Lydia: "You must be sure you have a shot. But you don't. Romance is for other people."Jeremy: "Do you actually think I believe that?"Chris Howard is content with being "Best Friends Forever" with Lydia Jamison, but Lydia secretly wants to go out with him. Meanwhile, Chris' older cousin Jeremy and Amanda have a tumultuous love-hate relationship. After a recent fight with Amanda, Jeremy starts pursuing Lydia and refuses to leave her alone.Lydia is at first disgusted, because Jeremy has been a pest to both her and Chris in the past. Chris doesn't believe that Jeremy has a chance with Lydia, and does nothing about it. But as Jeremy refuses to give up his pursuit….Romance is for Other People is a unique novel told from first person from the point of view of two main characters: Chris and Lydia and their experiences with first love and first heartbreak.