Comments on: Murphy's Law, HotForWords, and when romance lies in the dust ... http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2010/05/17/murphys-law-hotforwords-and-when-romance-lies-in-the-dust/ The Hawaii Readers site Tue, 22 May 2012 03:33:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Michael Little http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2010/05/17/murphys-law-hotforwords-and-when-romance-lies-in-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-5833 Michael Little Sun, 23 May 2010 01:44:55 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=8230#comment-5833 Thank you, Marina! "Kino escalation" sounds like a winner. I wonder what happens if your partner is already familiar with all the pickup techniques and says, "Ah ha, kino escalation! I know your trick!" (perhaps followed by "but you're doing it well, don't stop"). The word "touch" has so many uses. Dictionary.com lists 63 different meanings. Perhaps the most romantic meaning is "to affect with some feeling or emotion." We say that someone's words or actions "touched my heart." "Touch" is quite popular in love songs. Diana Ross sang "Touch Me in the Morning." Barbra Streisand sings the moving "He Touched Me," which ends with the line, "He touched me, he touched me, and suddenly nothing, nothing, nothing is the same." Not bad! I think he must have done it right. Thank you, Marina! "Kino escalation" sounds like a winner. I wonder what happens if your partner is already familiar with all the pickup techniques and says, "Ah ha, kino escalation! I know your trick!" (perhaps followed by "but you're doing it well, don't stop").

The word "touch" has so many uses. Dictionary.com lists 63 different meanings. Perhaps the most romantic meaning is "to affect with some feeling or emotion." We say that someone's words or actions "touched my heart."

"Touch" is quite popular in love songs. Diana Ross sang "Touch Me in the Morning." Barbra Streisand sings the moving "He Touched Me," which ends with the line, "He touched me, he touched me, and suddenly nothing, nothing, nothing is the same." Not bad! I think he must have done it right.

]]> By: Marina Orlova http://www.hawaiireaders.com/blog/2010/05/17/murphys-law-hotforwords-and-when-romance-lies-in-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-5783 Marina Orlova Thu, 20 May 2010 13:49:42 +0000 http://www.hawaiireaders.com/?p=8230#comment-5783 Michael, Thanks for the compliments! I also like your suggestion of whispering to keep romance alive, it creates the impression of you and your lover as one against the world! Plus, the physical aspect of leaning in, does create intimacy. I recently heard a pickup artist suggest leaning in to the "target", looking her in the eye, and whispering in her ear, with a slight touch of your cheek to her cheek, thus creating what they call "kino escalation", or the escalation of touching. Kino, obviously coming from the word kinetic. Touch is such a powerful tool when romantically pursuing someone, and your post made me realize that if one uses the "tricks" of the pickup artist trade on their current lover, it can't help but keep the romance alive as well, right? Marina Michael,
Thanks for the compliments!

I also like your suggestion of whispering to keep romance alive, it creates the impression of you and your lover as one against the world! Plus, the physical aspect of leaning in, does create intimacy.

I recently heard a pickup artist suggest leaning in to the "target", looking her in the eye, and whispering in her ear, with a slight touch of your cheek to her cheek, thus creating what they call "kino escalation", or the escalation of touching. Kino, obviously coming from the word kinetic.

Touch is such a powerful tool when romantically pursuing someone, and your post made me realize that if one uses the "tricks" of the pickup artist trade on their current lover, it can't help but keep the romance alive as well, right?

Marina

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