so i tweeted that title the other day and i was very serious. i couldn't recall someone doing something romantic for me recently. now that could be because of space, time and opportunity, but i noticed which meant that someone had let space, time and opportunity get in the way. now, it could also be that i have no one who fits comfortably in that role to be romantic but whatever the reason - NO ROMANCE HERE.
but i was talking to someone yesterday and i just know that we speak two different languages. it's like i say "up" and he hears "down." if rosetta stone translated "we believe in love but we can't figure out if it's for us," i would sell my second child for it. but our conversations are either really good or really bad and sex happens in the middle. anyway, his version of comfort feels condescending and my version of defeat feels like anything but.
so we got off the phone pissed at our own lack of understanding and i took my ass to sleep because that's what i do when being awake gets me into nothing but trouble. i woke up to quotes on my phone that better explained his thoughts and was a clear indication of his effort to speak my language.
romance isn't a limited to flowers, lingerie and dinner dates. it isn't a language found only in storybooks written by fairy godmothers. sometimes the most romantic thing someone can do is love you in plain english.
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