Romance

Just something I scribbled for the school mag.. (And something to distract me as well. Sigh.)

Ah, romance!

The very word can make a girl’s heart go a-flutter. The utterance of the word brings about dreams of wine, candlelight and dancing in the moonlight… Lying beneath the stars, flowers and candy and…

Never mind.

It’s no use elaborating anyway, because at this stage in life, only 1 in a 100 teenagers grasps the true concept of romance. There is, of course, an impossibly fine line between romance and mush… And the latter seems to be apparent in most relationships.

As a girl, I have to admit the whole flowers and candy concept is enormously appealing (especially the candy, hehe). But do remember, guys, that over-doing the candy bit can result in a fat blob of a girlfriend who is no longer attractive to herself or to anyone else. No matter how well intentioned the gift of candy might be, there are very few girls who can resist the beckoning of a mouth-watering piece of Hershey’s Kisses.

Oh and please! Do NOT attempt to write poetry if your command of the language is mediocre. It will only serve to make the other party cringe in embarrassment, not always for you. A badly written poem can often have the opposite effect, especially if the recipient has a slightly better vocabulary than you.

On the subject of pet names. I, for one, am totally averse to food being used as terms of ‘endearment’! I do admit that there are people out there who love being called ‘cupcake’ and ‘honey bun’. But whenever I hear it, I automatically think of the edible version of those words. And I don’t exactly enjoy getting the impression that I look like a honey bun. Which, by the way, is fat and round.

During the early stages of dating- early being less than five years if you’re in your teens, it is advisable not to refer to each other as ‘husband’ and ‘wife’. Not only is it asinine, it’ll make the other person completely freaked out after awhile. If commitment phobia is apparent in adults, it’s even worse in the typical adolescent.

And guys, ease up on the pick up lines, all right? You’ll probably get slapped across the face if you say something like, “What time do we get off together?” Or if you’re lucky, you’ll just get laughed at. And to all you science freaks out there, “Our chromosomes were meant to be together” or “Did anyone ever tell you that you have the most pulchritudinous orbs?” are out of the question as well.

If you’re planning to ‘romance’ anyone anytime soon, remember that to be romantic, you don’t have to be corny at the same time. The most important thing is that you don’t try too hard. A desperate person can be detected miles away, and there’s no better way to cool a lover’s ardour than to reveal signs of desperation.

For though an elaborate show of affection can be considered sweet, it is in the simple sincerity of the gift of single rose given with a smile that true romance is found.