The “Chocolate Romantic”: Wyatt O’Brian Evans’s Ten Commandments of Romance

By Wyatt O’Brian Evans

Prologue

Cole: Before I allow you do what T.S.R has been looking forward to. Let’s talk a bit about your novel. OMG I have read only a sixth of this book and I must admit it’s something I totally relate to, wow! Personally I love the uncensored aspect. We all love this kind of stuff. The street language also makes it so real! Congratulations are in order (smiles)

Wyatt: Thanks very much Cole. I strongly believe that the story will resonate with a universal audience, particularly the LGBT community.

Cole: It definitely will. So how about leaving your details for anyone who may be willing to gift themselves with this novel? I still undertake to give my readers sneak peeks into this masterpiece on Friday in our End of Week segment. I’m sure I’ll have a balanced opinion on the novel by then.

Wyatt: For sure. You can purchase the novel at my website, www. wyattobrianevans. com . 

Cole: Most of us here in Africa don’t do that eBay, Amazon purchase. Is there a way we can get it in some other way? For instance, if I was to send money by western Union and you mailed me the book?

Wyatt: Okay that could also work. Any interested person can definitely contact me on Email wyattobrianevans@yahoo.com or my publicist mog@rolivera.com

Cole: Perfect. Thanks very much for the phone conversation, being part of T.S.R. today and all the best in this launch Wyatt.

Wyatt: It was a pleasure just talking with you! I’d appreciate all you can do to help promote Nothing Can Tear Us Apart--Uncensored. 

I’m the “Chocolate Romantic.”  Why?  Well, because I’m a brown-skinned, African-American who’s a diehard romantic!

    As I’m sure you realize, the need and desire to have a healthy, fulfilling and successful monogamous relationship is universal—it ain’t just a LGBTQI “thang,” a straight thang, of a Black/Latino/Asian/white/etc. thang.  And nurturing, tending to, and keeping the romantic fires alive and burning strong are absolutely essential to the survival of your “union of luv.”

    According to romance expert and author L. A. Hunter, it “is the creation of an atmosphere where (he/she) feels unconditional love and appreciation.  You can turn down the lights, turn on the radio, take (he/she) by the hand, and ask (he/she) to dance in the kitchen.  That’s romance.”

     Hunter continues, “At that moment, (he/she) is the most important person in the world, and feels appreciated and loved.”

     The expert/author adds, “The passion and excitement (he/she) will be feeling for you not only manifest itself in sex, but will also spill over into other aspects of the relationship.  Sometimes it takes a few romantic encounters to get the best results—(he/she) may not be used to it, (he/she) may have been hurt by you and think you’re only doing it for sex.  Hang in there, the payoff is within reach.”

     Samuel Stoddard, another romance expert, weighs in.  “Being romantic is hard work.  Some people think that romance is easy, that anybody can be romantic with very little work.  This is not true.”

     But, have no fear, for your man Wyatt, the Chocolate Romantic, is on the case!  The following are my “Ten Commandments of Romance,” which should get those romantic juices flowing.  Of course, I employ these prime directives to flex my own “romantic muscle(s).”

     So, here goes!  I’ve put them in descending order:

Wyatt O’Brian Evans’s “Ten Commandments of Romance”

10.  Do it up in RED, baby!  Red is romantic because it’s the color of love and passion.

9.     Don’t forget the background music.   This sets just the right mood.  Not too loud, however.

8.     Turn the lights down low.  Stoddard explains, “Candles are romantic.  Sunrises and sunsets are romantic.  And kind of low light, you see, is romantic; hence, why dinner dates after dark are more romantic than lunch dates at noon.”

7.     Offer up some chocolates.  “When you give a box of chocolates to your beloved, it says, ‘You could pig out on this tub of lard and bloat out to three tons, but you’d still be the apple of my eye.’  It doesn’t matter if it’s true—it’s the message that counts,” according to Stoddard.

6.     Give teddy bears—and other tokens, trinkets of your LUV.   It’s a cute romantic gesture!  (And, don’t forget the massages!)

5.     Have an evolved sense of style.  Like, try to be as suave and debonair as you can.  Swagger’s good, too!

4.     Hook your “boo” up with a pet name.  Stoddard says, “To be romantic, you have to call each other names carefully crafted to make yourself and everyone around you throw up.”

3.     Make it personal.  It’s kind of romantic to buy a “mooshy” greeting card for your boo—but to be really romantic, you’ve gotta sign it.

2.     Remember birthdays and anniversaries!  Lawd, need I say more?  (Nah.  Didn’t think so!)

1.  ***Give of your time.  One of the required and essential ingredients of romance is your time, point blank period.  There just ain’t no “gittin’” around it.

    

     Let me add that I’m a strong proponent and believer of effective communication.  If the two individuals experience difficulty in articulating their feelings, needs and desires, expectations, hopes, and dreams to each other, their so-called “relationship” or “partnership” doesn’t have a ghost of a chance.

     Now, allow me to leave you with some other ways I pump up and flex my romantic muscle.  Because I’m pretty big on giving and receiving cards, I mail/email them to my special guy.  Also, I slip one (always with a personal note and signed, of course!) under his pillow.  Hey, I might even plant one in his briefcase or backpack. 

     As well, if I’m really motivated, I place some type of HAWT underwear somewhere in that very briefcase or backpack!  (Yo—is it HOT in here or what???  Smile.)

     A trip to the “adult store” to check out—and perhaps purchase—the latest items can definitely “rev up our motors,” if you catch my drift.  (Smile.)

     And sometimes, during the workday, I email him an invitation to “get horizontal.”  Then, there are my salacious voicemail messages.

     Also, let’s not forget just quietly kicking back together in the living room, perhaps with a roaring fire, discussing the minutiae of our day, reconnecting with one another.  This very well might lead to retiring to our candle-lit bedroom, which is of the right temperature, with just the right amount of incense wafting through—and with, say, Whitney (Houston), or Luther (Vandross), or Teddy (Pendergrass), or Marvin (Gaye)/Tammi (Terrell), very, very softly crooning about L-U-V (luv).

     So, there you have it.  Now, hop to it!  Inject some good ole quality romance into your relationship/partnership.  You’ll be so glad you did--because the pay off is rich, and well worth it.

     Wyatt O’Brian Evans is a journalist, author, motivational speaker, entertainer and entrepreneur residing in metro Washington, in the States.  His articles have been featured in print and on-line publications including the Washington Post, American Politics, QBliss, Bilerico.com, and GBMNews.com.  His new novel, “Nothing Can Tear Us Apart—Uncensored” (gay/ethnic/erotica), was released on July 17, 2012.  You may visit Wyatt at:  www.wyattobrianevans.com.