The concept of romantic love affords a means of emotional manipulation which the male is free to exploit, since love is the only circumstance in which the female is (ideologically) pardoned for sexual activity.

In the early days of Christianity the exercise of chastity was frequently combined with a close and romantic intimacy of affection between the sexes which shocked austere moralists.

Satan, really, is the romantic youth of Jesus re-appearing for a moment.

I love jazz music and sad music. I'm a sentimental guy. I'm a romantic guy.

I'm a romantic slob!