What is "Romance"?

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
One is what one thinks; one posts what one thinks unless one's rational
intellect has abdicated its role and emotions are running the show.

Sometimes with some posters the curtain flaps open a little and we see the real wizard desperately trying to hide. Some posters are not behind a curtain at all, but prefer instead to stand instead at a distance.

Originally posted by divegeester
Sometimes with some posters the curtain flaps open a little and we see the real wizard desperately trying to hide. Some posters are not behind a curtain at all, but prefer instead to stand instead at a distance.

Our emotions have no capacity for rational thought.
Worst decisions any of us make are made in the heat of the moment.
Exceptions: None.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Our emotions have no capacity for rational thought.
Worst decisions any of us make are made in the heat of the moment.
Exceptions: None.

And some good ones too.

Originally posted by lolof
And some good ones too.

Our impulses are what we are; to assume that our impulses are all bad assumes that we are all bad. I agree with you.

Originally posted by lolof
And some good ones too.

Yes, as long as our minds are fully involved;
our emotions are designed to appreciate people, places and things [not to think].

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Yes, as long as our minds are fully involved;
our emotions are designed to appreciate people, places and things [not to think].

Sometimes quick decisions are imperative - we have to rely on experience and intuition.

Originally posted by lolof
Sometimes quick decisions are imperative - we have to rely on experience and intuition.

Yes: "experience and intuition" [the direct knowing, learning or perception of something without conscious reasoning].

Originally posted by divegeester
What is romance to you? What makes your heart skip with the joys of interpersonal relationship springtime?

For me one aspect of romance is being positively surprised by someone's heartfelt generosity of spirit. Another is when someone special does something for me or with me that takes me away from the everyday.

For me its when the wife empties the dishwasher

Originally posted by The Gravedigger
For me its when the wife empties the dishwasher

Congratulations on having a wife; a good wife is a gift.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Yes, as long as our minds are fully involved;
our emotions are designed to appreciate people, places and things [not to think].

Must get a better curtain.

😉

Originally posted by divegeester
Must get a better curtain.

😉

Purpose of a "curtain" is to defensively block or hide from something uncomfortable or threatening. Why "hide"?

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Purpose of a "curtain" is to defensively block or hide from something uncomfortable or threatening. Why "hide"?

Why indeed.

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Originally posted by divegeester
What is romance to you? What makes your heart skip with the joys of interpersonal relationship springtime?

For me one aspect of romance is being positively surprised by someone's heartfelt generosity of spirit. Another is when someone special does something for me or with me that takes me away from the everyday.

I after I saw a film of that name in 2000. in a Belgrade cinema, I can never think of that notion like I used to.