My brother asked his wife to marry him on a hotel sign. First he got them a room in a suite and spent a romantic evening with her then they were driving out the next day and his girlfriend saw the sign and they were married 3 months later.
Dance in your garden with your sprinklers on.
Write your partner a thank you note thanking them for all the practical things they do to make your life better (laundry, respecting you, making great love,taking you to a movie, etc.) and tape it to the orange juice in the fridge or to the lightswitch. Use a thank you note for added elegance.
My fiancee took me to a beautiful park, under the guise that we were meeting friends for a barbecue. He got a cooler out of the trunk and we walked to a quiet shade tree. He spread out a blanket and eventually told me that nobody else was coming. He fed me grapes, cheeses, chocolates, wine.
Guys take just 2 minutes EVERY day to tell her you love her. Do this by calling, faxing, emailing, or paging her. It may not seem like much to you, but it will make all the difference in the world to her. Daily contact equals love in her eyes.
Buy eight postcards. Write only one letter on each card, in this order "I L O V E Y O U". Mail each postcard 2 days apart, over the course of two weeks she will know how you feel.
If you don't already have one, steal a key from her somehow. Then, one day where she's not going to be home for awhile...sneak in and clean her house. She will love you.
When at home, dance. Turn on slow music and dance close. If it's your song, it makes you feel so good!
Get home before your significant other does from work, start a hot bath with candles & flowers. Open up a bottle of wine and treat them to a night of just relaxation.
go out of town a rent a hotel room with a hot tub. Stick some candles around it and put some lavender, sandlewood, and patchuli oils to waken nerves and hormones. This is a really good night to remember!
Read the book "Chocolate Kisses" to set the mood.
Unplug the TV and leave a card on top that says "Turn me on instead."
When he comes to visit place love notes or little surprises in his bag so when he gets home he'll find them as he unpacks and knows how much you love and miss him when he's not with you.
Take little pieces of paper that say I love you on them and stick them all over the inside of his/her car. Then take a CD/tape that has love songs on it and place it in stereo. (you can also buy and stuffed animal and sit it in the passenger seat and buckle them up!)
Write a message on your driveway or sidewalk in chalk.
Get a calendar of events for your area, go to all the local "festivals" going on around your state.
One thing most men lack to do is to wrap gifts. Most women love the fact that it is wrapped. If you are that bad at wrapping, have a neighbor or friend do it. Just always wrap your gifts.
Give your partner a promise ring to let them know that you are devoted to them.
Buy clear bulbs for your tree and metallic pens. Write special memories from your year together and hang them on your Christmas tree.
For newlyweds, create a "time capsule" recording. On the tape, reminisce about your first year together. Record a popular song and read the day's front-page headlines. Watch the video every year to look back on your first year.
Send a bouquet of silk flowers next time so they last forever.
Buy a 3 ft. or 4 ft. swimming pool, put it in your backyard. That way whenever you and your partner want to go swimming you can do it in your backyard.
Tell your lover you love her three times a day, every day, for the rest of your life.
Go in search of flight specials, sometimes grocery stores run specials for a certain amount of receipts you can get trip vouchers inexpensively.
Give them a pair of scissors: You cut through all the problems when you're around
Give the outside of the house, bedroom, or special date area a "heart attack". Cover the area in paper hearts with special compliments for your special person. Leave it for a surprise!
Give her a box of hearts or romantic stationery or notes.
Give her 10 red roses and 2 white ones in the middle with a note that reads "You will never stand alone."
Place little notes in places you know your partner will find them. It lets them know your thinking of them, and I promise you will be rewarded upon your next meeting.
Light some candles, and throw some comfy pillows on the floor (or bed), put a fire in fireplace, have a glass of wine and read a book of poems or other love story aloud to your partner! A good suggestion is "The Notebook"!
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