Writing Romance

Depending on how well you know me will depend on how odd you might find this. I have expressed interest in exploring other genres including Romance. I had an idea for a story based on similar feeling from a previous relationship, that was a bit of a joke, but did arise some strong feelings that became subjects of two poems, New Feeling and Darker. I'm about 1,400 words into it and it's going ok, but some of the dialogue may need to be revised. The problem with myself writing these types of stories is, no matter how hard I try it always seems to sound corny, cheesy, lame. I want to submit these piece to a few magazines, but if it's unsuccessful I will gladly publish it here and on my homepage.