Like most people around the holidays, I watched a Christmas movie. "White Christmas" to be specific. White Christmas is probably one of my all time favorite movies. It's true, I enjoy movies where everyone suddenly knows the song or dance steps and where romantic lovely things happen. I am a hopeless romantic, deep deep inside.
There is a song in White Christmas called "The Best Things" and it talks about dancing and romance and lovely things like that. And it made me wonder what has happened to romance. I stopped watching these sorts of movies about a year ago because I thought perhaps they were causing me to have higher expectations of life and love and boyfriends and relationships. But as I watch them I realized that there is truly something beautiful about these stories, no matter how high and lofty they are. plus watching them helps something to grow inside me to hope for romance or have faith in it again.
but here is the question: what has happened to romance? was there actually a time in life when men wooed women with dates, surprises, and the like? the pursual and chase? or were these movies larger than life in the 50's as well? i know that times change and things are different but did these times exist? the jane austen world or were things just as complicated and confusing back then?
is it ridiculous to hope for these things? do boys find it to be too much pressure to have these expectations?
of course i understand that girls want romance from boys they actually like not just from any boy. and boys do not want to be rejected by girls after putting in all that effort.
i have experienced romance in my lifetime and recognize that it does happen but in general it seems that there is a general lack of romance in the world. 1950's musical romance. weird christmas thoughts i know.
1 comment:
Ah I agree. Every woman would love to be romanced. It would be nice if we could all be ladies and gentlemen again. Where we were proper and elegant and men would honor us and hold open the door. Those were the days. But at the same time, I think there are some of those gentlemen floating around. You just gotta keep your eyes open. I love you lisa. Don't tan too much!
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