I wrote a blog on my myspace page talking about me coming out of the closet regarding romance. I have come to realize that it is not as outdated as I had once led myself to believe. It is what make the world go 'round - at least for a little bit.
That stage when you meet someone and your heart thumps, your palms sweat, your stomach churns from knowing they will be there... its all part of that feeling. Of the experience of romance... makes me laugh, but I truly think it is.
Some of us feel it every time we meet someone new... I sadly have not felt it all that often. I am feeling it now and it is a scary experience... but it has also opened me up to realizing that it is something that can add dimension to my character, to me. It can make me more vulnerable, maybe a bit softer ... not so jaded and cynical. So hard and unmoving. It can make me see that all of us deal with emotions differently and that possibly mine can be altered a bit to accommodate the people around me and the person I want in my life.
Romance is made up of so many things; the fluttery feeling, the shyness, the lust, the magnetism, the anxiety, the rush of emotions, the chemistry... they are all those things that make up romance. The flowers, the candlelight, the soft touches, the caresses, the whispered words... the novels are not that far off when they write about it. But there is also the support and the patience, the tolerance, the cooperation, the honesty, the fiedlity, the loyalty and integrity that bind people together... those are also expressions of romance but in a more stable way. They may not excite us but they do show us that the person is there for us... through thick and thin.
Romance is all around us... and we need to breathe it in... and one day it will envelope us and we will be that much richer and better for it.
