Aging & Wisdom Quote by Will Estes

There is a quiet PR savvy in how Will Estes frames romance as both a guilty pleasure and a point of pride. “I’m into all that sappy stuff” opens with a self-deprecating wink: he names the stereotype first, disarming anyone ready to roll their eyes at candles-and-picnics sentimentality. Calling it “sappy” functions like a protective layer of irony, a modern permission slip to want tenderness without sounding naive. He’s not rejecting masculinity so much as updating it, signaling emotional availability while staying legible in a culture that still polices male softness.

The list that follows is deliberately ordinary: “a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling.” None of it is extravagant, which is the point. These are romance gestures that feel attainable and camera-ready, the kind of intimacy that reads as authentic because it’s consumable. “Surprise picnic” is especially strategic: it implies effort and planning, but also spontaneity and lightness, romance without heaviness. “Traveling” broadens the fantasy into lifestyle territory, where love is less about grand declarations and more about curated experiences.

Then comes the clincher: “I’m kind of an old romantic.” “Old” does double duty. It suggests a throwback sincerity, but it also positions him as safe and steady in an era of app fatigue and ironic detachment. The subtext is reputation management: an actor known through long-running TV roles sells reliability. He’s not pitching a tortured artiste; he’s pitching a partner who remembers to pack the picnic blanket.