1.   Maligned by their critics and adored by their readers, romances have definitely had an effect upon the literary world.

2.   Any really good romance has to tempt fate.

3.   But if singer Paul Simon was right, romance still has the edge over gambling as a route to heartbreak.

4.   He realized the romance had possibilities the first time he watched her do a puzzle.

5.   Some would argue that its sweetly idealized romance has nothing to do with modern reality, either.

6.   Suddenly, it was Medvedev who became the symbol of love conquering all, and not Agassi, whose highly hyped romance with Shields has bageled out.