Share Your Romantic Ideas

Give your lover a dozen roses and do it with a creative twist.
Give eleven red roses and one white rose. Attach a note that reads:
"In every bunch there's one who stands out and you are that one."

Sending a birthday card isn't just a good idea, it's an obligatory romantic gesture.
But how about doing something different this year?
On your lover's birthday, send a "thank you" card to his/her mother.

Gallantry never really goes out of style.
So every once in a while kiss her hand with a flourish.
Note: The proper way to kiss a woman's hand is to lower your lips to her hand.
You don't raise her hand to your lips. .

Not Enough Love ideas? Do remember that sometimes the most romantic and wonderful things comes from little things. Little Things Mean a Lot

Gift wrap a wishbone in a jewelry box.
Send it to her with a note that says,
"I wish you were here."
 
Unplug the TV.
Put a note on the screen saying,
"Turn me on instead."

Go through revolving doors together.

Write him a little love note.
Insert it into the book he's reading.

Bigger Is Better? Yeah maybe, continue to read on to discover big things that could WOW your loved one...

Make a custom banner-a BIG banner- to welcome him home from a trip
(or just to say "I love you!").
Use construction paper and crayons, or poster board and markers, or old sheets and spray paint.
 
Craig liked doing things in a big way.
He was a dramatic and loud (though lovable) kind of guy. Mary, on the other hand, was proper and quiet (and just as lovable). Craig sometimes criticized Mary for not being expressive or outrageous enough. Until . . . one day when Craig returned home from a business trip and was greeted by Mary and two hundred forty-three members of the local high school marching band on their front lawn. (Most people don't consider John Philip Sousa marches to be romantic but Craig does!)


Basic Romantic Guide This Valentine's Day!

Practice "Even-Day/Odd-Day" Romance:
On even days it's your turn to be romantic, and on odd days it's your partner's turn.

No time or too lazy to wrap those gifts?
Buy fancy bags and pre-decorated boxes for gift-wrapping presents.

Ask her best girlfriend or her mother for help. Ask her to go shopping with you (secretly!).
Tell her you want to spend one afternoon shopping for a year's worth of gifts for your partner. Establish a budget, let her think about it for a week, then go shopping together.



It's Not What You Do!

Don't just walk into the house tonight the way you always do.
Pause on the porch; ring the doorbell;
and greet her with one red rose and a bottle of champagne.

Not that it really matters, but I was just wondering . . .

Why do we have birthday cakes and wedding cakes, but no anniversary cakes or Valentine's cakes?

Why do we have Christmas tree ornaments, but no special ornaments with which to celebrate other special occasions?

Why is Columbus Day a national holiday, but Valentine's Day isn't?

Why is it crude to tell jokes that characterize races and religions in stereotyped ways, but it's acceptable to be a "gender bigot" and stereotype men and women?


But How You Do It

Want to jazz up the presentation of a special meal?
Buy a little hunk of dry ice from a local ice house. Put it in a bowl of water and place it on your serving tray. You'll create wondrous, billowing white clouds!

Okay, let's say you've decided to give her the complete collection of The Moody Blues'
(her all-time favorite group) albums. Let's now give this gift a creative twist. Instead of simply wrapping the CDs and handing them to her, do this:

Remove the CDs from their cases.


Hide the CDs around the house.


Gift-wrap all the CD cases separately.


Attach a note to each gift . . .


Each note gives clues to the location of the CD . . .


And each note's clues are based on each album's title.


Days of Future Passed is hidden in a photo album.

To Our Children's Children's Children is in the kids' toy box.

On the Threshold of a Dream is hidden in your bedroom.

Long Distance Voyager is hidden along with airline tickets to Tahiti.