As a sugar daddy, you are in the honeymoon stage most of the time — you get treated well, you get lots
of romantic evenings and you are seen as a savior of the women in distress and the facilitator of her better lifestyle.
My idea
of a romantic evening would be sharing great conversation over a nice meal and bottle of wine.
A sample: «What is your idea
of a romantic evening?»
That is our kind
of romantic evening!
Not exact matches
The researchers
even developed a «partner phubbing scale» to determine the extent to which a
romantic partner ignores his or her better half in favor
of a beloved gadget.
More than a quarter
of consumers who aren't planning a
romantic evening have an alternative in mind, such as buying something for themselves or getting together with family and friends, the NRF said.
Much
of life is smelly, desperate, loud, and
romantic,
even when not Dionysian.
And that's because we have a
romantic or
even utopian view
of the past.
Most guys have to devote days or
even weeks
of time planning their big, crazy,
romantic marriage proposal.
For most
of you, probably some sort
of romantic dinner, possibly a movie, maybe
even a couple
of presents and then, well, we'll just see where things go?
The idea
of redemptive suffering, if indeed it is ever raised, is dismissed as «
romantic,»
even a rationalization for cruelty.
Fox - Genovese's historical survey is
even more general, organized vaguely to move from Genesis («male and female God created them»), to a literary analysis
of 19th - century novels and the turn to
romantic love, to the 20th - century denouement
of marriage as a personal choice.
About 15 percent
of the people in her study had marriages that remained intensely
romantic even after 20 or 30 years.
They say that
even though «The Liberation
of Sophia» is beautiful in English, it's
even more so in Spanish because
of the
romantic beauty
of the language.
Even when our hearts are seemingly empty
of romantic love, they can become a source
of someone else's blessing.
Our capacity to deal with what we call the realistic problems
of life would be weakened without this element which contains something profound in spite
of the
romantic and
even absurd ways in which it may be expressed.
The descriptive accounts cover classes, community life, dorm life, worship life, field placements, faculty meetings, community traumas and
even, in the case
of Evangelical Theological Seminary, students»
romantic lives.
Every student
of literature goes through a phase
of romanticizing the
Romantics — memorizing «The Raven»
even when it's not been assigned, keeping a copy
of Leaves
of Grass on one's person at all times, feigning interest in Moby Dick, resolving to name one's first child Pearl, writing Emerson quotes on note cards and sticking them all over the place.
Even setting aside all those
Romantic exaggerations about Juan's Promethean or Luciferian defiance
of God, one can still say that his unwillingness to repent and his insistence on accepting that final dreadful invitation actually affirm both the existence
of divine law and the godlike power
of the soul to choose its own destruction.
Even so, there simply are too many instances
of cross-fertilization linking German Romanticism to literary and philosophical culture elsewhere, France and England in particular, to justify Safranski's exclusive focus on German - language materials and the implication
of a autochthonous German
Romantic culture.
The
romantic or idealistic love between a teenage boy and girl (frequently still to be found
even in our modern sensualised world) may also be accompanied by a desire to show bodily affection - a desire filled with a tenderness and respect that operate as a curb, not only on lust if it seeks to assert itself, but also on bodily expressions
of love which would not be true to the real existential relationship between the couple.
Stereotypeing is part
of all forms
of entertainment...
even god awful
romantic comedies.
We're sort
of reminded sometimes that there might be some connection between a
romantic and
even obsessive indifference to risk and the liberated creative imagination and the highest levels
of real productivity.
Like the series itself, the Christmas shows got increasingly absurd and unrelateable as the premise dragged on, but season 2's «Christmas Party» was everything that was great about the show: Steve Carell was at his peak Michael Scott - ness while pouting about an oven mitt he'd received as a gift; the mundanity
of office life getting broken up by an
even more mundane party; Jim and Pam at the height
of their pre-dating
romantic tension.
This is the case not only in descriptions
of romantic love as unhinging the reason, but
even the highest love is sometimes so interpreted.
And he separated his notion
of the Absolute from Scottish realism,
Romantic mysticism, and
even some aspects
of Kant.
Our new world variety
of Christian establishment has enormous staying - power because it is part and parcel
of our whole inherited «system
of meaning,» a system intermingling Judeo - Christian, Enlightenment,
Romantic - idealist, and more recent nationalistic elements so that
even learned persons have difficulty distinguishing them.
Written from a purely secular perspective, the book
even speaks
of the advantages
of periods
of abstinence for a relationship as a means
of rekindling the
romantic feelings
of courtship and experiencing afresh the joys
of the honeymoon.
Christopher Howse, however, finds that he's not centrally concerned with the confessional at all: «The real subject
of the book is sex, and not the ordinary sex that Mum and Dad enjoyed, or
even the
romantic adultery
of a Paolo and Francesca [da Rimini], but nasty furtive sex —
of sex solicited by confessors, abuse
of minors, girls or boys,
of masturbation, guilt and shame.»
I submit that the real pastoral task is to stand up boldly,
even if embarrassedly, in the middle
of all this and dare to proclaim as clearly and sensitively and faithfully as we know how the gospel
of Jesus Christ: that these tacky,
romantic, transitory moments are redeemed by his loving presence in our midst and thereby given eternal significance.
The real pastoral task is to stand up boldly,
even if embarrassedly, in the middle
of all these tacky,
romantic, transitory moments in so many weddings and dare to proclaim as clearly and sensitively and faithfully as we know how that through the gospel
of Jesus Christ we are redeemed by his loving presence in our midst, and there by we give the wedding eternal significance.
Even such scruples as Isabel has mustered before she takes Mimi's advice have to do with the question
of whether the disparity in age between Jamie and herself would make a
romantic relationship between them somehow wrong or perhaps simply absurd.
And with 22 %
of people admitting that their
romantic evening has resulted in «eating too much» we've kept these recipes indulgent yet light, so nothing will get in the way
of your sexy
evening ahead.
I do the same thing with my Chicken Tetrazzini instead
of chicken i add mushrooms... But this dish here would make a good
romantic dinner on a cold
evening..
Some guests were there just to try the new restaurant in town, however, most were there for a
romantic evening with their special someone, either way, the restaurant served 249 guests it's first night open, about half
of what they will do next Valentine's Day.
Whether you are looking for the quintessential
romantic dinner experience, a fun - filled family adventure, or are planning a group event, an
evening with Rhythms
of the Night is a magical journey sure to impress.
That said, being the pinnacle
of maturity that I am, when it came time a few weeks ago to meet her mysterious (yet real) new boyfriend, Bobby, I took it upon myself to make a meal reminiscent
of something we ate together during our trip, on a night that remains, perhaps to this day, one
of the most
romantic evenings I've ever spent with another person.
While the Hualalai beans are delicious from the island, they, the pacific islanders enjoy an array
of pleasures with astounding tropical backdrops perfect for weddings, a
romantic get - away and
even amazing activities our younger generation can enjoy.
I created this recipe for Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake with Strawberry Chocolate Balsamic Sauce that will impress your sweetie and top off a
romantic evening with a glass
of champagne..
If you choose to forgo both the cream and the milk, from which the white part
of White Russian comes, you're left with what's still one of the best vodka mixed drinks, but is now called a Black Russian... Of course if you are going to spend yet another romantic evening at home watching The Big Lebowski, you really ought opt for the White Russian, just on G
of White Russian comes, you're left with what's still one
of the best vodka mixed drinks, but is now called a Black Russian... Of course if you are going to spend yet another romantic evening at home watching The Big Lebowski, you really ought opt for the White Russian, just on G
of the best vodka mixed drinks, but is now called a Black Russian...
Of course if you are going to spend yet another romantic evening at home watching The Big Lebowski, you really ought opt for the White Russian, just on G
Of course if you are going to spend yet another
romantic evening at home watching The Big Lebowski, you really ought opt for the White Russian, just on GP.
Romantic evenings have moved from being a deux to ménage - a trois: you, them and a bottle
of wine.
My brother's memory no doubt serves him better than mine, but I recall yet another glorious event that in some ways surpasses
even my
romantic reconstruction
of the stoop ball play.
Even the air in Rome, with its particular blend
of cigarette smoke and exhaust fumes, exudes a kind
of romantic fervor.
One
of the
romantic ideas often associated with the notion
of multi-functional players is that,
even if they are found out
of position on the pitch, they will be able to deal with the situation to due knowledge
of how to carry out the role.
And some studies indicate that the stigma
of cohabiting — versus being married — impacts younger couples, probably feeling the need to follow a normative
romantic path, much more than older couples, who seem to fare quite well cohabiting or
even as living apart together couples.
It didn't happen to me until I was divorced so it wasn't a big part
of my
romantic reality,
even though I had a
romantic partner at the time.
The idea
of a
romantic partner is faintly alluring
even still, but the knowledge
of what modern relationships are about, and what modern people seem to want out
of life makes me just shrug and say:
Of course, not everyone who marries wants kids but
even for those who do, having a two - parent family could take many forms — it could mean the couple doesn't live together; it could mean the couple is ethically non-monogamous; it could mean the couple are friends, not
romantic and sexual partners, and co-parenting the kids together; and any other combination you could imagine.
But it's clear the bigger issue, essayist William Deresiewicz writes, is our narrow definition
of relationships —
romantic or not — and the way we sexualize everything,
even same - sex friendships:
Even though women are delaying marriage and living together with their
romantic partners for longer periods, a lot
of women still want to be married.