Just want to say something simple in short. Do let me know what your reaction was?Happy reading! LOVE IS NOT ROMANCE!
Love is not romance! Surprised? Shocked? Or else are you confused? Well, why I say - Love is not Romance - is very simple. Love is unconditional while Romance is conditional. Love is like an abyss, unfathomable and a destination where no one knows where it ends, while Romance is like the seabed, which is known for its depth. Romance is always with a condition, expectations - while Love is all about giving and never expecting.
In today's world, we have often misunderstood the meaning of Love and Romance. I am not trying to tell you, don't love or else romance. However, before you start romancing or loving, just understand the basic difference between the two, as it will help you all in the long run. When we romance, it gets physical - either in a way of kissing, having sex or else getting just physical. So you all agree with me? Good! Love, on the other hand, has a very deep meaning and understanding. Love is more about caring about the person, it may be just one or else infinite. You may say, how can a man or woman love so many simultaneously? So you are interested to know why I say so, GOOD once again!
Love is not restricted like Romance is! You love your mother, father, brother, sister, your friends or else your other half...you saw how it is never restricted? But you can Romance with only one because the moment you Romance even with one or two person, you are in trouble. Where as, with Love, you are considered as being a loving person. Just the beginning to show you all why LOVE IS NOT ROMANCE!
Johnny D
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Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 7th October 2006 | Okay, a review.
Firstly, what you've written about. To me, it's all pretty obvious. I don't think you're saying anything new. To make a piece like this successful, as the content is well worked, it has to be presented in a new way.
Secondly, how you've written. Sorry to say, while I admire your output, I don't admire your style. It is hectoring, preaches and treats the reader as a childish simpleton. I would have thought that most peole who use a site such as this have a little more sophistication than is required to read this.
Lastly; I feel a little guilty being so direct and feel I ought to offer some suggestions - which may be valid or not. Drop the capitalisation. Drop the exclamation marks. Develop your ideas with detail and examples. Build an arguement so that you can't be accused of preaching. Most of all, consider how the reader will react not just to your 'mesage,' but also your style.
I mean well.
All the best,
Phil. | Personal definitions
Written by Snodlander (501 comments posted) 7th October 2006 | The problem with presenting personal definitions of words is that they are... well... personal. I could see this as being a great start to a debate or a newsgroup flame war.
For instance, I romance many people at one time. I romance the security girl, so that she'll allow my van 5 minutes more. I romance the receptionist so that my mail always meets the post. I romance the accountant so she'll correct my expenses rather than just reject them. I romance friends, just so I can keep in practice.
And I romance my wife, because after 26 years of abject marriage, she needs to know that I am still fascinated by her.
But much as I love my kids, my friends, my brothers, I love my wife in a way that defies words. I could not possibly love another in the same way, as she is more than my other half, she is by far the majority of me. I just do not have enough of me to love another in the same way.
You might be a little better received if you presented your views as views, rather than definitive... erm... definitions. | Sorry..
Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 7th October 2006 | | Whoops.
Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 7th October 2006 | | Sorry for my ignorance, should read 'finally' not 'lastly.' |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3362 comments posted) 9th October 2006 | My reaction to this is similar to the other two. There is no point in repetion. I would suggest that instead of just stating your opinions and world view you incorporate them into a story and the characters could carry the views and others could disagree and the plot could be used to highlight the themes you want to express. This would be a much more palatable way to express youself. There would be some context to your thoughts and you would have all the stoytelling tools to use, -motivation, theme-subtext-conflict-characters-setting- imagery etc
Have a go, it's fun
cheers
BBS | In your opinion..
Written by AnneStuart (11 comments posted) 31st December 2007 | In your opinion is something I keep saying to my new husband. :o)
It is interesting but love and romance can be many things to many people. You probably won't get acceptance of all your ideas on the subject but it doesn't matter. In your opinion..... these arguments work. What the more experienced writers are saying, and I am learning from that advice too, is how to express them. Onward and upward. |
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