I think every individual is romantic in different ways.
Some women will never get over the lost love. Some men will never get over their lost love.
Like two years ago I met a super awesome dude. Never a single flower, or cards, or anything like that. Just a simple invitation to drink beer and an occasional offer to drop me off at home. Oh man. It was quite a lost to see him leave. Or maybe it could have been a crush.
Oh, and I had a crush on this guy in the second grade for the longest time. Over 15 years.
And even when we were working for the same company we never saw each other. Talk about higher powers. I run into his sister, I run into his brother, but never him.