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Through a conversation between Dan and Neil, the episode covers key concepts such as romanticism, zeitgeist, benchmark standards, idealised love, and the nitty-gritty details often missing from love stories. Vocabulary includes movement, zeitgeist, benchmark, idealised, and nitty-gritty, alongside a quiz about when the romantic period began.","BBC LEARNING ENGLISH  \n6 Minute English How romance ruined love  \nThis is not a word-for-word transcript  \nDan  \nHello and welcome to 6 Minute English – the show that brings you an interesting topic, authentic listening practice and vocabulary to help you improve your language skills. I'm Dan    \nNeil  \nAnd I'm Neil. In this programme we’ll be discussing romance, as well as teaching you 6 new items of vocabulary, of course. Now, Dan, why are you looking so upset?  \nDan  \nOh Neil, it’s all over! She broke up with me on Valentine’s Day! She said I wasn’t the one.  \nNeil  \nCheer up Dan, cheer up. It’s not your fault.  \nDan  \nNo?  \nNeil  \nYou can blame romanticism.  \nDan  \nRomanticism? What’s that?  \nNeil  \nRomanticism was a movement that started in Europe and spread worldwide. It influenced literature, art, poetry, music and the way people behaved.  \nDan  \nA movement meaning 'a group of people working together to support an idea'?  \n6 Minute English ©British Broadcasting Corporation 2017 [bbclearningenglish.com](bbclearningenglish.com) Page 1 of 5  \nNeil  \nYes. And that bring us on to this week’s question. When was the start of the romantic period? Was it a) the beginning of the 18th century, b) the middle of the 18th century or c) the end of the 18th century?  \nDan  \nWell, I honestly have no idea, so I’m going to go smack in the middle…the middle of the 18th century.  \nNeil  \nAnd we'll find out later on in the show if you got the question right. Now, going back to your ex-girlfriend, let me take a wild guess…love at first sight, was it?  \nDan  \nWell…yes. What’s your point?  \nNeil  \nWell, it’s not your fault, Dan. That idea is romantic, and by that I mean it originated from the romantic era. It was part of the zeitgeist, and many of these ideas still continue today.  \nDan  \nZeitgeist, the word comes from German and literally means 'the spirit of the time'.  \nNeil  \nA lot of what we believe about love today – for example, the idea that two people will live happily ever after-comes from the romantic period.  \nDan  \nBut, everyone loves a bit of romance!  \nNeil  \nWell, that’s true. However, it’s one thing to enjoy romance, but it can be dangerous to judge your relationship against romantic ideals.  \nDan  \nTrue, it might not be a realistic benchmark, and by that I mean 'a standard from which other things are judged'. So we grow up hearing these romantic stories, which leads us to develop an idea of what a relationship is meant to be…and then we get disappointed by the real thing?  \nNeil  \nWell, to put it bluntly, yes. 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