| jackryhme | crisp was this click of sound as the razor of my blade cut into the life of the thickest stem severing from it ground sustain and with my prize i hie me close to the one most would i love this day press of flesh from lips to taste succulence of scent from this with its thorns so ripe an sharp black'nd hue within this fading day straining hard with needle tips to draw forth syrup red from such perfect pulsing skin same from lips lowered to alight a kiss to each petal their rightful due and as i watch a tremble my ardor sudden trebled my beast within asleep no more jealous now of my perfect prize this love you give to a simple rose umm yes? |
| Inflatable Sushi | u say potato and i say potato it is if it is, it ain't if it ain't What the hell kind of question is THAT? (in the words of The King..."a little LESS conversation") |
| kevin urenda | Anyone else think this question is tautological? Or is the last respondent just afraid to answer? |
| kevin urenda | I mean, I COULD rephrase what the question really is in a very crude manner, but do we want that here? I don't think we're looking for yes or no answers here, we are looking for some brain activity. |
| jackryhme | lol sorry keven but that was my best shot k at a marrige between the two k? |
| kevin urenda | You did well, Sir Jack... |
| scqueen | Ah geez, there's a jackass in every bunch. |
| scqueen | And no, Jack, I am not talking of your specific ass,(this time anyway):-) And you answered the question very well, by the way. |
| jackryhme | actuly my lady Scqueen as you know my name is Jack S. and my ass is one of my own ladys favorite spots so... lol more information than truly nessasary but ah well lol jack |
| splatipus | My answer to both questions is that it can if you want it to be. |
| Misti | There was a virginal once upon a time when I thought romance could be intensely erotic. If a guy so much as kissed my hand I'd nearly faint from orgiastic bliss. And a phone call from a guy I liked would turn me into a giddy idiot. Romance has taken on a new flavor. When my husband brings me surprises, holds me when I cry or takes me for a drive to see the sunset/mesas/mountains/city lights it is indeed the very essence of romance but there isn't anything erotic about it. I don't think pure eroticism can be romantic. I equate pure eroticism with "9 1/2 Weeks" or Endless Love the book, not the movie. Or anything by Anais Nin or Henry Miller. Then again, Erica Jong aptly combines the two in How to Save Your Own Life. When she finds Josh, romance and eroticism are one and the same. I guess that can happen sometimes. But at this point in my life, romance serves as a relief from my crying jags and utter lack of faith in humanity and eroticism serves as a different kind of relief, which is purely physical. But that's just me. I'm screwed up in the head, even with Celexa. |
| RennieLorca | With me, you can book a flight with romanticism. Eroticism lets you take it. Romanticism lets you get frequent flyer miles to erotic exotic places. Without either one, this romanticism and eroticism, you are going to be out on the highway thumbing a ride. Captain had his own comment on this in the new submissions ..... Rennie |
| Kirk | romance is just sublimated eroticism |
| Violet | Romance can jump all over the scale from innocent to erotic. You can also enjoy erotic pleasures without a hint of romance. So, my answer is Yes. It's possible. However, I like it best when the two merge. |
| Rhetoric | For me, the two "moods" are compartmentalized depending on the situation. I don't have a romantic prerequisite for eroticism and vice versa. I guess they can tangled up so you can't tell where one starts and the other ends, but I have never thought about them either being seperate from one another or conjoined. However, I do think you can have one without the other. |
| Just Some Girl | One is about love, the other about sex. Sex can be romantic, but romance isn't about sex, necessarily. It depends upon the situation. |
| Savannah Haze | Goodness gracious, if it couldn't be I'd have to just give it up and stock up on batteries. I think things of the "erotic" nature are more intimate and enjoyable when there IS romance. There's more of a sense of trust. There are fantasies I've always wanted fulfilled but couldn't approach until I met my husband. The two DO go together. John and I can switch from naughty to passionate to sweet in a matter of minutes. They can function seperately, but oh, when they mix, it's divine! |
| TJ Holland | I don't really like the words "romantic" or "romance". It's just my connotation, but the words feel insincere. They seem shallow. Something used to lure. Something used on a naive or reluctant victim. And Harlequin didn't do the word "romance" any favors either. The word "eroticism" as abused by the general (and/or sexually deviant) population seems to have perverted the beauty and sanctity of what would have otherwise been truly erotic. Pity. But what I perceive to be erotic would only exist between two people who truly KNOW each other. Between anyone else it is sexy, esthetic, and hot posing (or at times is actually degrading and repulsive). And what I find to be romantic has absolutely nothing to do with candle lit dinners, fireplaces, flowers, hearts or chocolates (in and of themselves). Romance is something that happens without forcing it to be. (But using a little bit of force is DEFINATELY erotic!! HA!) |
| B.K. | I agree with Savannah, the two have to mix and ohh la la create a mind and body force that waves like a flag between two people. I want someone that can just look at me across a room of people and without saying a word melt me into a puddle of goo. Now thats erotic and thats romantic too if the look includes love... sigh |
| kevin urenda | I like the last three answers, but ultimately, I think the distilled essence of that is exactly what Kirk says it is! |