Is Romance Important to You or Is it All About the sex?

I've learned that Romance is one of those things that varies according to people.
Is you say dinner with candle lights, I would say I'm not romantic at all. But that's not what Romance means to me.
Totes agree with you on how one defines romance as varying. I do think candlelit dinner is romantic, but I also think of other more carnal things as romantic, too.
 
Woman's Da Vinci Code. That's funny.

The person I'm thinking of I don't think it was because of a physical condition with his hand or anything. It was a city street so maybe it was one of those chivalrous taking the outside position nearest the street things.
I was taught to do that as well...I thought you meant always had to be on one side or the other...
 
I was taught to do that as well...I thought you meant always had to be on one side or the other...
That is not taught it is the right thing too do , Yes of course it is all about the Romance , then the Dance is Next ..You know the sex happens because by then you know the Chemistry is there ....
 
Totes agree with you on how one defines romance as varying. I do think candlelit dinner is romantic, but I also think of other more carnal things as romantic, too.
It is romantic. Just not my kind. It's a bit like with a dessert. I love a cioccolate cake but put a bit too much sugar in it and I hate it. :D
 
I was taught to do that as well...I thought you meant always had to be on one side or the other...
Well, that's how I took it, that he had a side preference. It's just that the first time he ever mentioned it was on a city street and the subject never came up again. You know, it wasn't like if we were holding the "wrong" hands he would lose his shirt.
 
That is not taught it is the right thing too do , Yes of course it is all about the Romance , then the Dance is Next ..You know the sex happens because by then you know the Chemistry is there ....
Honestly I wasn't sure how that would convey, the chivalry thing. Maybe it's not all a lost art. Of course, I'm the woman who has a husband who doesn't think at all of walking through a door I've held open for him (cos I hold doors for everybody) without even acknowleging it let alone saying thank you. Can't think of anything more UNromantic that that so he's set a low bar.

But I shouldn't be surprised Canadian tangoers? -- tangoists? What word am I looking for? -- know from chivalry.
 
Honestly I wasn't sure how that would convey, the chivalry thing. Maybe it's not all a lost art. Of course, I'm the woman who has a husband who doesn't think at all of walking through a door I've held open for him (cos I hold doors for everybody) without even acknowleging it let alone saying thank you. Can't think of anything more UNromantic that that so he's set a low bar.

But I shouldn't be surprised Canadian tangoers? -- tangoists? What word am I looking for? -- know from chivalry.
Smiles someone who enjoys doing the Tango not necessarily Canadian although I do like your chivalry Comment ...would be referred to as a Milonguero .....and the femme word would be Milonguera .....
 
I’ve been thinking about this thread for the past couple hours. (Disclaimer- I’m half a bottle of bourbon (small bottle) down)

There’s romance. There’s sex. And then there’s intimacy. They are not all connected.

I’ve had super intimate moments with a total stranger. Probably more moving than any romance or sex I’ve ever had because it was a flash in the pan, intense moment. That moment when two strangers meet, and for whatever reason there’s a connection. And something magical happens. You communicate something to each other and it stays with you for the rest of your life.

Btw, I love Ryan Reynolds and the Rock together in a movie.
 
I think it depends on who you're with and the relationship you have with that person.
 
For me, it’s all about the intimacy , the connection, the shared moments of familiarity between two people that others miss. Don’t get me wrong, sex is wonderful and always welcome, but without romance, trust, connection, and effort, I just find it lacking. It is like having a candle when I want a bonfire. I want/need the kind of relationship that burns, consumes, invigorates, and renews all at the same time. I want the fairytale with the happy ending. Anything less just rings hollow and feels fleeting.

And yes, I understand and accept that that make me the odd duck in the room who will likely end my days in solitude, but hope springs eternal.
 
For me, it’s all about the intimacy , the connection, the shared moments of familiarity between two people that others miss. Don’t get me wrong, sex is wonderful and always welcome, but without romance, trust, connection, and effort, I just find it lacking. It is like having a candle when I want a bonfire. I want/need the kind of relationship that burns, consumes, invigorates, and renews all at the same time. I want the fairytale with the happy ending. Anything less just rings hollow and feels fleeting.

And yes, I understand and accept that that make me the odd duck in the room who will likely end my days in solitude, but hope springs eternal.
You CAN have it. Choose your partner well, and the physical attraction won't fade over the years, but even keep the emotional bond renewed over and over again.
 
Don't have to be 'in love' but definitely have to have some emotional connection to make sex so so wonderful. I believe its called being Demisexual and I have only recently discovered this explains me.
Can't just do the physical deed and could never have sex with a random stranger.
Thanks! I now have a term for the way I’m wired. I’m surprised I haven’t heard of demisexual before now.
 
Don't have to be 'in love' but definitely have to have some emotional connection to make sex so so wonderful. I believe its called being Demisexual and I have only recently discovered this explains me.
Can't just do the physical deed and could never have sex with a random stranger.
Hmm, learning more things. Sex without a bond is lacking but it is doable --- but not PREFERABLE --- for me so I guess I'm not a demisexual.
 
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