Not A Romance Language
My boyfriend used to write me weird cryptic German love notes. I used to tell him: “I don’t know German. I don’t know what you’re trying to tell me.” And he’d say: “You don’t need to know German, you just need to know Love.” I thought that sentiment was maudlin and impractical, so we broke up.
I would have broken up with said boyfriend too. In fact, I have indeed broken up with a boyfriend over maudlin and sentimental love letters. (I just…I can’t deal. It doesn’t inspire romance; it inspires vomiting.)