Notes About The Poem

New Terms You may not know:

A <b>DTR</b>= A Definition of the Relationship

Breadcrumbing = Leading someone on

Ghosted = All ties with someone broken

 

A Modern Valentine: Define The Relationship, Please

For a DTR from you I’m waiting,
and no more is it up for debating.
Quit bread-crumbing me,
or ghosted you’ll be
after ten years of off-and-on dating.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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Kendrick Avatar
February 6, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Congratulations on your winner in the Valentine limerick contest. Way to go. Sara K
Flood Avatar
February 5, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Funny AND educational…. What more can one ask for? Congrats on your win, Andrea. Terry
George Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Funny.....! Congratulations Andrea on your win !
Gasun Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Beautiful and well-crafted limerick for Valentines my dear poet friend. I enjoyed this. Thank you so much for sharing and the smiles. Congratulations on your win! Hugs
Canerdy Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Andrea, this is excellent~~very creative. CONGRATS! Janice
Fowler Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Back with congratulations on this cute limerick Andrea! :)
Miller Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Good one Andrea!
Kitchin Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Andrea, congratulations on your winning placement with your creative limerick!
Goldsmith Avatar
February 4, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your cute/fun Limerick write. Need to find a new Valentine. Thanks for adding New Terms for the words... Have a blessed day with your win..................
Wolf Avatar
January 24, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Give him what he's got coming to him, Andrea! Go for it!
Peranteau Avatar
January 24, 2024 at 4:02 AM
Andrea dear poet...sure hope some one hasn't been tug'n ya along this far into the now, you surly have the baggage if so....jeeperz...10yearn? Say it ain't so vooman ;) enjoyed the read....much love, me again
Dietrich Avatar
January 24, 2024 at 4:50 PM
ha. No worries. almost everything I write is made up stuff.
Fowler Avatar
January 23, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Love this one Andrea. Wow - ten years is a long time to make a decision! :)
Beaufort Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Love it. Makes me smile. A very good surprise last line, which defines a very good limerick from a not so good one. You can do really good work.
Messina Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 3:15 PM
ten years...that's a long time to wait (lol) Cleverly written, Andrea. Best wishes in the contest.
One Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Ha! Good one!
Bauer Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 11:25 AM
ha! very clever, andrea! i knew "ghosted" but not the other two...
Kendrick Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Past behavior predicts future behavior so if the person hasn't defined the relationship and made plans to seal the deal in 10 years, it probably will never happen. New generation, new terms, and same old games being played. LOL..Thanks for sharing this one with us and dropping by my page. Sara K
Hind Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 9:50 AM
A frank poem- loved the rhyming flow, and it hit the nail.
Dietrich Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Thanks, Paige
Buhagiar Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 3:06 AM
I would have sent him packing long ago. Hugs.
Meadows Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 2:57 AM
A good poem and description Andrea. Have a good day.
Mcintosh Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Wonderful writing. I love this, Andrea. Awesome poetry. God bless you always, love, Gina
Sharma  Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Woah, this is such a crisp and striking limerick! "Quit bread-crumbing" Yess, indeed that's so powerfully said.. Letting a person oscillate in strings of confusion for ten years, gosh, that's not done at all.. On and off situations lead one nowhere & the other person needs to sort priorities once and for all! At least, stop playing with hearts.. This is so amazingly done, beautiful Andrea.. Best of luck for the contest!
Empress Avatar
January 21, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Ah so many i know do that breadcrumbing and ofcourse ghosting too. But in this case this person deserves to be ghosted as he or she is so not clear and straightforward , leading them on for ten years is definitely not cool: I absolutely loved reading this limerick! So on point! Your way with delivering things makes me smile! Hah! Best wishes for the contest
Dietrich Avatar
January 22, 2024 at 10:21 AM
You are really up to date to know all the terms. Before yesterday I knew only ghosted!!
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