Discussion: The Necessity of a Happy Ending?

Pondering what to post today, I thought hey, how about a discussion? And then I pondered topics, and voila! Here ya go!

There's one thing I've been noting, something that's a personal preference of mine. I am actually not a big fan of romance stories. Why? Because they tend to be unrealistic and complete fantasies. Now, I know that's why many people do read them. They want the happy ending, the fantasy, the sickly-sweet words, and the sensation that everything works out okay in the end. That's just not my cup of tea. I'm perfectly content with a non-happy ending, so long as it's the logical ending and not merely drama/angst for the sake of drama. There has to be a reason for the non-happy ending, something must have happened during the length of the story to justify a non-happy ending.

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