http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/romance-passion/?service=Rss http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/romance-passion/dear-john-the-flock-is-doing-fine-the-dying-art-of-the-billetdoux-1824081.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/romance-passion/dear-john-the-flock-is-doing-fine-the-dying-art-of-the-billetdoux-1824081.html <p> When it comes to love, the great and witty manual remains Ovid's The Art of Love. There's one couplet that would make any modern Casanova or Casonovette laugh knowingly. "Et quotiens scribes, totas prius ipse tabellas," warned Ovid in Book 2. "Inspice: plus multae, quam sibi missa, legunt." To translate, "Whatever you write, make sure all previous letters have been erased from your tablets. Many girls read more than was ever sent to them." Or, more colloquially: be careful to delete those emails and text messages.</p> Romance & Passion Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:01 +0000 http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/romance-passion/the-trouble-with-fairytales-935059.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/love-sex/romance-passion/the-trouble-with-fairytales-935059.html ]]> Romance & Passion Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:45 +0100