| What is true romance? Has anyone ever set | | | | ancient thing inside of us that, for some |
| parameters that define the state of true | | | | silly reason, yearns to hear it anyway. |
| romance? Take the movies for example. Can | | | | Authors create wonderfully romantic |
| romance be disguised as a thriller or an | | | | characters, characters that many of us would |
| action drama? Take some of these classics | | | | like to call our own. Why in the world can't |
| when thinking about true romance. | | | | we train our guys to behave like that, |
| | | | anyway? Perhaps that's the reason for |
| Some movie fans have claimed that they find | | | | creating the romance genre. This way, we can |
| Sir Anthony Hopkins' portrayal of the | | | | finally have true romance in the man of our |
| infamous Hannibal Lector as romantic. Okay, | | | | dreams. You think? |
| so he's a bit off the deep end, but how many | | | | |
| people do you know who would actually chop | | | | Most of us are mature enough to understand |
| off his own hand to save you? If that isn't a | | | | that the men we date or are married to aren't |
| sign of true romance, what is? Actually, if | | | | nearly as 'romantic' as their fictional or |
| you think about it long enough, you wonder | | | | movie counterparts. Don't ask why not, but |
| what the bloody heck he did with the handcuff | | | | that seems to be the way it is. They may not |
| key in the first place. He could have saved | | | | measure up to the physical standards |
| himself the trouble, but it's the thought | | | | portrayed in many books and films, but who |
| that counts, right? | | | | really cares? Our men are real. They're flesh |
| | | | and blood and if we're really lucky, they |
| What about the Phantom of the Opera? All he | | | | stand by us through thick or thin and |
| wants is to be loved by Christine, for crying | | | | shopping sprees. On paper and film screens, |
| out loud! Why can't she get beyond the scars? | | | | we see our 'true romance fantasy guys' at |
| What defines true romance if it's not the | | | | their best. |
| desire and yearning found within all of us to | | | | |
| love and be loved? And consider Quasimodo, | | | | What, after all, actually constitutes true |
| from the Hunchback of Notre Dame. Yeah, he's | | | | romance? Is it a candlelit dinner, or |
| appearance-challenged, but what a guy! How | | | | cuddling in front of a fire, or roller |
| can you deny that poor man's sense of | | | | blading with your guy or just hanging out |
| chivalry and loyalty? All he wanted was to be | | | | with each other? It should behoove us to |
| loved as well, and he risks his all to save | | | | remember that true romance comes wrapped in |
| Esmeralda. Again, what is true romance? True | | | | many different packages. It may come silently |
| romance is indeed found in the eye of the | | | | like a tender hug in the middle of the night, |
| beholder. | | | | or warm bodies to lean against as you watch |
| | | | television. True romance may be a smile sent |
| Women must always strive to realize that true | | | | your way or a casual touch of the fingers. |
| romance is more than candlelight, roses and | | | | True romance doesn't have to sweep you off |
| candy. We also realize that true romance is | | | | your feet, although that would be a nice |
| more than syrupy endearments and undying | | | | sensation as long as you don't get hurt in |
| declarations of love, but again, there's some | | | | the process. |