Originally Posted by
Dianeva
Guess I've never been subjected to much romance, and the couple times I have it's seemed fake and awkward, like it requires not knowing the person well and trying to woo them. So if you actually do know each other well and are always honest then it feels like an act. Maybe my relationships have been stronger on the friendship side than most people's, so if someone did something 'romantic' we'd probably just laugh as it would seem ridiculous. Of course there are feelings of bonding/love but it has to be real and come naturally. Intentionally setting up a situation in which those feelings are supposed to arise seems far from natural, like it would just be awkward. I'm definitely open to the possibility that I'm completely wrong here. Maybe it's just me, or I have some core concept wrong here.