A couple romancing. Romance is a general term to refer an intimate sexual relationship between two people[1]. It is an exaggerated[2] or decorated expression of love[3]. It also refers to a feeling of excitement associated with love[4]. Historically the term romance did not necessarily imply love relationships, but rather was seen as an artistic expression of one's innermost desires; sometimes including love, sometimes not. Romance is still sometimes viewed as an expressionistic, or artful form, but within the context of "romantic love" relationships it usually implies an expression of one's love, or one's deep emotional desires to connect with another person. "Romance" in this sense can therefore be defined as attachment, fascination, or enthusiasm for something or someone, in literature similar exaggerated narration is called romance (see Romanticism and Romance novel). Part of a series on Love Historically Courtly love Greek love Religious love Types of Emotion Erotic love Platonic love Familial love Puppy love Romantic love See Also Unrequited love Problem of love Sexuality Sexual intercourse Valentine's Day