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The word romance is associated with the notion of being vulnerable in men's minds. They are conditioned to perceive being romantic as being feminine or being a wimp. Even the meaning of the word romance is confusing to men in general.

I took upon myself the task of asking the men whom I encountered in my daily life about their perceptions and definitions of the word romance and discovered that there was no distinct consensus to the concept of romance among men. One individual contemplated for a moment and then he told me that romance signifies making women feeling good at the expense of making men uncertain about their identities.

The final conclusion that I draw from my discussion with men was that they are ignorant about romance as they are about every aspect of a relationship. Watching football all afternoon means being romantic to most men. Going hunting or playing ball with a group of misfits while leaving their ladies keeping the castles clean and tidy for the return of their kings from their trips, is considered romantic by some men. Cooking and cleaning after a hard day at work while the bums sitting watching television without any consideration of offering their help to their ladies, is seen in some distorted minds of men as being romantic. Spending thousands of dollars to buy bowling or golfing equipments while being absolutely stingy when it comes to buying a bouquet of flowers for a special occasion for the ladies in their lives, is conceived in some klutz of men as being romantic. Forgetting the ladies birthdays and anniversaries among other important occasions implies in the men zucchini brains as being romantic. No wonder, women have the justified notion that men are not romantic.

Women whom I encountered expressed their perceptions of romance in a manner that one can draw a common conclusion. The majority of women to whom I posed the question concerning their definitions and their perceptions of romance indicated that they wish to be appreciated, made feel wonderful about their feminine and mental assets and not be taken for granted. Some implied that being given flowers from time to time is conceived as being romantic. Preparing a candle lit dinners for two is perceived as being romantic. Buying an expensive gift and wrapping it nicely to present it to one’s lady would be considered romantic. Walking hand in hand while absorbing the beauty of nature is another manner in which a man can display his romanticism. The problems pertinent to the question of being romantic or not are originated from the variance of the perception of what would be considered romantic among the man and the woman in a relationship.

One must be honest and talk about every aspect of a relationship, including romance upon meeting for the first time and continue the discussion of their expectations from one another concerning being romantic, if the circumstances arise and they become a couple. The apprehension of discussing these issues for the fear of scaring one off, will lead to a disastrous relationship in which the woman, the man or both lack fulfillment of their romantic notions. We are conditioned to be too cautious and afraid to open up which leads to being imprisoned within walls of fear and caution. We wait for the right time, in our conditioned minds to talk freely and when that time arrives for opening up, it is too late because one is too involved to risk it all by opening up. Another factor that leads to the disappointment from the women, men or both sides concerning the fulfillment of the romantic notions within them is the pretension of being romantic that is assumed by the man or the woman to entice the other during the span of their courtship. Both the man and the woman should be completely truthful and be themselves from day one to avoid the heartaches that would result from falling in love with the person the other pretending to be.

There are quite a few commercial 'dating sites' around, which, after free registration, allow:
- seeing the full profile of members
- making your favorite list
- receiving messages...
Revenues are generated from subscribers sending messages. You may purchase a bundle of 'credits' for sending messages. This practice opens the gates for a multitude of fake profiles, sending out massive numbers of messages to all potential 'dating partners'. Their only intention is to generate mail traffic: hence to lure you into wasting your mailing credits. There never is any intention to date a person.
As a lot of members (mostly men) are being lured in such a scam/site, a lot also leave disappointed.
A problem? Not at all: those commercial dating scams just invent another name and a new vehicle for misfortune is generated. These new 'dating sites' merely are fresh entry names with a slightly different look. Yet the profiles pointed to are identical: this actually is a multiplication by cloning. You may find banners for such sites on CS; after all a free site needs revenues from ads. Just stay on board here and steer clear of those scams.

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Some people believe that nothing is impossible. While this is a good positive attitude, it is impossible for them to be correct because it will create another impossible situation. It will be impossible for something to be impossible.

You cannot have a wrestling match without rules, because having no rules is a rule in itself.

Exam questions are not difficult at all. It is the answers to those questions that create the problems.

Humans don’t smoke. The cigarette smokes. Humans are merely the suckers at the other end.

So, for the record, some things will always be impossible, there will always be rules, exam questions are not difficult, and humans don’t smoke.

And finally, a few points to ponder:
1. The more similar two choices are, the more time you spend on deciding.
2. If you tolerate intolerance then intolerance will destroy the possibility of tolerance.
3. It seems like you can replace any component of a car, and it is still the same car. So you can replace them all, one at a time, and it is still the same car. However, you can then take all the original pieces, and assemble them into a car. That, too, is still the same car you began with.

May this be a happy day to you all.

Mister lonely.

^_^

Some pointers toward possible evidence that needs burning would be nice

What a focking joke !
Like anything will ever be done.
There is no accountability in Politics the chase is all just smoke and mirrors.

Carmelita

You go to a restaurant for dinner, do you expect the guy to pay or do you at least offer to split the bill, me personally I would think more of my date if she offered to split it, but I would cover the full cost being an old fashioned gent,....