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Once upon a time, receiving a simple "good morning" text from a man was enough of a reason to go out with him. But now, thanks to the rise of romantasy , the book genre blending themes of romance and fantasy, dating standards have changed.

As more and more women read romantasy novels like " Onyx Storm " and " A Court of Thorns and Roses, " they're falling in love with the male protagonists. And these men aren't just broodingly handsome — they're emotionally intelligent, they slay dragons, they cross realms for love, and they effortlessly provide orgasms. Some men in the real world, though? Still learning what a clitoris is.

"These men have definitely raised my standards," Taylor Weir, 29, says. A romantasy reader, Weir says her favorite fictional men put their part

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