Ever use poetry to woo a member of the opposite sex?

[Cheeky Charmer]

The reason I ask is that I was looking through my old photos the other day and found a photo of me with an ex girlfriend from when I was 18. I remembered how shy and inexperienced I was then and I realised that I wooed this girl with a love poem.

 

I was too scared to tell her directly how I felt so I e-mailed her a poem, straight from the heart. Some people might have said it was cheesy and corny but it did the trick.

 

Just wondering if anyone's had similar experience.

[IntotheWild]

I don't think it works after the teenage years.

[j.r.c.123]

no i've never done that and proably never will. fair play to you for giving it a go and it working. kudos!

[LoveFish]

Poetry can be hit or miss!

 

Depends on the words and the girl.

 

I used to write a girl I went out with little stupid poems and email them to her when I was at work. They were silly but I think she liked the fact that I loved her enough to send them to her.

[LoveFish]

love your avatar btw

[greywolf]

A guy in 4th grade sent me a poem. I wasn't too impressed...

[Cheeky Charmer]

Thanks Lovefish, an example for all us guys out there to follow.

[IntotheWild]

A guy in 4th grade sent me a poem. I wasn't too impressed...

 

Really? I was still on the checkbox notes back then.

[LoveFish]

Really? I was still on the checkbox notes back then.

 

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haha

[BriarRose]

One time some guy wrote me a poem but since I didn't like him in that way all it did was make me uncomfortable.

 

Another time a guy wrote one, but this guy I liked, so that made me feel good.

[lady_deer]

My high school boyfriend used to steal my lunchbag to get my attention. He wrote me a poem during one of our classes and slipped it to me. The poem itself was corny, but the sentiment was what stood out for me. By nature I wasn't one for those kinds of "mushy, romantic displays of affection". But, in my current relationship I have found myself wanting to and actually putting pen to paper in order to express myself. I still think they are corny, but my boyfriend likes them.

[citymouse]

When I was a sophomore in college at Arizona State, there was a cute guy who lived in the dorm room directly upstairs from mine... our balconies faced west so we when we watched the big, desert sunsets, we struck up a conversation. One thing led to another and soon he was reading poetry and Shakespeare from over the balcony. I was an English major so he scored major brownie points with me when he did that, and he ended up being my b/f for awhile.

 

Many years later, another b/f used to read passionate John Donne poetry to me in bed. He was a radio news reporter and oh, that voice.... he turned out to be a womanizer and a cheat, but I still like to remember the poetry in bed. I thought it was something fun and different.

[Cognitive_Canine]

Save the poetry for long term relationships. When you barely know each other, it can easily come accross as staulker/cheesy/clingy.