A classmate (whose epithet will remain unknown) and I got into a discussion today. This discussion has stuck with me throughout the day; it has carried on through the duration of work, and now, to my bedroom where I write this. We talked about what romance is. My concept of romance was far different from his (possibly the difference between boy and girl?). His thoughts are that romance is something that men perform on women to get to the ultimate goal... "why else would we do it"? I found this to be quite sad. Romance, in my opinion, is not "performed", but what is, rather, emulated from a common feeling between two lovers. Does romance always have to end up with a sexual outcome? Don't get me wrong, that is always a plus, but what about the romance where there is nothing connecting you more than the gurgling feeling deep inside -  the feeling where you tell yourself that there is no where in the world you would rather be than right there? I don't really think of romance as opening the door for a lady (that is just common curtesy) and I don't think of it as a man walking on the street while she is on the sidewalk as romance, either. However, I do believe that romance is anything that makes your lady feel special, needed and important. (Does this mean that watching the Justin Beiber movie with me, saying that it has "potential" with a false smile means romance? Yes, because even though you say that you would never watch it, you insist to watch it with me because you know it would make me happy.) But who am I to declare the opioion of another is wrong, esp on such a vague topic of romance. This is just something that has been on my mind. I can't wait to see how the perfect romances end up at the end of the semester.