Have you given a thought to the difference between romance and love?
By scheng1
@scheng1 (24649)
Singapore
October 5, 2015 9:20am CST
Personally I observe that many young people mix up love and romance.
They think that it is the same thing, until they get married, and divorce within three years.
Many old people who are happily married are still deeply in love, though they do not have much romance in their lives.
Many men of my parents' generations do not say "I love you" at all. They show their love to their family through their responsibility and sacrifice, but they do not light candles at home for a romantic dinner.
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@albto_568 (1268)
• Costa Rica
5 Oct 15
I think that romance, although a first step and important to make love growing, is aimed to gives us self satisfaction, and I don't mean sexually alone. While love, real love, is focus more in the interests and needs of the other person, rather than ourselves, and it requires, commitment and sacrifice
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@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
6 Oct 15
Romance is not necessary for a happy marriage.
Many countries still practice arranged marriages, and the young couple has to learn to respect each other.
Yet those countries do not have high divorce rate, and many young husbands feel a great responsibility for the happiness of their wives.
@scheng1 (24649)
• Singapore
6 Oct 15
I think that is why there are more and more people divorcing.
They simply do not know what is the meaning of true love.
They just want romance, but living daily is not romantic at all.
There is nothing romantic about washing toilets or cleaning windows or ironing clothes or getting caught in traffic jam on your way to work.
