For the romantics...

A few years ago I made plans to go on a late night walk with the girl I was interested in. We had been talking for awhile, but things hadn't really taken off yet for whatever reason. I was probably being my normal introverted self. Anyway, I drove out to her house, met her in the backyard (she lived with her parents), and we started walking. We went down this trail in her neighborhood to a lake, and layed down a blanket. We sat there and talked for a few minutes, god it was so damn cold. Eventually I gathered up the courage to reach in my pocket and pull out a poem I had written for her, and read it to her. After I finished reading it, I looked up and she was kind of just gazing at me. We kissed, it was such a natural kiss. After that we just layed there tangled up, keeping each other warm and just looking at each other under the moonlight. Then we walked back to her house hand in hand, and were together for just about a year after that night. Even though the relationship was kind of cheapened by how it ended, I know we both still have those memories and cherish them. Maybe one day I'll be talking about romantic moments that happened years ago, with a love that never died. That would be pretty fucking cool if you ask me.

 

Most recent:
The other night a friend of mine,
played a song for me on his acoustic guitar, he sang as well...
**Dave Mathews band--lover lay down**..
I thought that was very sweet..

I have'nt had much romance.
But I love reading everyones stories.

 

i was really young and had been going out on and off with a guy 6 years older than me. I was really into him but i didnt get to see him as often i as would have wanted. one night, we met up and went for a walk around the area where i lived and we stop at this place near an airport. i was starting to rain and we were looking for shelter. we walked towards the motorway and without realising we got into the mud and our shoes were covered in it, and we couldnt stop laughing cos just a few metres away from the poodle, there was some kind of tissue paper that we used to wipe our shoes clean..it was so funny cos it was like someone had intentionally left that tissue for any idiot who got into the mud.....well the romantic part of this was that night was so special, we had a really long walk and was the first time i dared to tell him how i felt about him, and he kissed me for ages and i was over the moon....*sighs* young love, still hurts a bit.

 

Unfortunately my romantic moments come very few and far in between even though I'm probably one of the biggest hopeless romantics you could ever meet. I'd have to say it was my last bf (June 2003). We didn't get to see each other very often so we went with our mothers who had this meeting to go to. We ended up sitting in the back seat of my mothers car just talking, making out and holding each other for hours. I can remember leaning against him, his fingertips trailing on my tummy and him whispering about how beautiful I was and that he felt like he could fall for me.

Yep, my most romantic moment makes me feel eternally lonely cause it doesn't really amount to that much.

 

An ex-gf says this was the most romantic thing I ever wrote to her (and I wrote a lot of things to her).

Why do I dream
Of tomorrow
And magic moments
Where you have gently reached out to me
Whilst our hearts danced
To a rhythm unheard
Yet shared though the touch of our hands
Falling stars I’ve wished upon
Or sunset beaches by the ocean
Chill winter mountaintops
Log cabins, the warmth of the fireplace
When I’ve held you oh so close
Why do I remember
Those secret smiles that we have shared
Whispered conversations
Late night phone calls
The tingle of our first kiss

Why?
You are the reason my love.

As for why we broke up.. well that's another long story. What makes romance though? Romance has everything to do with attitude. It’s a state of mind. A person can not simply act romantic, they have to be romantic. It’s either in your nature, or not. Too many break-ups in relationships are due to someone who has pretended to be romantic and done all the little things that are expected from a romantic i.e. sending flowers, going out for candlelit dinners, etc. Once the relationship is established, then the ‘romantic’ becomes his/her real self, which is nothing like the part that was so well played.

True romantics improve with the progression of a relationship. They are sensitive to the others’ needs, can communicate their thoughts and feelings and care about those little things that are special about that relationship. Candlelit dinners, trips to the theatre, a bouquet of half-budded roses are all very wonderful but pale in comparison to the person who takes pleasure from memories of the relationship and looks to grow together; that just revels in every moment spent together. These are people who can bring you a daisy and make that feel like it’s a dozen long-stemmed roses; who can cook you a microwave meal that can shame all candlelit meals; who on your birthday can buy a sponge cake, stick a candle on it and sing Happy Birthday such that tears well in your eyes.

Guess some people have it and some don't . I call it the sensitive soul.

 

dave's a very emotional lover. strong emotion turns him on faster than anything. the first time i saw him after i told him i loved him (which nearly left him crippled from the raging hard on) we were so affectionate. i'm not typically an affectionate lover, but dave's very tender and sweet and he got me all teary eyed that time...

 

My bf's done quite a few little things for me, but I think one of the sweetest was when I spilled ink all over the front of my jeans at school. Since he has a study hall first period, he has a late arrival. I called him in the bathroom to see if he could bring me a pair of his pants and I'd meet him by a pillar in the school. He gave me my favourite of his jeans, and when I reached in my pockets later the next period, I found all these little notes that said "you found a secret! 1 point!" and "you found a dollar! hooray!" I just thought it was cute

 

I remember making out with an old girlfriend at the beach in Oregon while a mother and baby whale were just offshore making their calls at night, that was one.

Also the many airport goodbyes and hellos I've experienced over the years...something about airports can put me into a a raw emotional state

 

It's actually kind of sad, because the most romantic thing that ever happened to me turned out to be a huge lie, but I melted all over the place when it happened. I had a huge crush on my last boyfriend for almost 3 years and when we kissed the first time over Christmas break, I was convinced it was love. Anyway, on Christmas day, I called him and told him I loved him, but he was hesitant to say it back.

One week later, on New Year's Eve, he and I hung out at my friend's house until 1 AM, then we drove out to the lake and parked near a cliff and he brought out a CD that one of his friends had recorded with his band shortly before he and his girlfriend were killed in a car accident. He turned it to a song called "Lynley," which was the song Ryan had written for Lynley before they died. He told me that he wanted to learn how to play that song and change the words around with my name. As the song went along, he told me that he was truly blessed to have me in his life, and in the refrain, Ryan sang, "Lynley, I love you," and Doug looked me deep in my eyes and that alone almost made me melt, then the song faded out and he turned the radio down, looked out the window, took a deep breath, said, "Here goes nothing," then turned around and said, "I love you." I hyperventilated.

Once I had calmed down, he asked me if I was alright, then what I was thinking and I told him I wanted to let the whole world know, so he jumped out of the truck, threw his pullover on, then ran to the edge of the cliff and I followed and he wrapped his arms around me and said, "Okay, on the count of three, we scream, 'We're in love." And we did. Really cheesy, but at that point in time it was like a fairy tale come true.

 

aww..ya'll are gonna make me cry. These are all such great stories..