read romance!