 Romance/Love: April 26, 2006 Issue [#1006] |
  Romance/Love
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Welcome to this week's edition of the Romance/Love newsletter. Each edition highlights stories and poetry on the site containing romance and love for your reading pleasure.
~ ~ Diane ~~
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Dance of Romance
Dancing is a mating act that shows off talent to a potential mate. It is one of the oldest forms of communication, used by many animals, including humans. I was watching a show on Animal Planet the other day about birds. Ok, I wasn't watching it, my cat was, but I caught bits and pieces between changing the sheets and vaccuming the floor.
The show focused on mating rituals particular to birds. I was amazed to see that almost every bird on the show danced as part of the mating ritual. They'd move in close, circle each other, spin, dip and touch. The larger birds would pick up their legs, shake their heads and generally look goofy. It reminded me of a middle school dance, only the kids had feathers and the boys weren't afraid to shake their booty right alongside the girls.
While finishing the cleaning, I took some time to reflect on the importance of dance in humanity. All humans dance to some degree. Some better than others, but it's an integral part of the human culture. That led me to the thought that romance is a dance. Someone makes the first romantic move, perhaps flowers or an invitation to dinner. The other counters it with a response; a positive one if the dance is to continue, and so on.
Some people stick to the safety of the foot-to-foot shuffle in their romantic lives, never venturing beyond the unknown. These are the people who bring flowers to their date, and the invitation is for a traditional activity such as dinner and a movie. Others like to pull out all the stops and try new moves with a potential love interest. These dates tend to fall under the category of adventuresome and potentially disasterous if they go too crazy. Most of us fall somewhere in between these two, enjoying the dance for it's traditional merits, but not going out on a limb too often.
The point is that romance is in our very nature. There is nobody out there without the potential to be romantic. So seek out characters in your stories that the reader won't expect romance from. The guy behind the counter at the video store, the checkout lady at the grocery store, or the police officer who just pulled you over for going 55 in a 30 mile per hour zone. Surprise your readers by showing them that romance is instinctual and can be found in the most unusual of places and people.
Until Next Time,
Diane
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