| Dec 12, 2007 @ 12:34 AM |
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capitalview
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Most words mean different things to different people . It would be easier to understand posts on this thread if we knew what the word "romance" actually means to the participants of debates.. Let's start "MD Webster"
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 1:18 AM |
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newlife2006
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Up late and thinking of "romance"? Hi, capital, you are obviously one romantic guy ... 
Not sure you'll agree with my definition of romance, though:
Romance : anything happening between a man and a woman ...except sex and/or marriage.
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 1:31 AM |
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capitalview
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But..but.. what about business ? Nowadays that's what can be happeneing "between a man and a woman" 
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 1:34 AM |
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newlife2006
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Oh, business IS the most romantic activity ever ...next only to traveling... 
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 1:39 AM |
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capitalview
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Well ...
Come to think about that ...
You might be right, after all 
But...here's the tough one for you. What about fighting /argueing? 
Just how "romantic" can THIS be?
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 1:39 AM |
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crackerchickie
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Romance: where he loosens the restraints for you....
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 1:44 AM |
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capitalview
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I thought that's what "courtship" is for
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 2:07 AM |
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newlife2006
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capitalview
What about fighting and argueing?
Just how "romantic" can THIS be?
LOL ...haven't you met those couples who seem to enjoy fighting? If they stop, they would feel bored and break up immediately . Some keep fighting happily ever after till 50 annivesary and beyond... 
As for argueing - it depends on IQ of the participants . The math is quite simple :
2 dumb ones equals ugly arguement(exchanging insults) ; 2 intelligent ones equals healthy &sexy debate ( exchanging opinions&points of view ); 1 dumb +1 intelligent equals no way ANY communication can ever happen , since the dumb one can only argue , while intellgent one can only debate.( i.e. language barrier, happens all the time on the forums ...  )
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 2:10 AM |
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beckyiv42000
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Romance where you don't have to remind him that its your anniversary, valentines day, etc... and those are not the only days he treats you special
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 2:18 AM |
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grumblebear
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Romance: when one person takes advantage emotionally, or financially of a member of the opposite sex....
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 2:24 AM |
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newlife2006
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Thanks , becky "Special" IS the word.
Now, I have to make correction to my definition:
Romance : anything happening between a man and a woman except sex , marriage or
INDIFFERENCE.
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 3:50 AM |
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missbehavyn
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lies
deceit
games
fraud
hurt
yep... that`s romance for ya... 
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 7:47 AM |
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jaybird777
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I think romance is the game.
If you compared it to hunting, the romance part would be the chase
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 8:19 AM |
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McLovin450
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Romance = that boring girly shit you have to do to get sex.
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 8:25 AM |
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drs297
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Romance to me isn't about the dates one should remember, that leaves to much of a boring ass year. It is what you do daily and with all the other days to let your actions speak
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 8:30 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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Romance - fanciful, imaginative, pertaining to the 'age of chivalry' with heroic deeds done to impress the knight's lady fair...my ex-husband used to ride in to work on the NYC subway with me every day - an hour each way, one way standing up, just to spend that extra hour with me...then write 10 page love letters proclaiming his devotion. Very romantic, and just as substantive as those romantic novels - it only masked the fact that he really had no clue what love really was all about.
Lesson learned from marriage - romance is like the foam on top of a beer - heady stuff, but it's not really gonna do a thing for you by itself...ignore it.
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 9:07 AM |
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capitalview
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grumblebear
Romance: when one person takes advantage emotionally, or financially of a member of the opposite sex....
LOL, that's what defines prostitution, dude - i.e. one partner is taken advantage of sexually, the other one - financially , and both are hirt emotionally 
There's hardly anything "romantic" about prostitution in my opinion. Though,as they say - to each his own
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 9:13 AM |
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capitalview
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jaybird777
I think romance is the game.
If you compared it to hunting, the romance part would be the chase
McLovin450
Romance = that boring girly shit you have to do to get sex.
I don't think so, pals  Whatever it is you do to get sex is called "courtship" , and the thread is about romance, don't get confused,think again.
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 9:20 AM |
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LipGlossQueen9
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Romance is watching the debates, arguing till you hate each other, then going to bed together later 
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| Dec 12, 2007 @ 9:41 AM |
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newlife2006
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[/QUOTE]Heaveninawildflower
Lesson learned from marriage - romance is like the foam on top of a beer - heady stuff, but it's not really gonna do a thing for you by itself...ignore it.[QUOTE]
Sounds familiar ... Romance is like icing on the cake or a spice in the meal - i.e makes no sense whatsoever when attempted to be used as a substitute for the basic things,but makes things really great when used on the top of them.
Looks like your ex hoped that he can appear a "good husband" without being a "husband" in the first place. Quite a common fallacy , I've heard guys defining being a gentleman as "to bring flowers and open doors" ...
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