I was born in 1980, so the songs that first came out late in that decade, plus most hits from the first half of the 1990s, encompassed most of what I first listened to on the radio.
Now, I've considered myself a hopeless romantic, for many years. I'm certainly no expert on the subject - I've never read "Romeo & Juliet", "Pride & Prejudice", or most of the popular literature along such lines. But the love songs often played by my local radio station really solidified certain ideas, in my mind and my heart. To this day, even though I'm currently 43 and single, I still have a very passionate belief in both love and marriage. So-called "realists" like to say, "Being married isn't all sunshine and roses - you have to work hard", and I totally get that. But I don't think that means you have to completely ignore or abandon the passion involved, either.
Anyway, I've written all of this, because I wanted to share with you one of my favorite love songs. Its called "Right Here Waiting", and it was first released in 1989, by Richard Marx. He initially wrote the song as a love letter to his wife, actress Cynthia Rhodes, and it has since become one of his most-requested numbers.
Personally, there was a period in my life where, as much as I adore this song, I couldn't hear it without crying. This was due to some very bad choices from my past, and while I'm now healed from much of it, I still can't listen to this as often as I used to. Still, its a truly great expression of love, and I hope you enjoy it.