The opposite of a hopeless romantic. The hopeful romantic is someone who loves the idea of love, but also lives in the real world. They see the world as full of possibilities to find their love. They know that they will find someone to love, or may have already found that someone. They see the world optimistically because they know from experience that things are pretty good. Hopeful romantics take their time, don't rush into things and, instead, play the field.
"I love Ben Lee's music. He's such a hopeful romantic."
Person 1: "Dude, you've been single for six months. Why are you so happy?"
Person 2: "What can I say? I'm a hopeful romantic."
This is a person's first stage in their Jedi training. Jedi Hopefuls are very young children taken to the Jedi Temple to be trained under Jedi Masters such as Yoda. These Jedi Hopeful will usually be trained in a group of pupils and will live at the Jedi Temple. Because they are taken at such young ages, most have never known their true parents; thus they have few problems coping with the "strange" environment of the Jedi Temple. Jedi Hopefuls remain training at the Jedi Temple until they are chosen to be a Padawan learner by either a Jedi Knight or Master. If by a certain age a Jedi Hopeful has not been selected to become a Padawan, they will be sent to work in community service of the Galactic Republic. Depending on their skills, they may be supervised to ensure that they do not cause trouble through their Jedi knowledge.
Becoming a Jedi Hopeful is a great honor. They are usually choosen by Jedi Masters and Knights who encounter them on their journeys throughout the galaxy.
Anakin Skywalker was accepted into the Jedi Order at an older age, thus he skipped the Jedi Hopeful stage of his training and became a Padawan learner of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan-Kenobi.