Although I do see your point, Good practice in storytelling has always been show don't tell, this is because stories themselves can always be shortened drastica

Although I do see your point, Good practice in storytelling has always been show don't tell, this is because stories themselves can always be shortened drastically and a plot can be summarized to a sentence, this is why the importance of storytelling is not the story, but the experience the writer can impose on its audience. A writers primary weapon and tool to manipulate its audience is engaging their empathy, being told "they loved each other" might make someone think about a loved one, but it wont work on the majority.