A sarcastic phrase used to describe when someone’s hate or obsession with you crosses into weirdly affectionate territory. Comes from Taylor Swift’s 2025 song “Actually Romantic” on The Life of a Showgirl, where she mocks a rival’s fixation on her by calling it “sweet” and “romantic.”
Basically means: You’re so obsessed it’s kind of flattering.
Basically means: You’re so obsessed it’s kind of flattering.
by tslover1989 October 17, 2025
Get the actually romanticmug. A major social problem that arises when an individual sets their romantic expectations and standards too high for decent people, who the individual likes, to be able to achieve. Normally it is fine to have some standards, but when descent people are unable to fulfill those expectations because of the large number of them and or because the expectations require extremely large amounts money and resources, require the individual to be in perfect physical shape that most people are not able to achieve, and or require the individual to be skilled at doing things that most people don’t know how to do that well, then the individual's expectations may be set too high. This is highly unethical to do, because extremely high standards tend to be very unreasonable and can prevent decent people from being able to get into a romantic relationship due to factors far beyond control.
Annabeth: Why is Emma so upset?
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
Lauren: She was in a relationship with a Johnny, but he dumped her because she supposedly didn't fulfill his expectations. The thing was his expectations were very unreasonable to begin with. He expects his partner to have flat abs, not to talk to other boys at all, and spend most of her time with him.
Annabeth: He sounds very inconsiderate. I am sure she will find someone better than him who knows how to treat their partner with respect. It sounds like Emma is another victim of the High Romantic Standards Dilemma.
Lauren: Agreed.
by Vanguard 1998 March 3, 2021
Get the High Romantic Standards Dilemmamug. Aka. C.I.R.P.; When an individual is romantically attracted to people regardless of whether or not they want and or have kids
Maxwell said he is interested in dating Carmen regardless of whether or not she has or wants kids. He has a child irrelevant romantic preference.
by Vanguard 1998 April 11, 2021
Get the Child irrelevant romantic preferencemug. 1. to be romantic with a person(s) of the same gender sometimes with the opposite gender. 2. to share a tender moment without it getting too mushy
Why did you leave so early Kelly? You didn't get to appreciate the fireworks. It was so romantical."
by jack_attack October 12, 2008
Get the romanticalmug. Ones romantic attraction. Usually the same as ones sexuality, however it can be different from it. Most of the time it is different because the individual is asexual or aromantic. Also known as romantic orientation.
Person: Yeah I thought I was just straight and not interested in all that stuff, but after looking into it for a while I think my romantism is just aromantic.
by AceDadFucker July 29, 2022
Get the Romantismmug. by I will soon be ur stepdad September 1, 2022
Get the Romanticalmug. James is a romantic because whenever your with him he leads you through excitement and the things in life you should be enjoying.
by Happy Christian November 20, 2020
Get the Romanticmug.