I've been reading menage lately, mainly because I have written a 25K novella which contains a menage relationship and I wanted to familiarise myself with published works. I've noticed these tropes:
1. The woman is running from an abusive ex/the law/her family. She takes refuge in some town or community where menage is the norm, and falls for 2 or more residents of that place, who then fight the bad guy to protect her.
2. The woman has never had an orgasm and that's why someone suggests a menage.
3. The woman is in a committed monogomous relationship and the menage is a gift from her husband/boyrfriend for a special occasion, thus making it okay to 'cheat'.
Are these the main tropes in a M/F/M menage? Are there other tired tropes that are prevalent out there? Numbers 2 and 3 I haven't seen that much, but enough to think 'oh, here we go again', but number one seems to be everywhere.
Thanks!
1. The woman is running from an abusive ex/the law/her family. She takes refuge in some town or community where menage is the norm, and falls for 2 or more residents of that place, who then fight the bad guy to protect her.
2. The woman has never had an orgasm and that's why someone suggests a menage.
3. The woman is in a committed monogomous relationship and the menage is a gift from her husband/boyrfriend for a special occasion, thus making it okay to 'cheat'.
Are these the main tropes in a M/F/M menage? Are there other tired tropes that are prevalent out there? Numbers 2 and 3 I haven't seen that much, but enough to think 'oh, here we go again', but number one seems to be everywhere.
Thanks!