"You expect a man in love to champ at the bit. Any delay is
torture and every moment waiting a pain. They want to put
their thoughts into action and enjoy immediate results."
Analyze this quote. What is it saying about the way men deal
with romance? Do you think this quote speaks true?
To me it seems that this quote is showing how there isn't really any 'romance' in how men deal with it/view it. It seems as though the idea of love is skewed to go hand-in-hand with that of sex. We determined off the bat that Calisto fell 'in love' with Melibea in a purely physical way -- he had never even spoken to her before he was enamored with her; he fell for her looks. 'Loving' someone largely on their physical appearance doesn't really invoke the notion of romance -- more so, it conjures up the idea of lust. Calisto acts as though he has been struck down by an intense illness, a brutal 'love sickness' but it's fairly obviously that his heart is not the organ driving him to such despair. The whole 'thoughts into action' idea can be interpreted as 'fantasies into reality' (or more specifically 'fantasies about Melibea into actually getting the girl.' And so this quote is basically saying that men just want their love to be returned and fulfilled -- the fulfillment of which is through sex. Therefore, men kind of just want to get lucky: love = sex. Something along those lines. Is this an accurate perception? No, not quite. That is the stereotype of guys -- and it is in some cases warranted -- though it's not a universal thing. It tends to be more of a priority to men than to women, yes, but is that the only motivation for men in love ever? Unlikely.
PS - Also, I mentioned this during a discussion of one of the stories in the Decameron -- the one about the woman unknowingly eating her lover's heart. I don't know if you ever got a chance to check it out and it's not exactly relevant now but... Queens of the Stone Age: "Sick Sick Sick"
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