according to webster 1 ro•mance \ro-"man(t)s, re-; "ro-'\ noun [ME romauns, fr. OF romans French, something written in French, fr. L romanice in the Roman manner, fr. romanicus Roman, fr. Romanus] (1) a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2) a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usu. heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3) a love story 1: a class of such literatur 2: something (as an extravagant story or account) that lacks basis in fact 3: an emotional attraction or aura belonging to an esp. heroic era, adventure, or activity 4: love affair 5: the Romance languages 2 romance verb ro•manced ro•manc•ing (1671) verb intransitive 1: to exaggerate or invent detail or incident 2: to entertain romantic thoughts or ideas verb transitive : to try to influence or curry favor with esp. by lavishing personal attention, gifts, or flattery 2: to carry on a love affair with 3 noun (ca. 1854) : a short instrumental piece in ballad style Ro•mance \ro-"man(t)s, re-; "ro-'\ adjective (1690) of, relating to, or being any of several languages developed from Latin (as Italian, French, and Spanish)

When you will love somebody, you will know what is romance :)