I didn't grow up during the time when she was famous, but I discovered her music around two or three years ago, and I've been hooked since. Surprisingly, she fits in well with a bunch of other musicians I listen to. I really like her voice, and though there's a lot of cheesy duds on The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper, they have a bunch of great songs.
After her stint as a member of a country duo, she recorded two full-length albums since the release of Hotel Paper in 2003 (I was only three years old then...), but could not get them released due to issues with Warner Bros. Records. Around last year, she left the label and signed to Universal/Verve, and worked with The Black Keys' Patrick Carney on a new record.
Today, she released the lead single from the album, both called "Hopeless Romantic". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnA9stiX4gY The album will be released on April 7.
Hello! Trying something out of my comfort zone. My name is Ted, 27 as the title says, and I'm from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
I'm not sure exactly what I'm looking for. Im open to open relationships, but I would prefer to take someone out, if possible. I'm very inexperienced in many regards. Truly only ever had feelings for a few ladies.
I'm the type to be very caring about you, less about myself. Introverted, and insecure, but growing; learning.
Bit about myself: I'm a fairly creative person. I really enjoy creating things. Art of all sorts. I do a lot of psychedelic/cyberpunk/trippy art. I'm an avid gamer, as well as a film, and TV enthusiast. I also very much enjoy photography, and the outdoors. And we can have a lovely date catered around our mutual interests.
Not sure what else to say. Thanks for taking the time to read. Hope you find what your looking for too. :)
What songs do you listen to for that hopeless romantic feeling?? Currently feeling extremely hopeless and just wanna be in my feels. I'm looking for comfort/but also sad type of song.
Edit: wow this blew up! Please keep sharing your music!! I'm so excited to listen to everything! I love seeing everyone recommend different genres! ❤️
Happy 20th anniversary, Branchies!
Michelle released this amazing album 20 years ago and it has become a staple of early 2000’s music.
Everywhere, Goodbye to You, and All You Wanted became massive hits and this album propelled her to superstardom.
Here’s to another 20 years, Michelle!!
My last post was for wholesome books and shows with good endings, now i request your recommendations for feel good mlm love songs
Am really curious what romance real life people experience outside of fiction or public media
One of mine's was when I got my shoe laces tied up for me when my hands were full to do it by myself. Also when this very same person would always, always take off her jacket to cover over my lap whenever I sit down uncomfortably in a dress 🥺
It’s not always my personality trait. Sometimes I just always find myself searching for attention and somebody to give it to me. I’m not sure if it’s love or lust or if I’m just very single lol. Ofc when I’m in a relationship I get distant and want to be myself and other Aquarius traits. Just curious to see what ya’ll have experienced :)
Guys, I'm (22M) down bad. I have dreams of having a relationship and now I'm hopelessly thirsty.
I've never been in a relationship, and I have no idea how to get into one. INTJs, what are your first steps before getting into a relationship?
I severely am in need of help. Please guide. Thank you.
EDIT: Thank you for the advices everyone! I'm glad for all your inputs and I'll see what I can do. I guess the first thing I'll work on is actually touching up myself a little bit to give myself a bit more confidence. Meanwhile, I'll let the thirst wear off a little before doing anything.
Hello, my fellow gays. Hope you're all doing fine and having a great beginning of the year. First, pardon for my ridiculous username, I'm definitely not a child, I just don't take reddit too seriously. Secondly, pardon if you read some ridiculous English mistakes, but it's not my first language. And last but not least, I write too much. C'mon I'm a sucker for words, don't blame me.
Now straight (or not) to the point: I have this question going on in my mind for a while, because unfortunately I really never had someone writing some beautiful stuff to me, besides a really nice elaborated text message. Well...that must be something, right? However, I'm a person that really does enjoy a really nice piece of paper full of disorganised sentences when the feelings get overwhelming. Since I remember, writing poems or love letters has been a way of showing someone that I really do like them. Handwriting has a strange power in it. Written words speak louder, feel more intense, more raw. Our feelings and emotions run through the pen or pencil, bursting out in the fragile paper. Nothing can compete with this. I just think nowadays, people lost this love for writing love letters. Maybe we live in such a rush that sending a long paragraph takes less time, but is it still as effective as a letter? All the great romances have letters involved. Having a powerful piece of paper full of passion, devotion and love dedicated to you, ignites in your soul a sensation that cannot be explained. Probably I'm just old fashioned and Emily Dickinson lives inside of my mind and screams to me that words can touch the toughest souls. Am I alone in this quest to find a woman were I can share the most beautiful and explosive love letters? Or is out there someone that likes to take all from the inside with a pen?
Take Care, Rae.
Edit 1: Guys omg! Thank you so much for the lovely responses. I wasn't expecting this warm reception. I'm so happy for you. Promise I will answer all of you! 🥺🤍 Honestly, it made me feel less alone and gave me hope for this world. Please keep fighting for a better planet, gays!
Now I just need a really nice, warm, funny, intelligent woman, that likes Emily Dickinson (and poetry in general) and Portrait of a Lady on Fire, has an exquisite taste in music, likes crystals, astrology, spiritual stuff, and last but not least, that enjoys writing beautiful love letters for the girl she loves. Is she here on Reddit? Or just in my dreams?
The few INFP’s that I have met and myself included are major hopeless romantics.
In love with love, the idea of being in love, reading about it, thinking about it, fantasising about the ideal partner and so on.. I could talk about it for hours.
Does anyone else feel like this too? It would make sense given the idealistic and imaginative nature of INFP.
For the alloromantic asexuals do you ever feel being ace turned you into a hopeless romantic? Sometimes I feel like all the sexual attraction just got converted into more romantic😅
(22F) I am a hopeless romantic, and have now realized I have been for most of my life. I am in love with love, to say the least. I crave deep connection, raw passion, and pure intimacy. I want to fall in love profoundly…
I want to connect with someone on a deeper level and have conversations so deep, so intense, and powerful, that after we’ve felt as if we’ve made love. You feel completely naked, vulnerable, yet comfortable. I crave to know all that’s hidden within another human…
I want to understand the things on there mind that my mind doesn’t ever think, or want to think. I want to make them feel better when I can’t even begin to guess what’s wrong. I want them to be able to teach me things and me teach them. I want to learn and grow with this person…
I want our intimacy to be so raw and passionate. I want us to be present, completely focused on nothing but each other, as if this room, this place, us, is all to exist. Just us, completely vulnerable, naked, not playing roles, just letting our bodies flow, melting into one another. I want to stare into their eyes with intertwined fingers, traveling to eternal bliss with each kiss. Feeling the vibration of love pulsing through our veins with the energies leading us to complete oneness…
I want this, I want this, I want this…universe can you hear me? Is that too much to ask?
It’s like everyone in this world is satisfied staying on the surface of small talk, sending our faces digitally, and ghosting. I feel desperately alone at times with this much love and passion living within me…
Some nice fiction that will make me feel. I’m 22 by the way, not sure if I’m still a YA but I’m hoping for something for someone my age I guess, or something a little more mature
I don’t develop crushes very easily but when I do, I crush hardddd. Like I’m imagining ever scenario in my head. I know I shouldn’t build expectations in my head and play up things but it’s so hard not to. For example, this guy and I were eyeing each other today on my flight back to CA and now I can’t stop thinking about him.
This is definitely my downside and I am fully aware of that. I have never been in a relationship nor have I ever experienced anything remotely romantic. I long to be in love with someone and give my entire being and heart to them. I want to explore yet be isolated away from the outside world with them. I would even take and endure the difficult parts just to knowing that its still them that I would fall back on and that it would still be okay as long as we were together. I’m terrified of limiting myself only to my fantasies and dreams as what if I’m faced with a real connection and I’m disinterested or become completely turned off? What if they’re literally the embodiment of perfection in a partner and I fumble it? The funny thing is that commitment scares me and I have OCD traits that scares me into thinking that my love for someone isn’t real. I could either be in two extremes: completely obsessed with them or be completely numb and I hate that. I rather use logic and sense rather than my emotions to navigate and manage myself even if my physical emotions have already slipped out, I have to be in control and be aware of that if I ever involve myself in a romantic situation.
They say that love is never passionate like the movies and those kind of moments never truly exist. I really believe it does exist, which I understand is an unhealthy idea to have. Seeing the countless stories of couples in their happiest memories together really make me believe that my exact, crazy movie-like dream scenarios can happen to me. I get sad at that thought that it is something that I might never experience and that my future love will just be “nothing”. I want everything, the fireworks, the lot.
Hey! To preface this: I'm demiromantic + asexual. I've only had two or so proper crushes, both on really close friends. I don't fall for anyone that easily, but when I finally do I fall HARD. And it lasts for a long time, sometimes multiple years. It's definitely an experience lmao.
I guess my biggest thing I'm curious to know is - can anybody else relate to the feeling of being demi/ace, but also hopelessly in love with the idea of love? I really want to have a romantic relationship and have someone I can trade cute gifts and letters with and hold hands and cuddle with. I would love to find "The One" and experience all those feelings of love and butterflies and everything that comes with being in a relationship. On the other hand though, I'm terrified that I will never get to experience any of this, because I rarely fall for anyone and even then it's not unless we're really really close friends, to the point that there no longer seems any potential for a romantic relationship between us.
Really just want to hear if any of you guys have a similar experience/something entirely different that you're happy to share!! Or any advice on what to do in this sort of situation haha.
I've fallen in love twice, and been hurt both these times, and these don't count the "flings". I have friends, and get hugged from them often. But I'm so sick and tired of not having any romantic "energy" in my life. I soak myself in romantic movies and books to fill the void, and masturbate a good bit solely to watch a couple be loving to each other and imagine myself in that situation. I study and have a job and don't usually have a lot of time to myself but even midst all this I wish someone would love me and care for me. How do I get rid of this feeling? I'm so tired of waiting for someone to come along.
I’m not actively looking for someone but I was never opposed to it. I’ve had mini crushes every now and then but they were never big enough for me to actually go for it. As for guys that had crushes on me, I didn’t feel the same so I had to reject them. I’m starting to think that I’m the problem lol.
When I was in high school I didn’t want a boyfriend until my junior year because I realized,”oh crap I’m about to finish school and I still haven’t got a boyfriend” By then I basically knew all my options. obviously nothing happened and my options were limited. They still kinda are
So now I’m currently not in school but I do work. Do I go out? No. If anything I think I need a friend more than a relationship. at some point I did have friends but never a relationship. I’m still young and stuff so I still have hope. And no I don’t like the idea of meeting someone through an app. Maybe I’m limiting myself?? I just hope someday I get to meet this person in the most natural way without me really thinking too much about it.
I’m thinking to switch jobs soon and hopefully I’ll find something for me. And I really do think getting a friend to hang out with would be the best for me to get out of my shell. I do want a boyfriend mostly to finally know what it’s like to be in-love and for the experience. I’ve also been actively working on myself and my appearance so hopefully that’ll help.
Anything else I should do to help myself???
I am a hopeless romantic and have always been told I have too large of expectations for love. How is I manage my expectations of others?
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For as long as I can remember I’ve loved romantic books, movies, TV shows you name it. I’ve also loved the idea of one day getting married, having a boyfriend and all that since I was like 5.
However, I’ve started to realize that every time I think of romance for myself it’s on the future tense and never present. I’ve recently looked up videos on how to know you’re aromantic because I was suspecting I was aro. I found out I related to almost everything in it, and it almost made me sad. Don’t get me wrong- I’m very happy to have discovered this about myself, but I’ve always dreamed of a romance for myself and I’m sad that this means I might not be able to experience it.
I’ve wondered if I’m demiromantic, but I’ve never really had a close bond with any guys so I wouldn’t really know. I was just hoping someone could help me out with this as it is my first time posting here and only found out I’m aro a week or two ago.
hi everyone! i hope you’re all doing well and staying safe 💖 my name’s hollie, as the title states i’m a 19 year old (cis) girl from tennessee. i’m an autistic spoonie, part time barista and education major, and i have had a lot of trouble finding the right person for me. i’m tired of the mind games and heart break so i would like someone who is similarly ready for a commitment! :) i’m open to talking to any women trans or cis, as well as non-binary people. just no cis men, or minors pls. no matter your race, looks, weight/height, etc. as long as you’re a caring and genuine person, that’s all that’s important to me. i also don’t mind if you’re long distance because we can always facetime or hop on a plane to see each other.
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Single/Taken/Complicated: single
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Seeking Relationship/Friends/Squish/Other: long term relationship
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Romantic Orientation: biromantic
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Gender: cis female
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Pronouns: she/her, they/them
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Height/Build: short (5’3) and chubby. thanks birth control for ruining my body 😫
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Physical Description: i have blue eyes, long blonde hair, no piercings or tattoos. i dress like a bum 90% of the time but don’t mistake my sweatpants for bad hygiene
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Personality Description: i consider myself to be a caring and sensitive, hopeless romantic type. i’m a libra sun, infp, enneagram 2. i’m honestly a major people pleaser but i feel that i’ve come a long way in managing it. despite all that i do still have a sarcastic sense of humor. i’m big into animal crossing, baking, and gardening. i value honesty above all else and respecting boundaries is important to me. my love language is acts of service, so if you need your trash taken out just call me!
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Location: good old nashville, tennessee
if you’re interested in getting to know each other just shoot me a message or chat request with some info about yourself! :) ❤️ thanks for reading
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