u/michailina

Aside from HEA for guys who fall in love with each other, are there any other essential components a book needs to have to be considered romance?

I'm asking because I've had multiple situations where I read reviews for a book I thought was romance, but then there were reviews complaining that it wasn't romance, or not romantic enough, or unromantic. But... there were guys who met each other, had sex, fell in love, and got their happy ending.

So now I'm wondering where people actually draw the line between romance and not romance?