Are Gays generally romantic?

[Swellegant]

Well, while I don't suppose the majority of gays are romantic, I think a majority would define themselves as romantic. People don't like to admit that they're about as romantic as an old mop.

I am quite willing to admit it, though. Romantic crap makes me want to puke. Candlelit dinners means I can't see my food; moonlit walks on the beach are for sandpipers and crabs; schmaltzy greeting-cards quite simply make me want to set a Hallmark Gold Crown store on fire. Cuddling on the couch is fine, but the minute you call my schmuzzy-ookums, I will clock you; erupting in gifts of jewelry is always appreciated, but if you put an eternity ring in my souffle, I will probably swallow it and make you fish it out of my turds.

There are plenty of ways of expressing and experiencing love other than indulging in creaking saccharine cliches. Sharing private jokes, a sudden smile when you look up and your man is walking past, making him soup when he's sick, going to a garden-show with him even though you're deathly allergic to half the plants on display... things like that are what I think love is about; but that which our society calls "romance" is strictly for girls.

 

[Swellegant]

^I'm pretty sure that would count as romance, though of a rather demented nature. Especially if you gift-wrapped it. Accepting that farts are going to happen, and not saying anything when he cuts one, is the proper, rational, and loving response.

 

[luckotheirish]

There are plenty of ways of expressing and experiencing love other than indulging in creaking saccharine cliches. Sharing private jokes, a sudden smile when you look up and your man is walking past, making him soup when he's sick, going to a garden-show with him even though you're deathly allergic to half the plants on display... things like that are what I think love is about; but that which our society calls "romance" is strictly for girls.

I also think that (to use a "creaking saccharine cliche") little things mean a lot.

To me... little, unexpected gestures of kindness, thoughtfulness, and affection are considerably more romantic than teddy bears, chocolate, and flowers, which BTW I agree are more appreciated by girls.