The 'Call My Name' hitmaker, who is currently dating dancer Tre Holloway, said romance is a thought for her, reported MTV online.
"It doesn't matter what the gesture is, whether it's a very luxurious piece of jewellery or clothing, or whether somebody has just thought about making you a card or running you a bath and lighting you some candles.
"It's the thought that I find to be romantic. And I'm a hopeless romantic, so anyone who thinks like that is on good stead," she said.
There were rumours that the couple is soon going to be engaged but Cole, 29, did not divulge any details about it.