can you tell a romantic person when you see one?
and
is there a word an opposite of ''romantic'' person?
non-romantic sounds rather heavy on the lip so there has got to be another word for it.
How to describe a romantic person
can you tell a romantic person when you see one?
and
is there a word an opposite of ''romantic'' person?
non-romantic sounds rather heavy on the lip so there has got to be another word for it.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
I doubt that the word romantic coincides with the way a person looks, it's more about their attitude than appearance.Originally Posted by cacian
The opposite of romantic is unromantic.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
You can pick a few clues from their behavior towards the supposedly loved one. For example, sheer droolers would always shoot their hands wildly in order to desperately reach for the partner's genitalia, often without aiming correctly because droolers aren't precisely rational or accurate (though they do have a clear target within range). On the other hand, a romantic person may well want the same as a drooler, but after a romantic ritual that involves mild caresses, rescuing the damsel in distress who is trapped in a gloomy tower, giving oneself away uninterestedly, giving away small items that have no economic value but which hold a meaning between both participants of the relationship (even when all this seems irrelevant to external observers, whose opinion actually matters not), promoting the other person to the position of most valuable possession... and so on. It's all in the behavior.
Then again, there are pretty talented thespians out there, plotting harmful deceits in order to appear genuine, just for the sake of their own benefit (whatever such benefit may be). They usually succeed in their plots; they are good at their trade. However, there are those who are good at being deceived.
Other synonyms or closely-related words for unromantic include insensitive, unsentimental, unloving, cold-hearted, unaffectionate, and unimpassioned (analyze them and you will see that they are all related and all make sense).
I'm a romantic fellow quite skilled in proving it, so I know what I'm talking about
Sober?
(It's not (mainly) intended to be a joke, but I'm not sure which word is more suitable - mundane, pedestrian, austere?)
I see haha..so a skilled one means one is not born a romantic but learns to be one?!!You can pick a few clues from their behavior towards the supposedly loved one. For example, sheer droolers would always shoot their hands wildly in order to desperately reach for the partner's genitalia, often without aiming correctly because droolers aren't precisely rational or accurate (though they do have a clear target within range). On the other hand, a romantic person may well want the same as a drooler, but after a romantic ritual that involves mild caresses, rescuing the damsel in distress who is trapped in a gloomy tower, giving oneself away uninterestedly, giving away small items that have no economic value but which hold a meaning between both participants of the relationship (even when all this seems irrelevant to external observers, whose opinion actually matters not), promoting the other person to the position of most valuable possession... and so on. It's all in the behavior.
Then again, there are pretty talented thespians out there, plotting harmful deceits in order to appear genuine, just for the sake of their own benefit (whatever such benefit may be). They usually succeed in their plots; they are good at their trade. However, there are those who are good at being deceived.
Other synonyms or closely-related words for unromantic include insensitive, unsentimental, unloving, cold-hearted, unaffectionate, and unimpassioned (analyze them and you will see that they are all related and all make sense).
I'm a romantic fellow quite skilled in proving it, so I know what I'm talking about
Hummm sounds rather tricky and so how do you prove you are a good romantic as opposed to a failed one??
what does a romantic do to prove his (or her) title and again I guess a romantic is mainly masculin and not feminin right??
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
Because a failed romantic knows when to give up. A full throttled romantic will watch over them as a ghost, when the time comes.
"We are animals with problems that no other animal has." - Radam J. Starkiller
sober is not a bad idea actually haha.
haha I am liking a ''full throttled romantic''.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
I wanna make a joke but I can't, so I'll leave a winky face instead
"We are animals with problems that no other animal has." - Radam J. Starkiller
I know a guy who is highly romantic and is a devoted worshiper of Keats. He often remarks that he doesn't care if he dies at the age of 25. He is 22 now. I can not tell by his looks that he is a romantic but it is so apparent in his talks.
Other synonyms or closely-related words for unromantic include insensitive, unsentimental, unloving, cold-hearted, unaffectionate, and unimpassioned (analyze them and you will see that they are all related and all make sense).
I'm a romantic fellow quite skilled in proving it, so I know what I'm talking about
Are you sure that "unromantic" is synonymous with unloving, insensitive, cold-hearted etc.? I can't really see the link because I think I'm a pretty unromantic person yet I'm sure I'm not insensitive or unloving. Is there an explanation?
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. ~ William Blake
Captivity is consciousness,
So's liberty. ~ Emily Dickinson
Yep, it's a life process!
As I said above, it's all in the behavior, which includes awareness of what the target of your romanticism likes and dislikes. If you pay little or no attention to your partner's needs and interests, then you won't be good at all no matter how romantic you may seem to yourself or to other people outside the relationship. It's the effect you exert on your soulmate what really countsHummm sounds rather tricky and so how do you prove you are a good romantic as opposed to a failed one??
By simply being oneself while taking interest in the soulmate's interests.
Anyone can learn anything, regardless of gender.
Because it has nothing to do with looks. It's all in the way one behaves towards the person one is interested in
The explanation is that even within the realm of synonyms there are different degrees of similitude. In other words, synonyms can't always mean exactly the same. I think most of these words would be better defined as words related to the concept of unromantic, without necessarily conveying and equal meaning. For example, I would say that an unloving person is incapable of feeling love, whereas an unromantic person is incapable of openly expressing love, which doesn't mean incapability to feel it. Thus, both roads lead to love, although one seems rougher than the other. I would say you are the sort of person who feels, but who doesn't find it easy to express it. To sum up, you would be an unromantic loving person. Everything depends on semantic implications
I like this. Its how I feel myself right now in relation to a girl I love. Its how I have felt myself to be in relation to all the girls I've loved. I feel like a ghost. I avoid them completely, take ridiculous measures to avoid going near them, and spend my time beating myself up and pining for them. It feels like I'm a ghost. And to them that's all I really am. It sounds pathetic and maybe it is. I think its romantic.
could you love someone without knowing them properly?
I was thinking more along of infatuation rather thenfeelings because in the other thread we have discussed the idea of looks which alwaus come first or at leat in the few minute of seeing the person right??
It is interesting however that you call this situation you are in as romantic.
it may never try
but when it does it sigh
it is just that
good
it fly
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Last edited by Darcy88; 08-29-2012 at 10:19 PM.
Hmmm...I see. Semantic implications play a great role in such cases. The term unromantic loving defines me quite aptly. I take my time, warming up slowly and that's not without a reason. I can't go back and forget people I really love. So it's better for me to be cautious.The explanation is that even within the realm of synonyms there are different degrees of similitude. In other words, synonyms can't always mean exactly the same. I think most of these words would be better defined as words related to the concept of unromantic, without necessarily conveying and equal meaning. For example, I would say that an unloving person is incapable of feeling love, whereas an unromantic person is incapable of openly expressing love, which doesn't mean incapability to feel it. Thus, both roads lead to love, although one seems rougher than the other. I would say you are the sort of person who feels, but who doesn't find it easy to express it. To sum up, you would be an unromantic loving person. Everything depends on semantic implications
BTW, if by romantic we mean someone influenced by Romanticism then I'm such a person. Though my heart does not leap up when I behold a rainbow in the sky, I'd run a few blocks to some open field or park to watch it as it fades away. I often stood in the great arched windows of my college, looking at the mighty river flowing in its various moods all the year round. My friends often joked about how fascinated I was with the majestic view. May be I'm a romantic in my own way.
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. ~ William Blake
Captivity is consciousness,
So's liberty. ~ Emily Dickinson
Such devoted love is rare today. I really admire your ability to go on loving even when there is no hope or at least no personal benefit. Perhaps Hafiz meant this kind of love when he wrote -
"Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth,
"You owe Me."
Look what happens with
A love like that,
It lights the whole sky."
I must create a system, or be enslaved by another man's. ~ William Blake
Captivity is consciousness,
So's liberty. ~ Emily Dickinson
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