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By Matt

I read: Song of Songs 4-6

Basically chapter 4 of SoS is the man describing the woman using very strange analogies and metaphors. While some of the descriptions are undoubtedly flattering, others are, well, strange. Sure, any woman would be glad to hear that her lips are "jewel red" but I'm pretty sure others would be rather shocked/offended that their hair "flows and shimmers like a flock of goats in the distance." As if we needed more proof that times change :)

Chapter 5, if you were to venture there, is reciprocity on the woman's part. She describes what she loves about him and what makes her warm for his form. And that's what I'm getting at here, what makes this part important. Loving someone is fine, but it's also very important to tell that person how much and why you love them. And sometime a part of that is just how beautiful/handsome she or he is. I think there probably gets to be a point (at least from what I've seen in movies) where couples just assume that the other knows and that's when "the fire dies." However, it's the mark of this truly in love couple that they go on and on about each other, and I'm sure it's duly appreciated.