... a tiny little corner of my mind wants to know what kind of fetid depths of the Library you must've descended into in order to unearth a sufficient amount of rancid to warrant a blog entry of this flavour.
Nevertheless - I salute thee, Empress. Your snark is golden, as always.
As for love: it's a good thing when it's treated as a natural progression of character development and/or group dynamics. It's not a good thing when it's employed for the sole purpose of presenting a blatant cliché fest and/or author wish fulfilment.
It is possible to sneak in author wish fulfilment and still make it an engaging story, but that requires a great deal of writing talent, none of which anyone should take for granted. I know I don't.
--Tuan