Romance

Snowie

Just curiopus what your feeling are on romance/romantic nights out....
does it make you all gooey inside. or are you one of the ice queens(joke) that hates it, and think its all a farse. Or do you get embaressed. I dunno but more then anything but my question to You ladys of the lounge of ladys.

What does romance mean to you?

Is it more of theoughtfullness that entise's you into the moment making you apricate the moment that much more and bye a man doing something romantic does that make you look at things in a bigger picture as in what he wants what you want ? Maybe start to analise the hole releationship/seeing someone?

No I'm not looking for any ideas ive got a hole head of them :pac: Im just really very curious.

Fink Goddie

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

Just curiopus what your feeling are on romance/romantic nights out....
does it make you all gooey inside. or are you one of the ice queens(joke) that hates it, and think its all a farse. Or do you get embaressed. I dunno but more then anything but my question to You ladys of the lounge of ladys.

What does romance mean to you?

Is it more of theoughtfullness that entise's you into the moment making you apricate the moment that much more and bye a man doing something romantic does that make you look at things in a bigger picture as in what he wants what you want ? Maybe start to analise the hole releationship/seeing someone?

No I'm not looking for any ideas ive got a hole head of them :pac: Im just really very curious.

Seems like one thing on your mind :pac::pac:

pikachucheeks

Romance to me is pretty much all those little clichés : Candles, roses, chocolates, dancing in the moonlight etc etc...
I know it's more than that, but it's hard to define and pin down.

Personally, romance embarrasses me. It embarrasses me because it's not something I'm used to and it's out of my comfort zone.

I appreciate when someone makes an effort for me, but there is definitely a point at which I'll go red and just be mortified.

I think it's sweet when I hear about romantic things my friends' partners have done for them, but for me, it's not something I've had much experience of, so I think it'll take a bit of time to get used to...

shellyboo

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

does it make you all gooey inside. or are you one of the ice queens(joke) that hates it, and think its all a farse. Or do you get embaressed. I dunno but more then anything but my question to You ladys of the lounge of ladys.

What does romance mean to you?

Is it more of theoughtfullness that entise's you into the moment making you apricate the moment that much more and bye a man doing something romantic does that make you look at things in a bigger picture as in what he wants what you want ? Maybe start to analise the hole releationship/seeing someone?

I love romance, I'm a total sucker for it! To me, it's less of the cliched grand gestures (flowers, champagne, rose petals...) and more thoughtful things that a guy knows mean something to me.

Nervous Wreck

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Romance to me is pretty much all those little clichés : Candles, roses, chocolates, dancing in the moonlight etc etc...
I know it's more than that, but it's hard to define and pin down.

Personally, romance embarrasses me. It embarrasses me because it's not something I'm used to and it's out of my comfort zone.

I appreciate when someone makes an effort for me, but there is definitely a point at which I'll go red and just be mortified.

I think it's sweet when I hear about romantic things my friends' partners have done for them, but for me, it's not something I've had much experience of, so I think it'll take a bit of time to get used to...

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

Fago!

pikachucheeks wrote: »

Romance to me is pretty much all those little clichés : Candles, roses, chocolates, dancing in the moonlight etc etc...
I know it's more than that, but it's hard to define and pin down.

Personally, romance embarrasses me. It embarrasses me because it's not something I'm used to and it's out of my comfort zone.

I appreciate when someone makes an effort for me, but there is definitely a point at which I'll go red and just be mortified.

I think it's sweet when I hear about romantic things my friends' partners have done for them, but for me, it's not something I've had much experience of, so I think it'll take a bit of time to get used to...

I'm the same. It's not something I'm used to, but in the rare times I'm involved, it's nice.

I like hearing about what my mates haver done for their GF's (From their GF's behind their backs) it's nice. I also like reading boardsie's romance stories.

What would a relationship be with out romance ey?

shellyboo

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

That's the loveliest, and most depressing, thing I've read today. Especially the bit about breakfast in bed and guitar... swoon.

I'm off to have a little cry now :P

Sinall

shellyboo wrote: »

That's the loveliest, and most depressing, thing I've read today. Especially the bit about breakfast in bed and guitar... swoon.

I'm off to have a little cry now :P

I completely agree!

Romance to me is not about candles and bottles of wine, but the meaningful words, gestures and actions that are part of a relationship and being in love.

An ex-boyfriend once surprised me with a list of 30 reasons why he loved me and stuck it to the wall next to my bed. That was seriously romantic. As were some of the reasons on it!

I also once coveted a pink pen that a different ex had and he "gifted" it to me, complete with contracts that had to be signed by us both! That was hilarious and romantic at the same time.

Jood

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

You can fall in love with me whenever you like lol!! Romance to me is, spontaneous hugs and kiss, a cuddle, acknowledgeing I'm mad but loving me nonetheless. I'm not a big fan of flowers and chocolates, its the little things that make me all gooey. A walk on the beach in winter and lunch by the fire in a small country pub would be my ideal romantic day out!

Malari

The kinds of things that Nervous said, but not as sappy.

Small everyday presents, jokes that make me laugh but no-one else, ringing me at 5.25pm just before I leave work on the bike in the pouring rain to say he's coming to collect me, getting out of the armchair during an ad-break to come over and hug me...that kind of thing.

I've never had flowers from him, we don't do valentine's day, none of your Hallmark stuff and it's just the way I like it.

06621121

shellyboo wrote: »

That's the loveliest, and most depressing, thing I've read today. Especially the bit about breakfast in bed and guitar... swoon.

I'm off to have a little cry now :P

I'll second that. wow

NothingMan

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

Man i'm never letting my gf read your post, I do my best but that's just making the rest of us look bad.

Seriously though after 3.5 years there really isn't a whole lot of spontaneity. We both work 9-5:30 mon - fri, play poker with our friends on wed/thurs and drink it up with our friends on the weekend but I don't think you necessarily need anything to be romantic, just how you are with each other. We still hold hands when we walk anywhere, hand on her lap when i'm driving. Bit of eye gazing and nose rubbing when you're kissing and a big smile across your face just because you love kissing her. All the things you don't even notice because it's so natural.

She can feck off with the guitar thing though, we live together so I just get told to be quiet cos she has a headache, but then again I can't sing (reeeeeeaaaaalllllllly can't sing) so can't go the whole hog.

Sinall

NothingMan wrote: »

Man i'm never letting my gf read your post, I do my best but that's just making the rest of us look bad.

Ha ha! Am going to print out Nervous Wreck's post to show to any future boyfriends.

pikachucheeks

Sinall wrote: »

Ha ha! Am going to print out Nervous Wreck's post to show to any future boyfriends.

Come out on Friday, he's single!
:pac:

Snowie

I think as man all one needs to be romantic is

1 part Ingenuity
2 parts spontaneity
4 parts confidance

piut in the oven and bake for five minutes at 150 degres...

then add to girl and serve

Fago!

Nervous wreck you DAWG!

g'em

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

I think you've just landed yourself a position as the Most Coveted Boardsie Boyfriend of 2009...

ash23

I don't like the clichéed stuff either. I'd be mortified.

For me it's making effort with my friends,family and child or knowing when I'm having a ****e day and calling over to make me dinner while I have a hot shower. It's liking how I look in my flannel pjs and fluffy slippers and laughing at my jokes.
It's letting me play his level on the nintendo even though he knows I'm crap and will kill his charachter.
It's texting me during the day just because he's thinking of me and ringing me first with his news because I'm the person he wants to tell most.

It's letting me have his jacket when it's cold out or walking slowly with me because my heels are killing me. It's humouring me when I'm drunk and want to go to the playground on the way home. It's giving me a little kiss on his way out the door but having to come back for a proper snog!

Loads and loads of things that I haven't had in a few years

g'em

g'em wrote: »

I think you've just landed yourself a position as the Most Coveted Boardsie Boyfriend of 2009...

Bah...I still want flowers. :pac:

shellyboo

g'em wrote: »

I think you've just landed yourself a position as the Most Coveted Boardsie Boyfriend of 2009...

Form an orderly queue, laydees :P

ash23

shellyboo wrote: »

Form an orderly queue, laydees :P

I think we'd need a visual first (yes, I'm a shallow cow )

shellyboo

ash23 wrote: »

I think we'd need a visual first (yes, I'm a shallow cow )

Know Your Loungers thread is that way >>

krudler

for me, its the little things, not big hallmark moment gestures. like a quick phonecall during the day just to tell her something funny or hear her voice, or buying her a few pairs of silly coloured warm socks to keep at my place as she always forgets to bring a spare pair to sleep in and finds my room too cold. Its waking up in the middle of the night, on opposite sides of the bed and dozily spooning up behind her, falling back to sleep with my head buried in a mountain of hair that smells only the way she does,its lazy sundays with breakfast in bed, sex, then a day spent doing nothing but hanging out, walking around or just sitting at home watching a movie we've both seen way too many times yet still laugh at. Its knowing each others tics and little flaws that we can both laugh at yet know thats what makes us who we are. Its giving her a footrub on the couch after a hard days work until she falls asleep right there, carrying her into bed and making sure shes comfortable before climbing in next to her, she cant hear me tell her i love her but i say it anyway...

you can keep your dozens of red roses and champagne dinners, I'll take personal romance over the cliche stuff any day of the week

Kimia

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

Swoon. That brought a lump to the back of my throat. What's the back story???

Malari

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

krudler wrote: »

for me, its the little things, not big hallmark moment gestures. like a quick phonecall during the day just to tell her something funny or hear her voice, or buying her a few pairs of silly coloured warm socks to keep at my place as she always forgets to bring a spare pair to sleep in and finds my room too cold. Its waking up in the middle of the night, on opposite sides of the bed and dozily spooning up behind her, falling back to sleep with my head buried in a mountain of hair that smells only the way she does,its lazy sundays with breakfast in bed, sex, then a day spent doing nothing but hanging out, walking around or just sitting at home watching a movie we've both seen way too many times yet still laugh at. Its knowing each others tics and little flaws that we can both laugh at yet know thats what makes us who we are. Its giving her a footrub on the couch after a hard days work until she falls asleep right there, carrying her into bed and making sure shes comfortable before climbing in next to her, she cant hear me tell her i love her but i say it anyway...

you can keep your dozens of red roses and champagne dinners, I'll take personal romance over the cliche stuff any day of the week

What is this???

Krudler and Nervous in a Romance-Off!?

Any more challengers to the rose-petal covered throne?

NothingMan

Malari wrote: »

What is this???

Krudler and Nervous in a Romance-Off!?

Any more challengers to the rose-petal covered throne?

I once let my girlfriend orgasm first!

Malari

NothingMan wrote: »

I once let my girlfriend orgasm first!

Love is...letting your boyfriend think he made you orgasm.

Jwacqui

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

Can you be my boyfriend please?!?

I am a total sucker for romance! I love it so much. The last guy I was seeing told me he loved how naive I am and how I think that love is this big fairytale and it's all going to happen one day!

For me its all the little personal things. Having a guy know you inside out. Him knowing exactly what to do to make you smile. To act like you're a kid and tickle you, kiss you on the nose and give you a cuddle. Spooning in bed and fitting perfect with each other. Lying in bed stroking and kissing his face and him telling me he can't remember the last time he was that intimate with somebody Waking up to find him sitting beside me on the bed after I had fallen asleep for 5hours, he said he didn't want to wake me because I looked so peaceful. Getting a text just to say hi and he missed you. Can't beat those stomach flips! Just sitting there holding hands. I love everything about romance and being in love. Singing in the car and him telling me I havn't a note in my head then joining in!

For me it isin't all the candles, flowers and chocolates. It's all those little thoughtful things that make romance for me!

It makes me happy to think about all these things but sad that I am missing out on them at the moment! I am such a relationship person.

Rayne

Romance to me is similar to Nervous Wreck too. Its the little things.
We've just moved in together, to another country, so we're kinda all alone.
I like the homemade things, cards, letters, little scribblings on books (sometimes my arm). He plays me songs which he think i'll like, when we first starting going out, 7 years ago (we were 15) he played me the guitar a lot. Which i loved. Its morning sex, spontaneous sex, slow sex.
He kisses my nose, dries me after a shower (sometimes naughty, sometimes behaved), he rubs my (chubby) tummy, we have private jokes, phrases and gestures (he knows when i want a kiss and kissy nosey). We make each other laugh a lot.
I make heart shaped brownies for Valentines day, make my own cards, rub his back, give him the bigger half of the chocolate bar/pizza slice.
I used to think romance was all flowers, candles, romantic music etc and have to say when we moved in together, i was a little disappointed that there were no surprise dinners, flowers, candles. But then i realised that waking up in the morning and getting a kiss first thing, or even a simple cup of tea after a long day at work was much nicer than spending a fortune on flowers that'll die.
But I do like a bit of spontaneity, I hope to surprise him with a fun night this week cuz I was a demon all last week (which if tried so hard to put up with).
I love him. And I know he loves me. And thats romantic to me!

krudler

The private joke thing means a lot to me, its just one of those things that'll you only ever have in one relationship, references to things that happened that only the two of you know about, my and me gf first met while working together, we didnt tell anyone about it as neither of us wanted it to be gossip (people eventually twigged it anyway) and it was more fun that way, but we used to make sure we could sit next to each other on quiet weekend days when there werent too many people about, grabbing a sneaky kiss in the lift on the way downstairs or me leaving her cup of tea and little bars of chocolate when she was stressed on her desk to cheer her up, or leaving post-it notes telling her how pretty she looked stuck to her monitor, fun times

Jessibelle

I love genuine sweet romance, like the types that have been described, the small personal gestures, intimate moments and just love and thought-filled coupley things. Nothing irritates me more though than the 'romance for the sake of it' gestures that are sometimes made, like trying to one-up other couples on Valentines day by getting more and more lavish gifts... that really sets my teeth on edge.

krudler

I hate valentines day, I'll do something for her like make her a card or cook dinner but I hate this concept that men should only show their romantic side because card companies made up a day for it, that "be happy i did something" attitude stinks, i dont need hallmark to tell me when i can show my girlfriend i love her

rannerap

this thread made me a bit sad:( no one had ever done anything like the stuff described in this thread for me except my friends

Jessibelle

Sarannewrap wrote: »

this thread made me a bit sad:( no one had ever done anything like the stuff described in this thread for me except my friends

Thats just a different type of romance, or a different type of love.

shellyboo

krudler wrote: »

The private joke thing means a lot to me, its just one of those things that'll you only ever have in one relationship, references to things that happened that only the two of you know about...

I love this too, and it's the type of thing you retain even if you break up with the person. Certain songs or references or sayings still make me smile now with fond memories.

Cows Go µ

I love both types of romance, the day to day stuff and the big gestures.

I love that he sends me texts during the day just to let me know he's thinking about me. I love that he knows when I'm feeling kind of down and brings me white chocolate buttons. I love that when he's bored in class, he draws pictures of me sometimes. I love playing Half Life 2 with him, he doesn't get frustrated at how bad I am, even though I know I am, and warns me about scary stuff coming up. I love that he doesn't mind me singing even though I'm completely tone deaf. I love that he was my best friend first and that we have always been really comfortable with each other, even if I do something really stupid, I never really feel embarrassed

I also love the big romantic gestures though and that he only does them because he knows that it will make me really happy. For instance, last Valentine's day, he got me half a dozen red roses, followed by dinner, followed by lighting candles all over my room. I think I liked the candles part the best.

journey

An ex of mine did his own take on the clichéd roses scattered on the bed. It was my birthday and I was heading over to him for the weekend. We were in the car on the way back to his house and he joked that he had roses leading from the front door all the way up the stairs to the bedroom. I laughed along assuming he was joking (he wasn't a man for big romantic gestures). Imagine my surprise when I opened the front door and there in front of me leading from the front door all the way up the stairs was a trail of roses........ chocolates!

Made me break my heart laughing, but I thought it was awful cute at the same time!

Cookie Jar

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

I think I'm in love.

CathyMoran

It goes from the little things to the huge ones...

Huge ones first - he married me when I was really ill and we thought that I would not be able to have kids or make it much past the wedding...that is true love...he even did all the stuff for our wedding as I was too ill...when I decided that I wanted flowers 3 days before the wedding he arranged them even though we got married on the 29th of December...

He puts up with the fact that if I wake up in the middle of the night I want to hear his heartbeat to get back to sleep, he says that he loves my snoorning even though I know that it keeps him awake at night...he makes a big fuss of our anniversaries and my birthday...he rushes home to see me, if I am ill, he has been at all our baby scans...he can always make me laugh and he never bores me...there are so many other things that he does, I love and cherish him, he is wonderful.

Nervous Wreck

Um........ Wow.... Super surprised to see the reactions to my post earlier, had no idea. Can't really say much as I find myself blushing and must evacuate thread immediately so I'll leave it at..... cheers!

Sinall

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Um........ Wow.... Super surprised to see the reactions to my post earlier, had no idea. Can't really say much as I find myself blushing and must evacuate thread immediately so I'll leave it at..... cheers!

Ah no, come back! We want to hear more!

anniehoo

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Um........ Wow.... Super surprised to see the reactions to my post earlier, had no idea.

Shes one hell of a lucky girl thats all i can tell ya

Mackleton

Nervous, you are clearly the kind of boyfriend all the lady boardsies are after, sleep with one eye open is my advice

Censorsh!t

I once wrote a 'novel' (more like an essay) on why i loved my boyfriend and gave it to him for our 1 year. It made him cry :pac::)

Nervous Wreck

anniehoo wrote: »

Shes one hell of a lucky girl thats all i can tell ya

Haha, I appreciate it annie, thanks! There ain't no 'she' anymore though.

anniehoo

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

Haha, I appreciate it annie, thanks! There ain't no 'she' anymore though.

oh no! Sorry!Ah god..she better of not broken up with you-thats some serious love sh!!!!t you have goin on

MissIT

Nervous Wreck wrote: »

For me, it's absolutely none of those things. I find those things really awkward....

For me, romance is running around town in the píssing rain trying to find a taxi at 4am and then trying to decide who's house to stay in. Handmade birthday cards and hidden presents. Presents for no reason and laying in bed all day. Bringing her breakfast in bed and playing her songs on my guitar instead of turning on the tv. Sitting around in sweatpants with a pizza and watching Die Hard and fúcking on the couch or the floor. Getting out of bed at 3am to go pick her up cos she's too drunk and hasn't got her keys or getting a late-night phonecall cos she can't afford a taxi all the way home and needs to crash at mine. Going out dancing and being the only two people in a crowded room, dancing to Frank Sinatra and getting hugs at exactly the moment that I needed it most. Her knowing what song to turn on my iPod to make me píss myself laughing when I was in the worst mood. Getting away to a hotel for the night cos we've got a free day on a Monday for once and spending most of a foreign holiday in our room cos we like each other more than everyone else in the whole country put together and making allowances for each others crappy qualities and trying to convince her that she's not fat and it wouldn't matter if she was and hugging and kissing and spooning and goodnight kisses and bubble-kisses and learning songs to play for her and jesus, a million more things that I love and miss about being in love.......

I am BAWLING !!!

Romance has nothing to do with the big fancy gestures, well not for me anyway. It's that text half 8 on a Monday morning telling me to not worry about college because he knows how much I hate it, it's when he would ring on a night out just because or song came on, sending him a card thanking him for being him because for no matter what flaws other people might think he has to me he is just perfect, it's when he sees me shivering with the cold he takes of his jumper and gives it to me and it smells just like him..

Nervous Wreck

anniehoo wrote: »

oh no! Sorry!Ah god..she better of not broken up with you-thats some serious love sh!!!!t you have goin on

No no, don't be sorry! The past is where it belongs.

confusticated

I can see Nervous Wreck's username becoming more apt as the women track him down...

The Big Red Button

I have decided that romance is:

Himself ignoring all the disgusted looks from the other men on the crowded train home to Sligo from Dublin, as he gave me the perfect french manicure for my birthday night out!

Oh and there was the time he surprised me when I was living in Galway, just after we'd started going out, and he rocked up outside the house to surprise me with "The Blowers Daughter" blasting in the car. I opened the door to see what was going on and he was standing there with a bunch of flowers and a big bag of appledrops - yum! And we went for a midnight walk in Salthill and it was one of the most lovely magical nights ever (and no I don't mean sexytime on the beach!)

Proposing to me on a midnight beach (we like our midnight beaches!) - but then bringing me to Powerscourt Waterfall a couple of days later when we'd bought the ring, just so he could get down on one knee again and have the ring this time. Actually that whole weekend was pure romance and sweetness and amazingness from start to finish.

Ringing me every single morning and every single night without fail. Even if in the morning it's usually just to hear me tell him to feck off coz I'm late and busy! :rolleyes:

The way how the drunker he gets, the more loved up he gets, it's embarrassing but cute at the same time!

I don't know, none of that even really describes my view of romance. With him, I love the way he's a total macho man's man most of the time - but shows me his sweet sensitive romantic side. Although of course I then tell all his friends - I've totally ruined his street cred!

There are no romantic stories here about girls! I'm sure we can be romantic too ...

CathyMoran

chatterpillar wrote: »

I have decided that romance is:

Himself ignoring all the disgusted looks from the other men on the crowded train home to Sligo from Dublin, as he gave me the perfect french manicure for my birthday night out!

Oh and there was the time he surprised me when I was living in Galway, just after we'd started going out, and he rocked up outside the house to surprise me with "The Blowers Daughter" blasting in the car. I opened the door to see what was going on and he was standing there with a bunch of flowers and a big bag of appledrops - yum! And we went for a midnight walk in Salthill and it was one of the most lovely magical nights ever (and no I don't mean sexytime on the beach!)

Proposing to me on a midnight beach (we like our midnight beaches!) - but then bringing me to Powerscourt Waterfall a couple of days later when we'd bought the ring, just so he could get down on one knee again and have the ring this time. Actually that whole weekend was pure romance and sweetness and amazingness from start to finish.

Ringing me every single morning and every single night without fail. Even if in the morning it's usually just to hear me tell him to feck off coz I'm late and busy! :rolleyes:

The way how the drunker he gets, the more loved up he gets, it's embarrassing but cute at the same time!

I don't know, none of that even really describes my view of romance. With him, I love the way he's a total macho man's man most of the time - but shows me his sweet sensitive romantic side. Although of course I then tell all his friends - I've totally ruined his street cred!

There are no romantic stories here about girls! I'm sure we can be romantic too ...

We both have good men, the thing is that they are out there if you do not settle for anything less than the best. I am romantic too, I once got a kit that shows the stars at night but you had to put it together, the hubby was on appologising that he was late, I was thrilled...it was so that we could sleep under the stars!