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I discovered a cool new type of metal… Gun metal

And yes, it comes in the form of a cool watch too.

My dear SL was in a state of after-midnight delirium when she asked me this qn.

I love being asked something like this because I know I’d annoy a horde of people with my reply. Simply because that horde of people would do and think in the conventional manner. And I refuse to be anything like them.

My romance is NOT found…

• In a fancy piece of jewellery, because it doesn’t take the creativity of a gnat to buy one.
• In a fancy restaurant candle lit dinner, because there is no effort required except to sign the check.
• In a trip to a popular romantic destination, because EVERYONE’S been there before.

… and some other nonsense things that I don’t care for but a lot of people probably do.

Romance should be about unique experiences between two unique individuals. Doing things because the couple enjoys doing them. Not doing things because they are romantic things to do. Or because the character in the movie did it and it looked romantic.

Romance for the sake of romance is no romance at all.

So what is my romance?

My romance is…

• Going to pick up stuff from a friend’s place and taking a long detour, through Henderson Waves at night, to get there.
• Watching Hamilton blow a tyre and Massa’s engine die at the 3rd last lap, and arguing about which is dumber.
• Bringing my niece out with the family and hearing her call him “shu shu” for the first time in her life.

Do they do that in movies? No…

Would most people think it’s romantic? No…

Do I care? No.