Aw, crusty love! Crusty ITALIAN love. Here are some new photos of Meg Ryan and John Mellencamp in Rome, Italy this week. Meg brought her daughter Daisy, John brought his smokes, and they’re all having a grand old time. I actually can’t complain too much about these photos, because I honestly, genuinely find them cute. Here. Nowhere else. Rome agrees with them, and I like seeing the two of them being affectionate (and crusty). There are a few photos where Meg seems like the Sienna Miller of the relationship – you know, the “Pay attention to me! We have to be touching! We have to be canoodling! You have to pay attention to me at all times or you don’t really love me” type of woman. But as the photo set went on, it just seems like John might be a little drunk and Meg is just being sweet to him. I especially like the photo of his head on her shoulder.

At one point, as they were sitting on this little bench, a dude came over and tried to sell John a red rose for his lady. John and Meg both refused the flower, reportedly telling the flower salesman “Romance is dead.” Okay, that’s not so sweet. Meh.

One of the last reports about Meg and John was that they were planning a quick wedding just as soon as his divorce from his third wife, Elaine, comes through. That WAS supposed to be this month. Meg’s rep denied the story at the time, but I still think there’s a good chance these crusty lovers will make it official at some point. They’ve been together all year now – well, actually, they probably got together last year, but officially it’s just this year. Will Meg jump into a marriage with a dude who refuses to buy her a red rose?

Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News.