Hey everyone. I wrote another poem. I was watching some movies this weekend, the "Romantic Comedy" ones. They were, Something to Talk About, Runaway Bride, and You've Got Mail. Now, I like these movies, I really enjoy them, but sometimes, I get really frustrated by them.
Like, this Wimbledon that is coming out soon. I'm looking forward to it, and it will probably become one of my top-liked movies, BUT, at the same time, there's a lot of danger in watching movies like that.
I myself, am 20 yrs old. I've never had a really serious boyfriend and I've never kissed a guy before. When I turned 18, I kind of decided I didn't want to kiss anyone until I got married. I know it sounds weird, but, for me at least, I think it's a good thing. I definately plan on waiting to have sex until I am married, but with kissing, the line is a little grayer. Let me share with you why I feel this way though. I have waited for a long time to kiss someone and now it is just as precious and meaningful to me as sex would be. I have no clue if I will be good at it, but my husband will be the only man I have ever tried it with. He will be my only experience. This is good for him too, because he won't have to worry about me comparing him to anyone else.
So, my feelings about these movies. They aren't real, and most relationships don't happen like that. I think it is really dangerous for girls to watch these movies, because they get brainwashed and they set standards and expectations for their lives and romances based on false experiences. I fall victim to it a lot. There are a lot of times when I think that the man I will marry will sweep me off my feet like Tom Hanks, or be incurably funny, witty, and dashing like Richard Gere. But there are some things that won't happen, and while I will expect my husband to be romantic, I can't let myself think that he will be like that all the time. Sometimes, he's going to act crude and sarcastic like Adam Sandler or Jim Carey. I don't know, maybe I'm not making sense, but I think this is what God is telling me. I don't know.
What brings up these feelings of romance and desire inside us? Why is it that we make up stories like these, like An Affair to Remember, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, etc. There are so many stories about love, and about this man who falls for this woman and pursues her with everything he has. How did these stories get into our heads? Why do they speak to our hearts so well? Is it because we were made to be romanced? Is it because the stories are so like the romance story that God wrote for us? Where he loves us so much that he is willing to let us kill His Son and still hold the door to heaven open for us? This is the ultimate Romancer, the One who wrote the song of love from the beginning. How cool?
This is the link to my poem: Mind's Games
Let me know what you think

Yeah, I agree with you on the kissing thing... I think you're right.