Romance is dead when it is used for the sole purpose of bringing joy to only yourself. The problem with people today is that they are looking out for number one and have no intentions for pleasing others by doing selfless acts of kindness.
When a guy asks a girl out and sets up a romantic dinner with candles and flowers etc, etc, he generally has one intention in mind… to get laid. As it was in the old days, men had to console the father and be welcomed into the family before he even had any opportunity to court the woman.
Woman are not exempt from being equally selfish, it’s just easier for me to use an example of a guys point of view…’cause I’m a guy.
I found that romance was 100 times better after I got married. I say this because I have to work at it a little harder and be more creative in the acts of romance. Flowers are nice but they do not always cut it now. I guess when you get married you may (or may not) find out what I mean.