2006-07-23 18:50:12 · 20 answers · asked by Kaylie 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I severed my left ear with a palette knife and had it delivered to a young woman of whom I was fond. It was meant to be symbolic of the pain I held in my heart, as well as a general expression of sincerity.
Looking back, I wouldn't be surprised if she had reacted with some confusion, or perhaps even mild disgust. As it was, however, she was delighted, herself having unrequited feelings for me. She presented herself at my small studio the very next afternoon and confessed her purest heart. Of course, I could hear nothing but a dull ringing and what at the time seemed like the faint chattering of distant squirrels, but eventually through a spirited exchange of scribbled notes and frantic gestures it became clear that we would be forever one.
That was nearly 50 years ago and we are still together. Any marriage has it's ups and downs, certainly, but ours grows stronger with each passing day. We remain deeply in love.
As for the ear itself, it has become something of a family treasure, though shriveled virtually beyond recognition. Each year at Christmas, it is hung on the tree, just below the Angel of the Lord. In recent years, this honour has fallen to my grandson, Vinnie, himself a very passionate young man.
2006-07-23 19:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by Happy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The most romantic love story I've ever heard/read would have to be Bram Stoker's Dracula. I mean come on, the guy gave up God *after having fought in the Crusades, mind you* and turned his back on mortality for his love/wife. Given that his religion refused her proper and "Christian" burial due to her suicide, which was technically murder since it was caused by a false letter sent to her by the enemy, he spent his immortality searching for her reincarnation and found it. She helped end his suffering by staking his heart and cutting his head off, if that isn't love, well I just don't know what is.
2006-07-24 03:46:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jessica H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
2006-07-23 18:53:12 · answer #3 · answered by blackolivesrule 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pride and Prejudice!
seriously----it's the ultimate romantic story! Who wouldn't want to be swept off their feet by Mr Darcy-----and secretly who hasn't imagined themselves as Elizabeth-----Its a story that deals with every facet of romance----Jane and Mr Bingley represent the sweet love-at-first-sight syndrome----Charlotte and Mr Collins represent the more business arrangement of marriage----Lydia and Wickham show the dangers of taking it too fast------and finally Darcy and Lizzie show how first impressions can decieve....and inevitably how sometimes it takes time for love to grow
2006-07-23 20:29:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Severe Mercy by Sheldon VanAuken
2006-07-23 18:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by Curly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2006-07-24 03:49:37 · answer #6 · answered by Amy C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A book named Time Traveler’s Wife. A husband who due to a genetic disorder can land against his will anywhere in time. His wife who loves him even though she has to face the uncertainty of her disappearing husband. It is a kind of sci-fi mixed with a love story
2006-07-23 21:10:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movie "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore and Shane West. That was a beautiful movie, easily my favorite.
2006-07-23 18:55:55 · answer #8 · answered by Tony S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bengali novel DEVDAS by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay
2006-07-23 18:55:52 · answer #9 · answered by LAGNAJIT P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that has to be the old Christmas story about the man buying combs for his love's hair and her cutting her hair to make him a watch fob. I think its Charles Dickens
2006-07-23 20:45:33 · answer #10 · answered by metrobluequeen1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋