So I don't know how many of you saw this blog entry, but if you haven't you need to read it to understand what I'm about to say. (http://www.datingish.com/datingish/691607054/does-anyone-actually-like-hopeless-romantics/?page=8&jump=1474164645&leftcmt=1#1474164645)
Now I know EXACTLY what she's talking about, because I dated one of these so called "hopeless romantics".
We were just friends at first, then he asked me out in a really extravagent way, and in a way where I was completely put on the spot and in the spotlight. I don't like hurting people's feelings, and what he did seemed sweet though a little over the top but I figured he was just trying hard to impress me.
It didnt stop though. Some of the stuff he did for me was really nice, like making our dates interesting, but it would be ruined by me feeling embarrassed by/or him doing over the top things. He was constantly giving me gifts, or turning up at my work, and even when I told him it was a little scary and he needed to back off he didn't. He even rode to my house one night at 1pm on his bike. We hadn't even kissed yet. I eventually couldn't take it and broke it off.
Don't get me wrong, I am a romantic deep inside and enjoy the simple gestures, aka opening doors, holding umbrellas and pulling out chairs etc but, as someone whose pretty closeted about their feelings and enjoys being single, I can't understand that kind of behaviour at all. In moderation, a little adoration like that would be nice. Maybe say, once a month? Or, if they're really suble and casual about it, a little more. But then, there are girls out there who do the same thing to guys. I think it really depends on how were brought up and what we believe in, and how experienced we are.
I was this particular guy's first girlfriend, and I have this theory. Guys are not known to be emotional. In fact, their emotions can probably be stored in one pinky finger. But when it comes to relationships, a whole load of emotions come into play that even guys can't control. And so, not used to this much emotion, they go a little overboard and think that something is more serious then is actually is. Girls, who probably have to much emotion, tend to analyse an emotional situation more accurately and are less likely to have this problem. Which is why, when guys first experience this rush of emotion, they think it's true love, never going to feel this way again etc etc and, as physical creatures, express this by becoming over-bearing and obsessive. (no offense anyone, this opinion just comes from my own person observance and wonderings). And, if a guy is a natural romantic, they do romantic gestures, as many as they can cram into the few hours that exist in a day.
I think the question is, do romance-inclined guys that behave like this only do it because they are over-whelmed by the feelings they've never felt before as they are actually inexperienced in the matters of relationships, or are they in fact, naturally overbearing and obsessive? What do you guys think?
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