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