Guilty As Charged

Charles Stanley once said, ~Romantic love reaches out in little ways, showing attention and admiration. Romantic love remembers what pleases a woman, what excites her, and what surprises her. Its actions whisper: you are the most special person in my life.~ The word romance is defined as an ardent emotional attachment between two people. In some aspects, when a person hears the word romance, he or she can have a sour look on one's face, so to speak, because that person doesn't believe in it due to that person's past experiences. Every person has a different interpretation of what romance means and yet the concept of what it is remains the same.

Let me ask you this question, what does romance mean to you? When it comes to romance between two people, it doesn't necessarily mean the physical aspect is always involved. We all know someone or were involved in a significant relationship that was based solely on the physical and even there there was love, the passion that was shared is missing. Inevitably two people can create a romantic atmosphere with the surroundings that have and bring back that passion. One just has to simply improvise and one can do that by either talking to each other, going to a movie that she would like, a candle light dinner, going out dancing, or simply sitting on the beach at night and looking up at the stars.

Yet, for most guys and women as well, the fear of intimacy can sometimes come into play when one wants to be in a relationship or already is in a significant relationship. It's basically that fear every person has of completely letting down their guard that he or she has built up. For its that mentality that if you let go and completely fall in love with someone, you run the risk of getting your heart broken. But that's part of life as some of us, who are single, travel the lonely road that hopefully leads into the arms of that one special person. Subsequently, it's one's basic fears of love brought to the surface by that one person who you want to put your trust in and can be absolutely comfortable just being yourself.

Oftentimes, giving someone that you truly care about flowers is considered a romantic gesture from the heart. Undoubtedly, roses are the choice flowers to give when showing absolute affection to someone that you probably would imagine spending the rest of your life with. Whether the cost is a dollar or fifty dollars, does it really matter when it comes to giving something that will put a smile on someone's face and make one's day? Yet, one can be romantic even though there isn't any personal connection at all. On such a day is Valentine's Day, which my best friend and I are planning to have roses delivered to the asylum for the female co-workers. A token of appreciation from two guys who want to do something nice.

About 2 days ago, I received an email from a friend that kind of surprised me. She said that I was romantic after she read a particular Yodaism. To be perfectly honest, I don't really consider myself romantic, I'm just a person who writes what he feels. For if it tugs at a certain emotion for particular people then that is an added bonus. In a way, when I write on topics such as love and relationships, I tap into something from within my heart and soul that I hope one day to fully express to that special lady in person. You see, I'm a person who believes in "the one", wishing on that one bright star, and love that lasts forever. In retrospect, that type of person is considered a hopeless romantic; well if that be the case, then I'm guilty as charged.