Everyone talks about romance - there is romance in the movies, a category of books called romance, among other references to "romance.
" The free dictionary.
com defines "romance" as: "1.
a.
A love affair; b.
Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people; love; c.
A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something; and 2.
A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful.
" Do we, the general public, see it that way? What do we think of the word "romance"? Most people probably cannot put their finger on a true meaning.
What romance is, really, is a collection of emotions, which is why it is hard for us to define it.
Emotions such as love and compassion, or passion, jealousy, and many other emotions, between two people who are in love with each other.
In movies and books, romance is shown as intimacy in a warm environment - over a dinner on a yacht, for example, with two lovers holding hands across the table and gazing at each other with droopy, love saturated eyes.
Of course, something always manages to interfere between them and they somehow seem to get separated and angry with each other.
But, alas, their love endures and the "romance" eventually returns and makes the audiences heart melt and some shed tears.
Romance seems to be, as portrayed in the movies and in books, the courtship between a couple who are deeply in love.
Everything they do is centered around their love for each other.
They constantly gaze at each other, touch each other, talk softly to each other in a tone of voice used with no one else in their life.
When apart, they pine for each other, rush to the phone every time it rings hoping it is their love on the other end of the line, keep a watch out the window every little bit to see if their love has arrived, and many other similar actions.
They act love starved.
They are also very jealous of each other and their time together - they don't seem to have time for anyone else.
In short, they are publicly and privately emotionally intimate.
Their actions, as a whole, encompasses the word "romance".
Aside from movies and books, some of us have experienced all of those emotions with our true love - or maybe not so true! As a relationship moves on, however, the "romance" seems to get lost.
Life, including children, work, family, health, etc.
, gets in the way.
So, now that you know what "romance" is, take your significant other out somewhere and practice putting the "romance" back into your relationship, if only for a little while.
" The free dictionary.
com defines "romance" as: "1.
a.
A love affair; b.
Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people; love; c.
A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something; and 2.
A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful.
" Do we, the general public, see it that way? What do we think of the word "romance"? Most people probably cannot put their finger on a true meaning.
What romance is, really, is a collection of emotions, which is why it is hard for us to define it.
Emotions such as love and compassion, or passion, jealousy, and many other emotions, between two people who are in love with each other.
In movies and books, romance is shown as intimacy in a warm environment - over a dinner on a yacht, for example, with two lovers holding hands across the table and gazing at each other with droopy, love saturated eyes.
Of course, something always manages to interfere between them and they somehow seem to get separated and angry with each other.
But, alas, their love endures and the "romance" eventually returns and makes the audiences heart melt and some shed tears.
Romance seems to be, as portrayed in the movies and in books, the courtship between a couple who are deeply in love.
Everything they do is centered around their love for each other.
They constantly gaze at each other, touch each other, talk softly to each other in a tone of voice used with no one else in their life.
When apart, they pine for each other, rush to the phone every time it rings hoping it is their love on the other end of the line, keep a watch out the window every little bit to see if their love has arrived, and many other similar actions.
They act love starved.
They are also very jealous of each other and their time together - they don't seem to have time for anyone else.
In short, they are publicly and privately emotionally intimate.
Their actions, as a whole, encompasses the word "romance".
Aside from movies and books, some of us have experienced all of those emotions with our true love - or maybe not so true! As a relationship moves on, however, the "romance" seems to get lost.
Life, including children, work, family, health, etc.
, gets in the way.
So, now that you know what "romance" is, take your significant other out somewhere and practice putting the "romance" back into your relationship, if only for a little while.
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