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The Latin Lovers

by Pablo Castaņeda
February 2006

Someone asked me the other day, do Latin lovers exist and what are they? Perhaps they wanted to find an answer from me as I'm a Latin man, so I decided to go in that quest to find the best answer possible--and so I went in to the library of my heart and I asked the women for their own definitions.

First of all, as a man I realized so many times we put on masks in order to cover our fears, worries or anything that somehow we don't want to face, especially coming from the Macho mentality, where you have to be tough. But as time goes by you get tired and realize that you have not been real with yourself and everyone else, especially women. One day, I decided to face my heart and get to know it. It was painful and scary realizing I'm a man with feelings, fears, worries and so many other things that I needed to face in order to clean my heart and be real with everybody. If I get to know my heart then I can share it with you because I know what I have to offer you, and if I'm real with you, there will be no masks, simply ME.

Love and passion are the essence of who I am. This is something that I desperately want to convey so that people will have a greater understanding of my heart and who I am. I am, by nature, a passionate person. It's a passion that's powerful, real, and easy to get lost in. It's a passion for God, my family, people, nature, my country and traditions, beauty and creativity, as well as for the woman I choose to love. Everyday I try to have a greater understanding of my heart, and to get a better grasp on the privilege of being a Latin man. I try to figure out what is most important to me as a man; my goals, hopes, dreams, and things I want to accomplish in life. I felt obligated to do something, so I set out to redefine the Latin Lover. It became a great adventure to share my heart and passion with women.

As a Latin man, I love people and I share the most valuable thing I have with them, my heart. Every person who has touched my heart has helped me to develop a more complete definition of love. I don't even consider one-night stands or flings, because that lifestyle neglects what is most important. I appreciate women and I'm faithful to the one I'm with. I value her life, her love, her goals, and her dreams. My aim is to complement her life, reciprocate her love, help her reach her goals, and make her dreams a reality. We need to have passion for everything in life; we are here for a reason and sometimes we have to fight for that reason.

I'm passionate about every aspect of life, not just romance. When you live each moment with passion, it shows that you have a greater appreciation for life.

Right now, I'm learning how to be passionate about getting to know God in a deeper and real way and sometimes that is not easy. I believe that only God can make me a real man, worthy of giving and receiving love. I learned that relationships can never be based solely on love. In order to have peace in a relationship, it needs to be based on doing what's right. Sometimes love can make you go blind in our judgment and that's not wise.

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