Some of this thread reminds me of this, and I'm guilty of it too:
It's just so hard to stop yourself, especially when there's nothing productive to come of it. And I have one weird quirk in that I do not get offended by much of anything, so my barometer is sometimes off when trying to judge if what I say would offend another.
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I really like this topic because I also noticed a lack of the sexuality and I really don't mean sexual actions as I have seen posted in this thread. This doesn't mean I think it's error nor even soley based on Brandon's religious beliefs as Sazed is I think proof otherwise. It's just I am used to many fantasy Authors Jordan, GRRM, and Goodkind having it to some degree. I think Jordan's is the best out of those three as usually you do fade out and it's the next day or whatever. I think the way Brandon used it just goes to show it isn't needed to be shown on page as much as some do it.
I think some are forgetting that the characters Elend and Vin really do have a background to be reticent about sex. Vin having major trust issues and Elend being traumatized about his first time, so I can see them not wanting to rush it. I think Vin and Elend are also just people who aren't as into sex as some others are, like Breeze. I think there are authors who go over board with it and you wonder if your reading a story or a porn. Don't get me wrong I think Sex is great as well but like with anything you can have too much. These two characters just don't obsess over it is all.
I really don't know how or if it will really effect aMoL at all but it will be interesting to see. I guess the oddness is that I found more sexual tension in a Harry/Ginny and Ron/Hermione kisses in Deathly Hallows then I did in most of Vin/Elend's kisses. *shrug*