Romance but I don't like it

[PhillisCreziles]

The premise starts of them being married, so doesn't work. Also, while the MMC is madly in love, the female lead doesn't believe that she loves him. Since the story is from her perspective..I really don't know what to do at this point

I see tremendous potential in this.

If that's the case then you might want to start off the story by building up tension between the two characters through subtle (and purposeful) interactions to push them forward in their romance throughout the story. Dropping in some drama (the likes of little arguments, disagreements, or miscommunications), and some side characters (maybe her friends from work or her relatives) here and there from time to time would also help as well.

If the climax in your story is that the female lead starts to understand that the MMC does really love her, then maybe in the climax you could put the female lead into a scenario in which the MMC is given the choice to save her (maybe the female lead gets kidnapped or something). The MMC would decide to save the female lead and she finally comes to partially think that the she is loved. (I say partially because there is the possibility that the female lead would doubt herself).

 

[Agentt]

I see tremendous potential in this.

If that's the case then you might want to start off the story by building up tension between the two characters through subtle (and purposeful) interactions to push them forward in their romance throughout the story. Dropping in some drama (the likes of little arguments, disagreements, or miscommunications), and some side characters (maybe her friends from work or her relatives) here and there from time to time would also help as well.

If the climax in your story is that the female lead starts to understand that the MMC does really love her, then maybe in the climax you could put the female lead into a scenario in which the MMC is given the choice to save her (maybe the female lead gets kidnapped or something). The MMC would decide to save the female lead and she finally comes to partially think that the she is loved. (I say partially because there is the possibility that the female lead would doubt herself).

Drama, huh. I planned to make their friends to be helpful. But still, the main thingy is that their will be miscommunication, and many arguments. There will be arguments about why are they working a 12 hr job, why they still live in a small house, why haven't they ever gone to a date or honeymoon even after bieng married. And the last would be why FMC is rejecting MMC.They will actually constitute a majority.
Gawdddd, now I have to think up fights as well. Well, they shouldn't be much haggle since MMC has intelligence of like a 10 year old.

And the female lead doesn't start to believe. She knows since beginning. She just doesn't want to accept it.

 

[JayDirex]

I'm telling you right now if you don't want to read it then you're not going to write it well. Because romance isn't something that you just slap on as an appendix. subplot romance has to glide easily into the story.

but your writing will be hackneyd and stilted because you don't care for the subject.

And if you don't care for it don't write it @Agentt

 

[COLOC_Kid]

So, well, as the title say, I need some tips writing romance. The thing is, I have no interest in reading it. Even the ones I have read for research are...well, they don't link to me. As far I can see, it's just going on a few dates and writing lines like-my hearts beating so fast, what is this feeling. I am not saying romance genre sucks, I am saying that I don't have any interest in it.
Nevertheless, I do want to include it.
So, I know it sounds stupid and selfish, but is there any way to write it without actually me reading romance?

romance is basically when your excited to mate but you want to get married too.

 

[Agentt]

romance is basically when your excited to mate but you want to get married too.

Yes. But the characters are already married and are too busy to mate.

I'm telling you right now if you don't want to read it then you're not going to write it well. Because romance isn't something that you just slap on as an appendix. subplot romance has to glide easily into the story.

but your writing will be hackneyd and stilted because you don't care for the subject.

And if you don't care for it don't write it @Agentt

It's not like I don't care for it. I am just not interested. But I have to practice since I am planning to introduce a couple later in my work. It's not just a slap on, but I also don't want to do the existing tropes. While I do understand your point, and that what I am saying is stupid, still, that's like prohibiting a person who doesn't own cats to watch cat videos. The subplot is pretty much not allowed to glide easily because the premise is that both of them are too busy at work to actually do anything other than sleep together. Call it a more slice of life than romance since there won't be any heart pounding scenes.

 

[BenJepheneT]

While this would be a great story of I was planning to please the readers, the story I am writing is purely to get that idea out of my mind since it has been bugging me for days. Hence, I can not allow any deviation from the original characters, so, yes, they will be boring ass.
They came together since they were roommates.
They began to love each other since they have been living together since college.
They aren't gonna come across any trials, nope they are pretty set in life.

You can still attempt to show some advancement within the relationship. Anything would work. Side plot, confessions, just a fucken date at the park, MC downtrodden and getting support from their partners/vice-versa, etc. You could make something out of it. But if you just want to do fluff that's fine as well, as long as it doesn't hinder the main plot in any major capacity. Fan service isn't all bad

 

[Horizon42]

Watch this, it will give you a great example on how to write romance when you aren't writing a romance.

 

[Agentt]

Watch this, it will give you a great example on how to write romance when you a tent writing a romance.

Perhaps the most useful advice.