I disagree

The Zho equivalent of romance novels are a lot like "Leave it to
Beaver" but without Eddie Haskell: they show a happy, well adjusted
family

The difference is the Zho romances are a lot like "How to do proper
courtship rituals" docu-fiction. They have brief backstories of the
two people, how they have a longing for companionship that is normal,
but they talk to the Thought Police about it anyway. The helpful TP
discusses it with them, and they feel sure that there truly is a
person out there for them, and if they just follow the TP's dating
tips they'll find true love.
And they do.

There's also "tragic lesson" romances, showing why it's unwise for a
non-psi to pine away for a psi, or vice versa. This becomes part of
societal knowledge and shapes how people act from the beginning, so
the TP's don't have as much work to do

On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 10:14 PM Ethan McKinney - ethan.mckinney at
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> There are no Zhodani romance novels. Everyone is perfectly happy with their lives as they are.
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