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What is romance? What is romance?

What so you think is the most What so you think is the most romantic thing in this world?romantic thing in this world?

What is truth love?What is truth love?

a close, usually a close, usually short relationship short relationship of love between of love between two peopletwo people the feeling of the feeling of excitement or excitement or mystery that you mystery that you have from a have from a particular particular experience or experience or event:event: a story about lovea story about love

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The Story about CupidThe Story about Cupid

Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols and everybody knows that boy armed with bow and arrows, and piercing hearts . He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify desires and emotions of love, and Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers.

In ancient Greece he was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Romans he was Cupid, and his mother was Venus. There is a very interesting story about Cupid and His mortal Bride Psyche in Roman mythology. Venus was jealous of the beauty of Psyche, and ordered Cupid to punish the mortal. But instead, Cupid fell deeply in love with her. He took her as his wife, but as a mortal she was forbidden to look at him. 

Psyche was happy until her sisters persuaded her to look at Cupid. as soon as Psyche looked at Cupid, Cupid punished her by leaving her. Their lovely castle and gardens vanished, too. Psyche found herself alone in an open field with no signs of other beings or Cupid. As she wandered trying to find her love, and she came upon the temple of Venus. Wishing to destroy her, the goddess of love gave Psyche a series of tasks, each harder and more dangerous than the last.

For her last task Psyche was given a little box and told to take it to the underworld. She was told to get some of the beauty of Proserpine, the wife of Pluto, and put it in the box. During her trip she was given tips onavoiding the dangers of the realm (a area of activity) of the dead. She was also warned not to open the box. But Temptation overcame Psyche and she opened the box. But instead of finding beauty, she found deadly slumber. 

Cupid found her lifeless on the ground. He gathered the deadly sleep from her body and put it back in the box. Cupid forgave her, so did Venus. The gods, moved by Psyche's love for Cupid made her a goddess. Today, Cupid and his arrows have become the most popular of love signs, and love is most frequently depicted (to represent or show something in a picture or story) by two hearts pierced by an arrow, Cupid's arrow.

What is love?What is love?

Love is patient, love is kind. It does Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.perseveres.

Love never fails.Love never fails.

The Manner of LoveThe Manner of Love

Sacrificial loveSacrificial love

purified lovepurified love

caring lovecaring love

enduring love.enduring love.

Give us romantic experience and infinite imaginary space

The Marriage VowThe Marriage Vow

“ “ I, _____, take you _____ I, _____, take you _____ to be my wife/husband, to to be my wife/husband, to have and to hold, from this have and to hold, from this day forward; for better, for day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish and honor, love and to cherish and honor, until we are parted by death, until we are parted by death, as God is my witness, I give as God is my witness, I give you my promise.you my promise.

Proverbs about “Love”Proverbs about “Love”

Love is blind. Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。爱情是盲目的。Love is without reason. Love is without reason. 爱情无爱情无理智。理智。Love is full of trouble. Love is full of trouble. 爱情充满爱情充满了烦恼。了烦恼。Love cannot be compelled. Love cannot be compelled. 爱情爱情不能强迫。不能强迫。Love begets love. Love begets love. 爱爱相生。爱爱相生。Love needs no teaching. Love needs no teaching. 爱情不爱情不需教导。需教导。Love at first sight. Love at first sight. 一见倾心。一见倾心。

Love asks faith, and faith firmness. Love asks faith, and faith firmness. 爱情要求信任，信任要求坚定。 爱情要求信任，信任要求坚定。 Love is the touchstone of virtue. Love is the touchstone of virtue. 爱情是美德的试金石。 爱情是美德的试金石。 Hasty love, soon cold. Hasty love, soon cold. 爱得匆忙冷爱得匆忙冷得快。得快。Love is a sweet torment. Love is a sweet torment. 爱情是一爱情是一种甜蜜的痛苦。 种甜蜜的痛苦。 Love rules his kingdom without a Love rules his kingdom without a sword. sword. 爱情的王国不用刀剑来统爱情的王国不用刀剑来统治。治。Love will find out the way. Love will find out the way. 爱情自爱情自会寻出路。会寻出路。