Category: Dating and Relationships
Hey all,
I guess since we're all single, I can ask the question about love songs. Do guys out there like them to, or is it more of a girl thing? Like when you hear a love song, do you just wanna cuddle someone in your arms and share it with them? Or send a song on windows messenger and tell someone you're interested in how you feel if you can't put it into words? I dunno. I just wondered if I was the only one who ever felt that way. It seems like it, but it would be nice if others feel the same way as I do sometimes. I'm not asking for people to agree with me, it's just a simple question. I'm just interested in hearing responses. I guess I've just always been a romantic at heart, and probably always will be and love songs I've always loved ever since I was a kid and there's so many out there. So if you wanna reply, let's see what you guys have to say.
i've always loved love songs, but i wouldn't say i have much of a romantic reaction. they are just lovely to listen to, i would say that girls do seem to have more of a reaction to that kind of music, but it's still nice to unwind after a long day
from what I see of the guys I know, the feel just as deeply as we do. Unfortunately for them, there's a certain standard of tuffness that must be reached by the masculine. Most will not admit if their hearts are carried away on a river of song, but i think love songs are far more than just a girl thing. I love sending songs over MSN messenger. It kept some of my online relationships alive.
Lucy
Most of the love songs I like are written and sung by male singers, so I would imagine men are often just as touched by love songs as women are. But like someone else said, a lot of men think they have to maintain a tough facade and probably don't talk much about how the words of a song affect them.
Yeah I guess that's true. I guess since I'm kind of a personal person when I get into a relationship with someone, I wanna know what's in their heart and soul eventually. And I think that if you're going to date someone who's really sincere and loving, that they'd like love songs to and it would effect them as much as it would you. Just hard to find guys who are like that, and it's ok. Not everyone is the same or else this would be such a boring world lol. But I'm glad that some other girls like love songs to. Thanks for the replies so far.
Well, i'm a girl and if i love somebody i'll either write it to them or tell it to their face. Love songs aren't really my thing. But my boyfriend loves to dedicate love songs to me. I think it's sweet but i just can't express my feelings that way.
I agree that guys probably like them too, considering a lot of them write love songs. I also think it depends on the people involved in the relationship, if there's a specific song that connects you to a good time in your relationship or just really describes how both of you feel, then you connect it as "your song." Lol, I love doing that, but I love music in general, and relate to a lot of lyrics more so than most people do, so maybe that's just me, but I do think most guys like love songs as much as girls do, they just either don't want to admit it, or can't readily express how they feel about it like us girls can.
I agree with what others have said here. Most guys I know do like them. They are just careful who they show those deep emotions to. They aren't as free with such emotions as girls are. It seems that men usually only show that side of themselves to the woman they are with, and maintain that tougher exterior for the rest of the world. That's fine by me. I don't want everyone knowing my man the way I do. As long as he's comfortable showing that part of himself to me, it's all good.
I love music in general. I'm constantly dedicating songs to things, to my relationships of all types, to other people if it fits them, to situations and times in my life, to things I feel strongly about, to emotional states and to my tendency to wax philosophical and to whatever I'm waxing philosophical about. Songs that show strong emotions, especially like love, unashamedly touch me deeply. I don't just identify with lyrics, I identify with entirely instrumental melodies, which are good for more complex layered emotional states and thought processes. But to me a song is hardly ever set in the same context every time, and the mark of a good songwriter is not only that they express to you what they feel, but also what you feel, and that expression changes with every listen. So I have mixed feeling about love songs, and I'm very picky about the ones I dedicate, though I do find lots of them. A love song, to me, has to really encompass the subtlety of the emotion or of what one says to the other.
Now understanding all this, I'm not sure how many people, especially guys, feel how I do about love songs, or music in general. Maybe I'm just a little strange. But I try not to stereotype things as subtle as feelings or musical preferences or elements of both combined as "guy" or "girl" things because after all, we're all just as different as the next person.
It really depends on the person and how they feel and how they react with their emotions. I've known guys who have never liked love songs, and others who will sing them all the time. It's all about the connection
Yes, thats right. Connections are a huge thing. Sometimes I get into a song when I can relate with the lyrics. I caught myself so many times looking up song lyrics and sometimes analyzing the meaning of the song. I know I over think too much. Yeah, love songs are nice ones in awhile especially when you feel the moment next to you and the song is playing in the background.
I can't speak for the entire male population, but I can speak for myself. I am really into love songs, though it definitely depends on the song. Artists like Styx, Daft Punk, and others have done some really good love songs. There are also love songs that are said to be very good, but I just am not affected by them one way or the other.