Nit-picking? I didn't even have to. You *really* don't want me to nit-pick, trust me. Reading your post once and anyone can see that you're not really *suggesting* anything. Much. You're simply *implying* that you want "more dialogues and more banters", which is what everyone wants, pretty much. No you don't have to write a "1000-word" essay, but another paragraph or two detailing some actual *suggestions* would be fine.
No, it's not about timers or spacing out the dialogues.
Yet that is exactly what you said: romances were rushed, and that it would be better to DELAY key events. You didn't say "there are too few events and I want more." You only clarified it just now with your second post.
You see my point? Despite your thread title and the hope that this will be "the go-to place for story-writing discussion", you're not really suggesting anything concrete. You left plenty of room for people like me to misinterpret you. Aside from the implication that you want more dialogues and banters, your first post doesn't exactly offer ideas or inspiration for others to follow up.
And believe it or not, I'm not even trying to be hostile. All I was suggesting is, your topic could use some fleshing out. Sometimes you just have to point out something is bad in the hope that people will improve. If you resent me for this, that is fine too.
