scaring here with a big boo and then giggling like idiots.

being told how much you mean to the other person

My "FRIEND" and I were talking about this a week or two ago, and I asked her what she thought was romantic. She reminded me of a time during our first date (which was 4 days long) when we were brushing our teeth together, saying she found that kind of romantic and intimate. I think, in hindsight, that a lot of romance can be found in the little things. Holding hands, sitting together on a park bench eating ice cream, watching kids playing in a fountain, staring deeply into each others eyes over a pint (or two!!!). I think those are the things that keep people romantically connected cuz, lets face it, if you have to wait for the "perfect" moment to romance each other you may miss the daily things that really bring, and keep, people close.

I'm here for you
 

I'm so saddened that so many men these days feel that way. Upbringing, brainwashing by the military, or just the "Macho" stereotyping, whatever the cause, it's stupid to ignore your woman's need to be shown love and romance. Thanks to Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, it took a very good woman several years to get me out of "Spock Mode". I hope that someday soon your man will smap out of it and give you the romance you deserve.

*hugs* for you SS

Thanks so much for the *hugs*, Murphy. I hope he snaps out of it too, but I don't know if it's something he can simply "snap out of".
I think it's just something that's such a part of his nature there's not much likelihood that he'll change. I do appreciate him for all his good qualities, of which there are many. But it sure would be nice to get flowers, or candy.......do something other than a movie and dinner for our anniversary. <*sigh*>

*many hugs* to you too, Murphy!

*tips hat and smiles*

*bump*

<----is imagining those times that kleclere comes up silently behind her while she is doing dishes, wraps his arms around her after brushing her blonde hair aside, and plants soft kisses up and down her neck...all in an effort to distract her away from the practical to the romantic.

I find it romantic to learn that I was thought of during the time we were apart. After a lengthy business trip, Mrs. WI mentioned to me that she doesn't sleep well without me in the bed with her. Nothing sexual, just being there. I thought it was very romantic to know that she feels comforted by my presence.

The emails I get that not only say "I love you," but the ones that end with, "I miss you."

Yes, I love those too.

Romantic? To me it's waking in the morning to find the need to snuggle closer to her and feeling her respond with a sleepy smile or a quick morning kiss. Being perfectly content to watch her slowly awaken in my arms. Just knowing you each want to be right where you are at that moment is bliss. Alas, a bliss that has escaped me for a time. One day..... I hope to find that once more I'm in the comforts of love and all else will be icing on the cake.

kissing. when he kisses me, not necessarily with tongue, and then we just rest our foreheads together, or he tucks my head against his shoulder, wraps his arms around me and we just listen to each other breathe.

Romance? It's when he:

* Listens patiently and makes good suggestions when I question the meaning of life
* E-mails me love poems
* Leaves me voice messages composed only of the words "snuggle" and "cuddle"
* Thinks I'm beautiful, intelligent, and capable....even when I am in doubt
* Tells me that I screwed up...In the nicest possible way
* Spends time with me, even when I know he doesn't have it to spare
* Shares his dreams of our future together

a quick spontaneous cuddle, hug or touch .....his being silly just to make me laugh......