Why are failed/doomed romances more appealing in literature than

>>8819525
Why is heaven more boring than hell? Lack of conflict.

>>8819528

Pride and Prejudice has plenty of conflict, it just ends on a happy note.

Think of the amount of unsuccessful romances vs the amount of successful romances. People like reading about people like themselves, especially if the author has something insightful to say.

>>8819525
>>The only highly acclaimed books I can think of with happy endings are Jane Austen's books.
>what is a comedy?
This is why you start with the Greeks

>>8819525
Because hapiness looks pretty much the same, but every couple is miserable in its own way.

You may quote me on this, btw. Just fluff it up a bit, meant it sound more "literary".

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>>8819525
It's cathartic for the reader to read about characters they've invested emotionally in going through the same despair and and anguish they've felt in their own life.

The thought process with love is incredibly hyperbolic, and so to place romantic characters in situations of mortal doom, or eternal separation, actually feels relatable because that is the way real romantic passion makes you feel. It doesn't feel quite right that two people with such explosive passions for one another could survive.

>>8819528
>>8819685
But you can still have conflict, just make the relationship be bad and then improve. That's no excuse for them to almost always end badly as well. At this point it's barely a conflict since 99% of the time the reader can predict the outcome.