Do you have very strong opinions on who played the best Mr Darcy?

Have you seen at least five Hugh Grant movies?

Does the name ‘Jamie Fraser’ inspire spontaneous swooning?

If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then you may be a romance nerd!

I believe being a ‘nerd’ simply means you are passionate about something – and we’re passionate about the power of romance!

Romantic fiction – either on screen or in books – lets us laugh, relax, empathize, learn and smile. Fiction can spark real-life  change as we identify with the lessons learned by our favorite characters. It can open us up to new ways of seeing the world as we learn about people different to ourselves. And it can be a bond between friends and a way to relax at the end of the week. 

What does being a #RomanceNerd mean to you?

Love creates more love.

As romance nerds, we love love. But while romance – both real and fictional – is super fun, living loved is so much bigger than that.

We aren’t just romantics. We are daughters, sisters, friends, aunties, mentors and mothers – sometimes all of them at once. And on top of all of that, we are individuals, working out how to live with the voice in our heads.

I believe that when we begin to comprehend how loved we are, it frees us up to love. To love ourselves, to love others, and to love God – the way we were meant to.

Whatever’s happening in our relationships, when we believe that God loves us (mess and all!), that He is trustworthy, and that He treasures the time we spend with Him, we can Live Loved.

And for us romance nerds, that love can spill over into every area of our lives.