The Silly Romanticist Club

I like to think I'm a bit of a romantic, and what used to be referred to as a "new-man".

I'm a pretty good cook, respect and love my wife, family and friends (indeed, am unafraid to use the word "love"), can get all dewey eyed at a nice sunset, loved 'Brokeback Mountain', I think 'Something' by The Beatles is the greatest love song ever (and probably the most perfect song ever written) - like Peter, I've never been to a strip club (and actually feel sorry for those who work in them, and pity those who frequent them), have never punched anyone, love the so called 'filler' tracks on prog albums, like "Harlequin" and "For Absent Friends" (but not More fool me - bleagh), I love our feathered and furry friends (although smiling babies make me suspicious... - what exactly are they smiling about?)...

However - I do quite like violent movies (so long as they're well made)    

I'm a girl lol. Of course I am romantic

i can't understand what you are all talking about, could anyone give me a hand? also, do you actually know about the difference between "Romanticism" and "romantism"? they're completely different things.

Jim Garten wrote: I like to think I'm a bit of a romantic, and what used to be referred to as a "new-man". I'm a pretty good cook, respect and love my wife, family and friends (indeed, am unafraid to use the word "love"), can get all dewey eyed at a nice sunset, loved 'Brokeback Mountain', I think 'Something' by The Beatles is the greatest love song ever (and probably the most perfect song ever written) - like Peter, I've never been to a strip club (and actually feel sorry for those who work in them, and pity those who frequent them), have never punched anyone, love the so called 'filler' tracks on prog albums, like "Harlequin" and "For Absent Friends" (but not More fool me - bleagh), I love our feathered and furry friends (although smiling babies make me suspicious... - what exactly are they smiling about?)... However - I do quite like violent movies (so long as they're well made)

Ahh! Brokeback Mountain!

andu wrote: Jim Garten, a brave man wrote: loved 'Brokeback Mountain'   wow, you're quite brave to confess that, i haven't seen any till now. when i say it, people stare at me with large eyes and open mouth... "whaaaat?..."

In Finnish the word 'romantiikka' is used both for the artistic movement and the thing we should be talking about here.

andu wrote: @Peter I totally agree on what you said about these recent social behaviours. They make me get worried, these days.   I assumed there is an "ism" for "romantic" in English, as there is for "romanticist". Romanticism is a cultural movement from the past, pretty well sumarised here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism), and a romanticist is someone belonging to that movement. "Romantic" is a person who likes flowers, music, is attentive to emotions, blah-blah; it's just a popular notion, derived from the fact that 1. "romanticism" is actually "romantism" in most european languages and 2. "romantic" is (just a soap-)version of the actual meaning of "Romanticism". The "Romanticism/t" word was actually later created in order to avoid confusion with the meaning of "romantic" in English (also in european languages "romantic" means someone belonging to what we call "Romantism" and youy call "Romanticism"). is that clear?

Scapler wrote: heyitsthatguy wrote: Okay, I confess, I'm a romantic in denial (I guess no more) I believe in equality and such and such, as Peter mentioned, I find pornography and strip clubs as blatant exploitation and degredation of women, I don't want sex until marriage (I know that's really ) I also believe love should be based off of personality and compatibility and shouldn't be merely skin deep..... I've yet to find anyone who wants to put up with this crap though It may be really , but you can only give away your virginity once. Plus, I happen to be a Christian.

That's partially my reasoning, as I am one too (I have many other reasons as well from a more logical standpoint) , though I can tell by most of my peers around me that that doesn't really stop any of them (though they're not too religious)

Jim, regarding Brokeback Mountain, I probably would have thrown up during it. BUT, I am like that with any "love story" movie....again, though I don't agree with homosexuality, I am not in fear of it in any way...As Voltaire sort of said regarding a totally different issue, "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it," only instead of speech and what not you sub whatever it was I was just talking about I don't remember


Edited by heyitsthatguy - October 27 2006 at 15:16

Bryan wrote: I could have maybe qualified for this about a year ago, now I've become jaded and detatched from the idea of being "romantic".  Oh well.

I'm kinda trying to become that, but I seem hopelessly caught in the middle. Any advice on how to be more such?

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