Is there a pre-established concept that reveals what romanticism really would be?
We could argue over hours, and even then, each of us would get out of the conversation by understanding romanticism in its own way.
Since romanticism is totally related to the feelings of the subject who is "in love" with the "beloved" person, we can affirm that romanticism can be everything, but it can also be nothing.
Evidently, there is no way to know, define, and accurately measure what a person truly feels.
There is no sentimental pattern!
Then only the one who feels, knows what he is feeling and the intensity of such feeling.
Thus, the only way to seek a "collective" definition would be to state that: romanticism, is nothing more than the expression (through gestures, attitudes and words) of the intensity of the "loving" feelings, the "passionate" person, the "beloved" person.
It would be correct to say that romanticism is the communication of feelings and true intentions.
Seeing all this scenario, it is worth affirming that while there is the romantic, in the position of the subject who expresses his true intentions and feelings. On the other hand, there is also the conqueror, subject as his name suggests, knows how to conquer, but does not express love feelings and often ends up lying about his intentions, with the aim of obtaining "momentary pleasure."
The media (mainly Disney) unintentionally inserted a romantic and very loving image of a beautiful relationship between the princess and her prince. But this image is totally unrelated to sexuality. (For obvious reasons, of course!)
The fact is that nobody knows what happened after the prince took the princess in his lap and took her to the chateau's quarters. Unconsciously creating a concept where the romantico is legal and gentleman, but without "sexual endowments".
In my view, the true non-standard romantic (flowers, compliments and niceties) but one who can understand what makes the other person happy, and dedicates himself to making her happy. Making the other person happy is a way of expressing our feeling.
I do not completely agree with the famous phrase: "Do unto others, what you desire."
I would go like this: "Treating people the way they want to be treated. Some girls love receiving flowers and listening to love decorations. Others prefer beer and talk about bullshit. We all want happiness, but each one sees happiness in a different way from one another ... "