Monday 24 June 2013

I want romance



I am single,I've been single now going on 3 years. Recently I found myself in deep thought about the last time  I was in love.The fondest memories of my ex and that period of my life was the courtship. I know, right, courtship. The word isn't used much these days because, well because men don't woo women anymore. There is no courtship period, just talking to a woman, getting to know her,seeing what she's about and where her head and heart are at. It's called old fashioned and women nowadays have come to expect expediency when it comes to starting new relationships, so yeah, it's a catch 22. If you're a man who wants to spend time getting to know a woman, to court, you get friendzoned and if you're a woman who wants a man to chase you,spend time texting for hours about nothing and everything; he moves on to an easier chick. Everybody loses.
         All I'm saying is, I like the romance of a courtship period. I like the nervous energy, the butterflies and the laying yourself bare, naked emotionally with someone. Building trust, before you can call her your partner, woman, boo. So many people get hurt nowadays because they get into relationships with people they don't even talk to, I've had those, but we weren't together, we were fucking. If it's physical and not emotional, if the foundation is not built that a relationship can exist on, then the romance is gone and the partnership is usually doomed to fail. I am old school, so I say "bring back the romance" so even when it's over or you grow old together; the both of you individually or as a couple, can have that courtship to reminisce over. The days,weeks and months you chased, before you could call yourself her man but knew she liked you back. I want a courtship. I want romance. I want love to be love again.