ROMANTIC LOVE SHOULD BE OUTLAWED because IT DOES NOT LAST.

Let's take Hollywood for instance. The place where all those romantic movies have been made for more than a century. Don't you think, it is quite ridiculous that the same actors and especially actresses that were playing parts in movies celebrating eternal love couldn't hold a marriage more than six weeks ? In some cases, even no more than one day ?

Love is eternal. If it doesn't last, it's simply not love. Hollywood's most famous line and best platitude: ''I don't love you anymore'' is nonsense. If you ascribe a length of time to it, say in seconds, minutes, days or weeks, it is simply not love. It is, for all times, or it is not. That's the very nature of love. That's why we call it eternal. If it weakens, if it fades away and dies: it was not it. In most cases it was infatuation, has a lot to do with sexdrive and ego.

The guitar of my childhood last me more than 25 years (longer than any woman would) and I kept my last car for more than 5 years (which is more than any marriage would last in the state of California). When Life shows you that you should put more faith in your guitar and your car than in women and romance, a certain February 14th becomes in danger, don't you think ?

As for the big WHY. Is it because women are selfish, shallow, superficial, greedy, only interested in materialistic things, wealth, security at all cost, and only preoccupied by one thing (themselves) ? I don't really want to get into that right now.

If you are looking for true love (who among us is not, deep down inside), if the words ''till death do us part'' still ring a bell, I would like to put you on the right path.

Yes, there is a solution: yes, you still can find loyalty, affection, faithfulness, fidelity, warmth, total dedication and true commitment. I'd say fetch a dog (or cat) and make a friend for life. For Christ' sake, even the Grinch had a faithful dog at his side.

As you know, our favorite fiction character, the Grinch, is the embodiment of what real male think, not of Christmas, but of February 14th! Why? There is an honesty in the guy, a no-nonsense attitude that appeals to all.

In this coming Day of Love, let's not forget to Hail the Grinch and say with a loud voice: Down with Romantic Love !

The Grinch had a faithful dog by the way, a great idea would be to buy your dog a present and celebrate with him. Why don't you go to the market and buy him a juicy bone? Why don't you go a bit further than that and visit the local butcher shop and buy a big steak, enough for you and a few friends that you could invite over for diner tonight. Go buy some other groceries, like all kinds of vegetables to accompany that steak, and a case of beer of course.

You drive back home, start the BBQ stove and prepare the meal. While you're cooking, you could feed the dog, drink a beer and talk with your friends, and later eat together after a due toast to the Grinch. Hail the Grinch!

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