Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and how to have the relationship that God has designed for you. I am your co-host, Christina Dodson. On the show will be our host, Dr. Kim Kimberling and Nell Smith. To engage with the awesome marriage podcast, use the hashtag Awesome Marriage.

Well, guys, it is February. It is a romantic month. So that's what we're going to be talking about on The Awesome Marriage Podcasts all month long is romance. To kind of kick the month off,

we're going to be defining what romance is, if that's even possible, right? So Dr. Kim,

let's start with you. How do you define romance?

I agree, Christine.

I think it is, but thinking about really all the week knowing this.

I asked Nancy what she thought, and her answer was something like it's that feeling of excitement and mystery and love,

that it's something that is exciting, which I think is good, especially since that's my wife saying it,

that makes me feel like I'm maybe hitting it pretty good in that.

I think for me, romance is really is, I think there is a feeling part of it, that romantic feeling that we like.

But for me, I think when I think of it in my marriage, it is really showing care at a deep level with Nancy so that it lets her, it's a way of conveying my love to her in a way that I hope she really receives and knows that.

And then we do that.

I mean, some things we do, like a romantic dinner or like a special weekend away or something like that where we want it to be

what we probably call something romantic what do you guys think you know i naturally think about

a romantic comedy you know a movie or romance and and so naturally i think i think of it as the

emotional side of the relationship and so you you will do something romantic, like buy flowers or go to dinner.

And that naturally creates the connection emotionally with the spouse.

So that's what I stir to.

And naturally, it's the positive emotions that go into that marriage relationship.

That's what comes to mind for me yeah that's good yeah

i think i think for me it is it's like the the the sweet surprise it's kind of like what nancy was

saying it's interesting so i was doing a little bit of research an urban dictionary i like the way

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