To romanticize is, by definition, to deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion, make something seem better or more appealing than it really is.
I think for the most part, we romanticize things without even realizing that we're doing it.
Like, for example, we might romanticize what it'd be like to date a certain person, or what it'd be like to get a certain job, or what it'd be like to go to a certain school, or what it would be like to be accepted in a certain friend group, or what it would be like to look a certain way.
But with all those examples, the romanticizing happens almost subconsciously.
It's not a deliberate choice to romanticize these things.
Instead, it's just like an automatic response.
There's so much to discuss when it comes to romanticizing things somewhat subconsciously.
But we're actually not talking about that today.
We're talking about deliberate, conscious romanticizing today, because it's actually become a trend to romanticize your life.
And romanticizing your life is not something that comes naturally, like romanticizing what it'd be like to date your crush.
Romanticizing your life is a choice.
It's a mindset.
It's a lifestyle, okay?
It is something you have to decide to do.
So a while ago, actually, it became sort of a social media trend to romanticize your life by turning mundane daily moments into magical moments.
I've seen some people pretend that they're the main character in a movie.
Listening to moody music in cute headphones on the subway in New York City.
Writing in a journal in a park while laying on a picnic blanket.
Going to the farmer's market every Sunday and getting fresh flowers, writing a love note on the mirror with lipstick.
But I've also seen some people take a more aesthetic route.