Romance will come your way soon.

I don't hold much by the hocus pocus of fortune telling and other future predictors, lets face it they are usually so vague you could believe anything fitted if you wanted to.  However I don't usually laugh out loud at the irony of a prediction, but when I opened the fortune cookie from the Chinese this evening that was exactly my reaction.  My other half looked a bit hurt when I told him what it said 'Romance will come your way soon', he got over it pretty quickly and came back with 'I don't know, but a cup of tea WILL be coming your way soon.'

We may not have romance, but we have humour!

The word 'romance' has me thinking about those singles adverts you used to see in the newspaper, the would like to meet type, where a man or woman seeks a mate for friendship or 'romance'. From what I remember the adverts generally involved a search for someone within a specific age bracket, with similar interests and most importantly a GSOH (good sense of humour).  Maybe not surprisingly, considering the publication, they never said anything about knock your socks of sex, or a shared liking for leather and metalwork, for example.

But was does 'romance mean' I figure if there is the slightest chance of some actually coming my way I need to recognise it.. hey it has been a while.

So according to thefreedictionary.com the first definitions are:


1.

a. A love affair.
b. Ardent emotional attachment or involvement between people; love:
c. A strong, sometimes short-lived attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something: 

2.

A mysterious or fascinating quality or appeal, as of something adventurous, heroic, or strangely beautiful: "These fine old guns often have a romance clinging to them" (Richard Jeffries). 

3. 

a. A long medieval narrative in prose or verse that tells of the adventures and heroic exploits of chivalric heroes: an Arthurian romance.
b. A long fictitious tale of heroes and extraordinary or mysterious events, usually set in a distant time or place.
c. The class of literature constituted by such tales.

4.
a. An artistic work, such as a novel, story, or film, that deals with sexual love, especially in an idealized form.
b. The class or style of such works.

5. A fictitiously embellished account or explanation: We have been given speculation and romance instead of the facts.

6. Music A lyrical, tender, usually sentimental song or short instrumental piece.

7. Romance The Romance languages.
adj.
Romance Of, relating to, or being any of the languages that developed from Latin, including Italian, French, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish.
v. (r-mns) ro·manced, ro·manc·ing, ro·manc·es
v.intr.
1. To invent, write, or tell romances.
2. To think or behave in a romantic manner.
v.tr. Informal
1. To make love to; court or woo.
2. To have a love affair with.

Well that explains it then, ignore the obvious relationship based explanation and any of the following could apply... I will be developing a new obsession, reading a book, listening to some slush or most likely being lied to... I take it back that sounds like a normal day in my life so maybe 'romance is coming my way'.