Young Love - so true, so sweet, so innocent - so disgusting! I hate watching my son and his girlfriend coo over each other! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

They're just like this song, called "Young Love," way back in the 50's by Sonny James and redone by Tab Hunter (I think?):

Okay, I'm joking. I'm really just envious of my son and his girlfriend's complete adoration of one another. Heck, my 16-year-old son acts like the romantic fool my wife wants me to act like. I'm way too grown up for THAT!

Actually, the truth is I could learn a thing or two from them. Why can't we "middle-aged" couples make the same whoopee that young lovers do? Are we so jaded?

BTW, it was Tab Hunter - a teen heart-throb of the day that covered Sonny James' original version - here it is:

I believe that it is the man's job to lead in the love and romance department, but it doesn't come naturally to us. And, our women tend to believe and think we should know what they want at any given time. My wife insists I don't make enough of any effort to "know" her while I insist she could just tell me what she wants for her birthday, Valentine's Day (dreaded holiday for us men), Mother's Day, Christmas, and our Anniversary. Heck, I'm just getting light-headed looking at that list - all that pressure to deliver!

My son had some minor surgery recently and his girlfriend and I went to the hospital to be there for him. While coming out of the anesthesia afterward, he was gazing into his girlfriend's eyes with such love. Not quite realizing where he was, he asked if she could get into bed with him and keep him company and cuddle. I wanted to throw up. My wife would be on her cell-phone doing business while I was screaming for pain meds! (just kidding honey).

The truth is that romance like this "young love" never has to go away. I know this, but I get lazy and my wife deserves better. Okay, I said it!