tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post1768390801991745413..comments2023-05-12T06:37:48.238-04:00Comments on Manuscript Mavens: What Is Romantic, Anyway?Erica Ridleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-71162441811450379142007-08-21T14:08:00.000-04:002007-08-21T14:08:00.000-04:00Yes, Erica, we all know what you mean...except tho...<I>Yes, Erica, we all know what you mean...except those of us who prefer a woman's touch. ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>Bill, I like you more and more every day!<BR/><BR/>To catch up with the conversation, though, I'm not really a romantical person myself. BUT I like sappy movies, sappy novels, and hearing other people's romantic stories. So keep 'em coming!lacey kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04748864831060027009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-72468897463926422762007-08-21T13:54:00.000-04:002007-08-21T13:54:00.000-04:00Erica said:I vastly prefer a man with the personal...Erica said:<BR/><BR/><I>I vastly prefer a man with the personal touch</I><BR/><BR/>LOL!! Yes, Erica, we all know what you mean...except those of us who prefer a woman's touch. ;-)<BR/><BR/>On a related topic: I have just started "Dangerous Admissions" by Jane O'Connor, which got a nice write-up in Sunday's NYT Book Review. It is *ueber-fabulous*!!! I'm only a few chapters into it, but am already head-over-heels in love, to pick up on Erica's post of yesterday. I'm such a story slut! (Men can be sluts, too, right, Erica?)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, check out the NYT review and then rush down to your local library/bookstore and grab it. You can thank me later. ;-)Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-9451280071394003022007-08-21T12:38:00.000-04:002007-08-21T12:38:00.000-04:00Ah, but some do need the gifts to feel loved (http...Ah, but some do need the gifts to feel loved (http://www.fivelovelanguages.com/). I, for one, need the cuddling, caresses, and simply spending time together in an activity we both enjoy.feywriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224558691840388691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-36275150435341031762007-08-21T12:33:00.000-04:002007-08-21T12:33:00.000-04:00A call during the day when I'm not expecting it, w...<I>A call during the day when I'm not expecting it, when he says I was thinking about you and wanted to know how's your day going.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, Vicki! I love those. Even better when I know he's up to his arse in alligators, and he still took the time to think about me. =oDB.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-15598256310598098392007-08-21T12:28:00.000-04:002007-08-21T12:28:00.000-04:00Show in a story that the hero loves the heroine--m...<I>Show in a story that the hero loves the heroine--maybe even before he knows it himself</I><BR/><BR/>Yep, that's the stuff I like to read about, too! If I was reading a book and the hero just kept showing up with chocolate and flowers, I'd be like, who cares? He's probably rich. (Especially if it was a Regency, where it sometimes seems filling a drawing room with flowers was practically *expected* of potential beaux-to-be. *g)<BR/><BR/>I vastly prefer a man with the personal touch.<BR/><BR/>Er... I mean... =)Erica Ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511276393455961757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-13439235652588267632007-08-21T11:11:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:11:00.000-04:00I have to agree with you on the little things bein...I have to agree with you on the little things being romantic. Science Guy does things like running a bubble bath, lighting candles, and pouring a glass of wine just for me to relax. Of course there's a book for me to read. :)<BR/><BR/>A call during the day when I'm not expecting it, when he says I was thinking about you and wanted to know how's your day going.<BR/><BR/>Now, don't get me wrong the whole romantic dinner, flowers, surprises and the likes of such are great too. I just know the small things show much more love. Too me, anyway.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04521384704019863926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-78780426540336947792007-08-21T09:25:00.000-04:002007-08-21T09:25:00.000-04:00And you might be surprised how many people find ro...<I>And you might be surprised how many people find romance in little things that have nothing to do with Hallmark. ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, I know it! That said, my husband's friends regularly express their astonishment that he is not required to bring me offerings on "romantic" occasions. I think their wives are all brainwashed, LOL!<BR/><BR/><I>Chocolate, however, is always welcome. ;o) </I><BR/><BR/>Absolutely agree, B.E. Which is why we always have chocolate in the house already :)!<BR/><BR/><I>Try not sitting on your hands so much, Jacq! ;-)</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, Bill! <I>That's</I> why I've been finding it hard to write lately ;P!Jackie Barbosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02904049760374126059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-33684676791822623322007-08-21T09:24:00.000-04:002007-08-21T09:24:00.000-04:00Maybe we're all just a little too eager for the qu...<I>Maybe we're all just a little too eager for the quick fix--the roses or the diamonds--and a little too quick to dismiss the smaller, but more meaningful actions that tell us we are loved.</I><BR/><BR/>On a more serious note, as a man I wish more women were like you! Too often they seem to go for the surface stuff, not the deep-down-under stuff. It's almost as though they've been conditioned by society to go for the bling rather than the bliss.<BR/><BR/>Great post!Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-80186751783879718972007-08-21T09:19:00.000-04:002007-08-21T09:19:00.000-04:00the empty setting slots are a pain in the buttTry ...<I>the empty setting slots are a pain in the butt</I><BR/><BR/>Try not sitting on your hands so much, Jacq! ;-)Bill Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01828998021246511869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-80824004842306063222007-08-21T09:01:00.000-04:002007-08-21T09:01:00.000-04:00Oh yeah! You're so right. Love is shown in a mil...Oh yeah! You're so right. Love is shown in a million different little ways, and that's what makes romance special. When he reaches out to touch me as he walks by my desk, when I'm reading and I catch him watching me with a little smile on his face, when I whack my shin on the table and I can see the concern in his eyes. It's feeling cherished, and cherishing him, too. *happy sigh* Who needs flowers when you've got that?<BR/><BR/>Chocolate, however, is always welcome. ;o)B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981315063491687057.post-54306469121116995642007-08-21T01:54:00.000-04:002007-08-21T01:54:00.000-04:00Now see, your husband kissing your neck and whispe...Now see, your husband kissing your neck and whispering sweet somethings IS terribly romantic! I'm not sure romance is flowers or jewelry. It's whatever you want it to be. And if you're lucky (which you ARE), your partner shares the same view of romance.<BR/><BR/>And you might be surprised how many people find romance in little things that have nothing to do with Hallmark. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Where's your contest squee, dammit?!Darcy Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819984559001912841noreply@blogger.com