Trope-less Romantic

Just who is this Boaz dude? He's the evangelical Christian representation of the perfect guy. Even if you're not religious, this trope has a lot to say about the magical thinking we apply to our "happily ever afters." Amy explains how she waited for Boaz and why she wrote letters to her future husband (yes, really).Sources:The NIV version of the story of Ruth and BoazYour Plan B is Still God's Plan A5 Essential Lessons You Need to Know from the Book of RuthMatthew Henry's Commentary on RuthOn the Book of RuthA Woman of Valor Has Been Found

"Fridging" has become a term of critique for when a (usually) female character is killed or injured only to serve the male hero's storyline, effectively shoving her cold dead body in a refrigerator. Amy looks at an example of fridging in Lev Grossman's The Magicians and explores what happens when we fridge ourselves.Sources of interestWomen in Refrigerators (the site that started it all)Wikipedia entry on fridgingTV Tropes website on fridging