What does it mean to be a hopeless romantic ?

I always figured it meant somebody who would fall in love too easily and too quickly and get hurt in the end, or somebody who falls in love with someone because they cannot have that person. So, in either case, it would be a bad thing.

Yep, it usually means you are in love with love, not the real person. In other words, not reality based, but fantasy based love.

It means you are a romance addict and it is likely that when the honeymoon high of the relationships wears off so do your feelings of ‘love.’

As ‘they’ say…” immature love is hot, mature love is warm.”

This is why most relationships fall apart in the first few years.

There is nothing wrong with enjoying some romance, but, true love is about simple caring, not fireworks night and day.

I agree with the first two answers, and I blame romance comedy lol.

It means a life of disappointment.

It’s a good thing for the ones surrounding them but it’s mostly a bad thing for them.
A lot of dreams and disappointments but some of them bring joy to them ^^

It can mean overlooking other traits that matter for a long-term stable relationship as well. Barbie and Ken might look perfect and might be great lovers, but will they be there for you in a year when you really need their support?

It means you are a Fool. :)

A hopeless romantic to me is someone who believes that the commercial symbols of romance are more important than the actual connection with the intended. A dozen dozen roses won’t make up for the deficits in one’s personality, buying the most expensive chocolates doesn’t mean you care for her.

I understand why people may think that “hopeless romantic” means you are in love with an illusion. They think it means that the superficial signature signs of being romantic, such as candy, flowers and walking in the rain together are the whole picture. That a person who is romantic looks at these things as signs that they are truly in love. I always like to say that I am a diehard romantic and not a hopeless one! But I also say that I am not a flower and chocolates kind of romantic. No, to me, romantic is a whole approach to life and love. It means that there is an art to living that involves being sensitive to the beauty of nature, the special essence of human connection, and the joy of experiencing life with another person. It means you put great meaning in small gestures and you are very sentimental.

I am with @Earthgirl . I do not see being a hopeless romantic as being totally negative. I also do not see it as being limited to love between people. I associate it with the Romanticism artistic movement, emphasizing the expression of emotion and the intuitive over the rational, feeling a spiritual connection with the natural world, being willing to fight for lost causes. Don Quixote is the prototypical hopeless romantic. I have heard it said that if you scratch the surface of a cynic you will find a romantic. I like to think that holds true in my case.

I think a hopeless romantic believes in love. They believe in the possibility of building an intimate deep connection that can last a lifetime. A hopeless romantic is not cynical about love. They don’t believe that you have to have lukewarm love in order to care and be stable. I think a hopeless romantic truly believes in love and does not stop fighting for it until the battle is cold as dust on the moon.

Cynics think love can’t last. Cynics think the fire has to go out. People who have been hurt by love may no longer even believe in it. They think anyone who does get starry-eyed is a fool of the most self-delusional type. They never even let themselves take risks again. They call this realism.

Well, let me see the world through a fool’s eyes any day.

I love it, Lost in Paradise. “If you scratch the surface of a cynic you will find a romantic. ” wow this is relevant to my thank you