Okay-I cannot tell a lie. I'm such a hopeless romantic. I'm in love with anything even remotely romantic, sweet, beautiful etc. I'm in love with love!!! The idea, the practice the everyday occurrences the meaning, I just really love it all. There's no "chick flick" I've seen that I haven't cried during or even for many minutes after. The Notebook, Time travelers wife, the last song, don't even get me started about Titanic! Basically I'm a sap, a hopeless romantic if you will and I'm totally fine with that! But why do I love, love? I mean I can't say that I've met my very own Edward so to speak and yet here I am spilling my guts to strangers about how much of a romantic I am. I think the idea of love is what gets me. Security. Faith in something that is more than yourself. To be able to say that you are selfless and are fine with that. That's what I see as I bawl my eyes out during my chick flicks. I see struggle between two people that crave that feeling that deep emotion of loving one another. And behind that veil of love is every other emotion possible-hate,anger, happiness gratitude, desire, loath. It seems that somehow every emotion possible is somehow played out in love (if that makes any sense). And this is what gets me all romantic-loving- is the fact that it's possible that all these emotions are wrapped up in the overlying emotion of love-and some of these can be very hurtful and yet love remains still beautiful and desirable. It's quite interesting I feel. I think this picture captures my thoughts of love and romance well- this couple is mad for one another and that radiates through this picture. Personally I'm a lover of black and white pictures because I feel there's something so pure and real about them. There aren't any distractions over color and so the "reader" is left with the lovers and romance and the affection that's exhibited. Like I said, I in love with love, and somehow I don't see that changing soon :)
I love your interpretation of romantisism in this photo! I too am a hopeless romantic who finds herself bawling during movies where others think I'm crazy. Your comments about struggle between two people that crave that feeling that deep emotion of loving one another really stood out to me and gave me a new way to look at love scenes. My first reaction to a love scene is to remark on how much I want the girl in the movie to be me and how I wish the dream world created would become my reality. Now, when I think about it, every true romantic moment always shows someone giving a look of concern which will create a path of unknown. You did an awesome job at describe this image!!
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