
Remember when Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) stood outside Diane Court's (Ione Skye) house with the boom box playing, In Your Eyes? Easily one of the most romantic and memorable movies of the 80's. The idea is sweet and incredibly cheesy, which is why it's considered so romantic. In real life though, the idea of someone standing outside my house, looking up at my window, playing music with no expression on their face frickin weird.
The classic tossing-rocks-at-your-window-at-night is probably the creepiest of them all. Although some girls might see this desperate attempt as "cute", I see it as frightening. Imagine sleeping in your bed and waking up in the dark of night to little thumps on your window. You look outside and there is your deranged boyfriend/girlfriend/ex that you've gotten into some argument with chucking pebbles at your window. How many people do you know are pleasently sweet when they've been woken up in the middle of the night?
Perhaps I'm a cynic but romantic gestures like these seem weird to me. Or maybe the times have changed too much. After all, radio outside of your house and rocks tossed at your window are pretty old school. True romantic gestures in my mind are things like giving up immortality to be with your human lover, like Arwen to Aragorn.
Have you ever made a grand romantic gesture to someone you cared about? Did it fail miserably or work wonders?
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