Yes I hate it when that happens!!!!! If you really need to emphasize how "sexy/strong" (eyeroll) male lead is by making sure the female lead never beats him fine!!!!!
BUT dont make her a fcking damsel, good for nothing shit. That dnt fcking make a good romance novel!!! Tht make trash. The most popular romance novels have BOTH STRONG LEADS.
Let her win some goddam battles, if male lead and female lead fight..... dnt make it one sided, make it last, tht side characters are awed by BOTH their skills!!! At the very fcking least allow her to get some clever hits in.
AND GUESS WHAT dont worry abt the readers not finding it a good romang, if male lead is beta. You can make sure he wins .Every. Fucking. Time. Bc we can never allow the females to at least win one duel. *sarcasm
i really hope mc becomes strong to defend herself when someone tries to attack her instead of her fiancé coming in to “save the day” because it would just be such a waste of her previous life yk