Box Of Chocolates 1,001 Sweet Things To Do For Your Mate. David J. Preston
Dedication
This book is dedicated to my dearest and sweetest grandmother, Louise Hudson, for her undying support in everything I have ever done, the unconditional love she gave and taught me to share, and foremost for the true-tolife example she lived as my role model and hero. I Love You Lou.
Introduction Romance, quite simply, is the language of love. It is how we tell someone how we truly feel. One can say, “I love you” a hundred times a day but even in the arena of love, actions speak louder than words. Romance is the transformation of your words into actions. These actions, once used will enhance your intimacy, affection, trust, passion, and the personal overall happiness of your partner and yourself. For ladies this is the heaven sent, the answer to the prayers. For men this is the end of the stereotypical male being romantically impaired. I know what you are asking. Why bother? What will romance do for me? Isn't romance costly? Romance will instantly improve the climate of your relationship and the quality of your life with very little cost. Contrary to popular belief, romance comes in all shapes and sizes and all budget ranges. This “Box Of Chocolates” covers them all. Here is a compilation of 1,001 sweet treats to save men and women the extra work. If you count them, you can perform 1 a day for 2 and 3/4 years but on a more realistic basis, if you perform 1 a week it will take 19 and 1/4 years to complete all the ideas in this book. Now you have all you need . . . get started.
Authors Note This “Box Of Chocolates” is not gender specific. Almost every idea in this book refers to “her” and some to “him” but underneath it all, we all need the same things in life.
“Love demands all, and has a right to it” - Beethoven
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Warning! Before turning another page and instantly entering into a new level of romantic awareness, remember this one thing . . .
What you do to get your mate, you must also do to keep your mate.
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Shower together by candlelight.
2. Make a CD of meaningful songs. Insert it into the car stereo. 3. Prepare an indoor picnic on stormy days. Use blankets, baskets, candles, etc. 4. Meet him at the front door wearing a jersey from his favorite sports team . . . nothing else. 5.
Turn off the TV. Whisper “Turn me on instead.”
6. When she gets out of the shower, lay her on a big beach towel across the bed. Blow-dry her off . . . manually. 7.
Steal a kiss. Give it back.
8.
Have flowers delivered to her at the beauty shop.
9.
Have firewood delivered. Deliver yourself.
10.
Send her a dozen red roses. Send 11 red and 1 white with a note saying, “You’re different from all the rest.”
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11. Buy yourself something new that your lover will enjoy too. Examples would be lingerie, a dress with a sexy split, or matching bra and panty sets.
12. Present your partner with an owner’s manual to you. Write your name, make, and model on the cover. Inside write things you love to do and facts and features about yourself. This is a great way to get someone to open up a little and it provides him or her with some direction.
“There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.” - George Sand
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Take an extra minute when kissing goodbye.
“Excellence is possible without perfection” - D.J.P.
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Recreate the days of the week. Monday = Moan Day . . . You know what to do. Tuesday = Twos Day . . . Do something new together. Wednesday = Winds Day . . . Blow her away with something special: a bubble bath or a present. Thursday = Thirst Day . . . Buy a bottle of wine to go with dinner. Toast one another. Friday = Fry Day . . . Cook her a special meal Saturday = Sat Her Day . . . Sit her down and tell her exactly how much you care. Sunday = Sun Day . . . Get out into the sun. Go to a park or outdoor theatre.
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Pamper one another. Prepare his favorite meal. Massage her feet.
16.
Fill a clear bottle with sand. Cork it. Label it “Extra Time.” Present it to your mate.
17. Buy a new comforter and sheets for your bed. Place them on the bed before she arrives home. 18.
Write an “old school” letter with the check yes or no boxes.
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19. Wash her hair for her. She will love it and you. To take this idea to another level, try to wash her hair with freshly caught rainwater. 20.
Rub his head. Bald fellows especially like this one.
21.
Brush her hair. Learn to stroke it just the way she likes it.
22.
Scratch your partners back gently even when it is not itching.
23. Occasionally hold her hand while doing ordinary things like watching television or listening to CD's. 24. Write her a poem. No matter how corny it turns out, she will absolutely, positively love it. 25.
Pray together.
“Love is a fruit in season at all times and within the reach of every hand.” - Mother Theresa
26. Send her out to eat. Brothers, women have the idea that we only take them out to eat because we are hungry too. 27. Ask your significant other everyday, every single day, “How are you doing?” and “How was your day?”
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28. Ask your lover if she would mind if you kissed her a thousand times. Get started . . . 1 . . .2 . . .3 . . . 29.
Tuck a note in her underwear drawer.
30. Create a signal to say, “I love you� in public. Some ideas include winking, shoulder rubs, and squeezing hands. 31. Write a short love letter on the back of a jigsaw puzzle. Take it apart. Present it to your mate in pieces. 32. Capture your memories together. Create a journal you both can write in. After a few months you can go back to laugh and share memories of days gone by. 33. Play strip poker, strip spades, strip uno, strip dominos or strip scrabble. 34. Have a pretend power outage. As evident with the baby boomers, romance can have some of its best productions in the dark. 35. Count off terrific things about your mate as you pull petals from a flower.
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5 Keys to romancing a Virgo. ( August 23 to September 22 ) 1. Virgo is an earth sign: Cater to his/her grounded, practical nature. 2. Gift Tip: natural and elegant. 3. Food: visually appealing. 4. Flowers: Buttercups. 5. Wrap gifts in blue. Word to the wise: Virgos take their time entering relationships, so be patient. 36.
Make a menu of items from this book. Take her order.
37. Fellas: This one works every time. Have a female friend to send you an envelope sealed with a kiss and a touch of perfume. Inside have a letter written to your mate, by you, complementing her in every way imaginable. Her attitude will go from “I'll kill him.” to “I love him.” in ten seconds flat. 38.
Perform a video to her favorite song. This one will crack her side.
39. Create a love fund. Deposit dollar bills into a jar every time you make love.
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40. Present your love with a cold glass of lemonade or a cool fruity daiquiri on the porch as he arrives from a long day of work. 41. Buy her some sexy new clothes; better yet, some new lingerie. Create a walkway using candles to have a sexy fashion show. 42.
Kidnap your lover for lunch.
43.
Buy satin sheets in her favorite color.
44. Run a special appreciation ad in your man’s favorite part of the newspaper. 45.
Slide a card under her pillow just before bedtime.
46.
Smooch . . . kiss . . . cuddle . . ..
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Surprise her with a weeknight reservation at a local Bed and Breakfast.
48.
Go skinny-dipping. Go skinny-dipping in the ocean at midnight.
49.
Make love in slow motion.
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Stay up all night talking, and making love, and watching TV and making love and eating and making love.
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“Consideration and kindness outside of bed help promote good things in bed.” - D.J.P.
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Have a pizza delivered to your mate prepaid. Minutes later knock at the door and ask, “Do you need cheese with that?”
52.
Call in the middle of the night to say “I’m thinking of you.”
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Give compliments and confessions of your love for her in front of others.
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Re-enact your first date, or one of the earlier ones. Re-enact it the way you would have liked it to be.
55.
Breakfast in bed. Traditional because it never gets old.
56.
Treat commercials as romantic breaks while watching television.
57.
Find out which radio station she listens to at work. Make a special request for her to hear.
58.
Slow dance at home. Prepare a tape with special songs to dance to.
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Engage in a battle of laser tag or paintball.
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Become his “Genie” for a day.
61.
Take a massage class together. Obtain mastery on one another.
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Keep a U.S. map with pushpins marking cities you have made love in. Buy a box of pushpins.
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When going out of town for a few days, leave a videotape with a sweet message for each day you will be gone.
64.
Cut words from a newspaper or magazine. Paste them into a letter to mail to her.
65.
Spend the afternoon in an arcade.
66.
Present her with a dozen roses. Give her one at a time, each with an oral compliment or written compliment attached to the stem.
“Choose your love then love your choice.” - D.J.P.
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Give her a clean, large t-shirt of yours with just a touch of cologne or aftershave for her to wear to bed.
68.
Mail cards for no reason. This works especially well if you live together and she checks the mail.
69.
Lay next to her. Gently run your hands along her curves.
70.
Share a set of pajamas. Men wear the pants and women wear the top.
71.
Tell her stories and fantasies of things you would love to do with her.
72.
Find old photos of yourself. Add funny captions. Mail them to your partner.
73.
Think of places you have not kissed her. Kiss her there. Exactly there.
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Slide sweet notes in her shoes.
75.
Rub noses after kissing.
76.
Buy a plaque or trophy to let her know that she is first place in your heart.
77.
Have a poem you wrote to your mate set to music. Present it to her in the car stereo.
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Go window-shopping together. Pay attention to the items she likes. Sneak back to get them later.
79.
Learn to play the piano or guitar well enough to accompany yourself as you sing her a love song.
80.
Tape her favorite soap everyday. Tape the game he is missing.
81.
Send messages to her at work through co-workers, fax, or e-mail.
82.
Wake up early to catch a sunrise together.
83.
Take Polaroid pictures in some silly poses. Attach silly phrases to them to share some laughs.
84.
Chauffeur her around for a night on the town.
85.
Warm her car for her on cold winter mornings.
86.
Ladies . . . on your next date out on the town, all dressed up for your man, secretly hand him your panties under the table. Give him your “I want you� look and see how he reacts.
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Go for a ride in the country. Fish in a pond, picnic in a field, watch the stars, or just enjoy quiet time away from the city.
88.
Invite your mate to sit in with you at work for a couple of hours.
89.
Stick the words “ love you” in the lenses of his glasses.
90.
Have a picnic on the roof.
91.
Hide and go seek. Hide and go get it.
92.
Romance Roulette. Choose a number between 1 and 1,001. Find that number in this book. Allow a few days for the idea to be performed.
93.
Write her a check for a hundred kisses. Cash it.
94.
Cook a meal together.
95.
Put candy, flowers, or notes on her car windshield.
96.
What is your lover’s favorite candy? Buy two pounds of it.
97.
What is your lover’s favorite cookie? Buy two dozen of them.
98.
Place a small sweet note in a book your sweetheart is currently reading.
99.
Play geography on each other’s bodies. Explore mountains, valleys, waterways, poles, forests, and the equator.
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Make coupons on note cards for such things as walks on the beach, bubble baths, massages, or couch cuddling. Use your imagination to find hundreds of reasons to make coupons.
“Romantic relationships tend to be more sexually passionate than the average relationship.� -D.J.P.
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Create this love scene: sprinkle rose petals from the driveway to the front door. From the front door to the bathroom, where you have her bubble bath warm and bubbly. Add candles, soft music, and some comfortable evening clothes for her to relax in after she gets out. Oh yeah . . . stay out of her way until she finishes.
102.
Leave a trail of clothes from the front door to the bedroom. He will soon follow.
103.
Have the pepperonis arranged in a heart shape by the pizza company.
104.
When preparing to eat dinner announce that everything prepared contains aphrodisiacs.
105.
Have a painting made from your favorite wedding photo.
106.
Surprise your partner with a cup of orange juice, coffee, or hot tea as she steps out of the shower.
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107.
Buy a cake from your local grocer. Have a message other than “Happy Birthday” put on the cake. Try something sexual.
108.
Have mystery days when one partner plans the mystery date and the other tags along.
109.
Try an impromptu date. Call to tell her “I’m taking you somewhere special tonight, get dressed.”
110.
Send a sexual, outrageously funny card to his job. Don’t sign it. He will know it is you and will get heavily teased by his co-workers.
111.
Wake him gently at 4 am by fondling him.
112.
Send her shopping with her best friend. Arrange it ahead of time with her friend so it will be a surprise.
“Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others can not keep it from themselves.” - Anonymous
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5 Keys to romancing a Libra. ( September 23 to October 22 ) 1. Libra is an air sign: Cater to his/her light funloving nature. 2. Gift tip: romantic and elegant. 3. Food: delicates and sweets. 4. Flowers: Hydrangeas. 5. Wrap gifts in bright blue and pink. Word to the wise: Libras can be very complicated individuals. The scales tip up and down making them almost impossible to figure out. 113.
Wear one of his dress shirts with lingerie or a matching bra and panty set underneath.
114.
Find anything your lover collected as a child. Buy some.
115.
Share a meaningful discussion in the mornings or an inspirational reading.
116.
Create a “Get off the phone” coupon.
“Keep your words soft and sweet. You never know when you may have to eat them.” - American Proverb
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The ABC’s Of Romance
Attention; she can never get too much. Bubblebaths are a sure thing. Chivalry is not dead. Do it. Exotic escapes are often erotic. Flirt with your mate always. Generously give of yourself. Honeymoon every month. Inspire your mate for a lifetime. Judge not your mate. Kiss hello and goodbye. Love, lovemaking, making love last. Monogamy and faithfulness. Nighttime naughty nibbling. Openly express your thoughts and feelings. Pray together. Quantity and quality can co-exist. R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it means to me. Slow, sexy syllables spoken softly. Titillating talks of togetherness. Unexpected gifts are the best. Valentine’s day is everyday. Walking hand-in-hand. X-cite your mate in ways that only you know how. Yes; use this word more often. Zerotolerance for a boring mate.
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Make a tradition of going out every Thursday night or any other night that is convenient for the two of you.
118.
Select a night for role reversal. You may be surprised at how you are portrayed.
119.
Dinner in bed can be just as lovely as breakfast.
“Love is a verb.� - Claire Boothe Luce.
120.
Go over to her house in the wee hours of the morning. Give her a single rose. Leave.
121.
Unexpectedly invite her parents to dinner.
122.
Ask her to marry you on a local radio show.
123.
Ladies . . . when he is not feeling well, go over dressed as a nurse. Act out the old nurse and patient fantasy.
124.
Go with him to the park. Be his cheerleader while he is playing ball.
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Go to a beach. Rent a pair of ten speeds or a twoseat bicycle to ride along the seawall.
126.
Share dessert favorites such as pudding pops, peach cobbler, and sweet potato pie right at bedtime.
127.
Read bedtime stories to one another.
128.
Take the kids out to leave your partner time to relax.
129.
Tape a sweet message to the back of the remote.
130.
Get matching tattoos.
131.
Try a new restaurant every week. Find the best Italian, Chinese, Mexican, and Jamaican restaurants in town.
132.
Make Valentine’s Day a real holiday. Take the day off. Go on an all day date or spend the day in bed.
133.
Carve your initials in a tree.
“Everyone in love is beautiful.” - D.J.P.
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Make a list of ideas from this book numbered 2 –12. Use a pair of dice to roll up an adventurous night. Remember that six, seven, and eight are the most common numbers while two and twelve are the least common.
135.
Write a poem for your mother-in-law telling her of the great job she did with your mate.
136.
Buy a gift. Place it in the trunk of her car. See how long it takes her to find it.
137.
Plan a one-day vacation. Use a sick day to get some healing.
138.
Take him on a $100 shopping spree in Sears’ tool department.
139.
Think of fun suggestive notes to leave with these candies: Hershey Kisses, Good-N-Plenty, Butterfingers, Fireballs, Mounds, Almond Joy, and Life Savors.
140.
Write ten reasons why you married her. Write ten reasons why you chose her to be your girlfriend.
141.
Open her car door first. Do not let the features on modern cars stop chivalry.
142.
Go to a fair or carnival together.
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143.
Start a continuous bouquet. Each day or every other day bring home a new flower and remove the wilted ones.
144.
Attach a hundred dollar bill to a lingerie catalog with a note saying, “You choose.�
145.
Keep massage oil and candles in the nightstand.
146.
Pile onto the couch and watch television with the whole family.
147.
Send her a dress and an address. That is a new dress with an address of a place to meet you.
148.
Visit your mate at lunchtime. Have a picnic in the office.
149.
Find out through co-workers where she is having lunch. Send flowers there.
150.
Give your partner a report card with grading in those special subjects.
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“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” - Anonymous
151.
Have a talent show for two.
152.
Picnic . . . in the nude.
153.
Take the day off to celebrate his/her birthday.
154.
Give her the window seat when flying together.
155.
Replace his sports station with a week of real ESPN (Exceptional Sex Performed Nightly).
156.
Place small wagers on various events. Try the game this weekend or who will win on the award show she is watching. Make fun wagers such as kisses, backrubs, and massages.
157.
Go to the airport the day before your partner leaves on a trip. Place a rose in one of the lockers in the terminal. Before she leaves home give her the key.
158.
Write a short story about the two of you. Include sexy love scenes and romantic talks.
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159.
Hang a pair of boxers on her rearview mirror. Hang a pair of panties on his rearview mirror.
160.
Find new words to help you describe your lover. Beautiful, angelic, alluring, charming, bewitching, divine, enticing, exquisite, marvelous, magnificent, stunning and pulchritudinous.
161.
Play a sport you both enjoy together. Try basketball, tennis, or football. Football??? You would be surprised of how much she likes playing with you.
162.
Come home with travel brochures and airline tickets sticking out of your pocket. Wait for your partner to notice.
163.
Keep candles in the car. Surprise her with Burger King or Mac Donald’s by candlelight or take the candles inside.
164.
Send her anything in a heart shaped box.
165.
Place Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” in the bedroom stereo before getting into bed. After ten or fifteen minutes of silence, press play on the remote. Follow Marvin’s directions “Wake Up … Wake Up … Wake up.” “Get up . . . Get up . . . Get up.”
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166.
Put jellybeans in an old medicine bottle with a label that reads “sex pills.� Leave directions to take two and see me in a minute.
167.
Rent a pair of jet-skis. Take to the water for a fun adventure.
168.
Make the door a toll-way when she arrives home. The cost can be a hug, kiss, or anything else you can dream up.
169.
Have a custom rug made for the living room.
170.
Start a small home business together, not for the money but for the thrill of doing something passionately together.
171.
Stuff her mailbox full of love notes and cards.
172.
Take something of hers that she constantly complains about. Break it. Present her with the new one you have already purchased.
173.
Pretend to have illusions. Do something that your partner really wants you to do or does not expect you will do.
174.
Give her an intimate kiss just as the elevator door opens.
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“The reward of love is love.” - D.J.P.
5 Keys to romancing a Scorpio. ( October 23 to November 21 ) 1. Scorpio is a water sign: Cater to his/her dreamy, romantic nature. 2. Gift tip: natural and sensuous. 3. Food: sharp and tangy. 4. Flowers: Honeysuckle. 5. Wrap gifts in maroon. Word to the wise: When a Scorpio wants you, he/she wants all of you. They will not turn back once in a relationship. 175.
Hum “your song” to her as she falls asleep.
176.
Take her away as a pretend FBI witness in the FBI Witness Protection Program.
177.
Turn your hand into the infamous uncontrollable claw to tickle her.
178.
Do something next time it rains. Walk in the rain, play in the rain, or make love in the rain.
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Put prizes in the closets. Ask her to choose door #1, #2, or #3.
180.
Have 60’s, 70’s, or 80’s, night at home. Use lamps, bell-bottoms, Kangos, incense, colored light bulbs and the music of that decade.
181.
Plan a hotel get-a-way. Have lingerie, wine, cheese, and fruit awaiting your arrival. Take the extras over earlier in the evening.
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” - Robert Frost.
182.
Send a friend to pick her up as if he were your personal driver. Place her in the backseat. Drive her to your home where you have a special dinner prepared for just the two of you.
183.
Pitch a tent in the backyard. Have a cookout as you enjoy one another’s company under moonlight.
184.
Put the appropriate number of candles throughout the house on his birthday.
185.
Place a picture of yourself in a frame. Wrap it. Add a note saying “I’m giving myself to you.”
186.
Have a written mission each week with the goal of pleasing her. Post it on the refrigerator.
187.
Create a darkroom to develop home photos . . . or anything else.
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188.
Make a highlight tape to your relationship. Edit the best parts of home videos into a special production including music and captions.
189.
Flip through her Victoria Secret catalog and rate the items 1 – 10. Return catalog with $50 in it.
190.
Go to her class right before it starts. Write a coded message on the chalkboard or on her desk.
191.
Send him a formal invitation to research the heights of sex or to research the phenomenon of ecstasy.
192.
Celebrate half birthdays every six months.
193.
Know all of your partner’s sizes so you can surprise her with skirts, sweaters, shoes, rings, lingerie, etc.
194.
Wait for your lover in a warm bubble bath to return from work.
195.
Women enjoy, adore, and love stuffed animals. Especially bears.
196.
Make a scroll of ten reasons you love her. Have it written in calligraphy. Hang it.
197.
Send him a perfumed love letter.
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198.
Give a compliment in an aggressive manner. Show her you’re a tiger; show her what you can do.
199.
Make a list of wants and needs. In the want column list all those things you want. In the needs column only write your partner’s name.
200.
Keep a piggy bank in your bedroom. Penny for your thought, nickel for your kiss, dime if you say you love me. Quarter . . . dollar?
“Romantic moments create positive memories that can last a lifetime.” - D.J.P. 201.
Compliment one another on the outgoing message on the answering machine.
202.
Tape a reminder to the underside bill of his hat.
203.
Leave milk, cookies, and a sweet note on the kitchen counter. Go to the bedroom then ask your partner to retrieve something from the kitchen.
204.
Share a book together. Take turns reading chapters aloud to one another.
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205.
Call your city newspaper to request the paper for the day your sweetheart was born. Present it to her in a wrapped gift box.
206.
When she brings work home to be completed for her job, sit with her to help or just to provide a little company.
207.
Turn over an hourglass. Kiss, kiss, and kiss until it runs out.
“Lips only sing when they can not kiss.” - Anonymous
208.
Leave a small gift in the glove box.
209.
Play a home version of your favorite game show.
210.
Ladies . . . place a note on the lawnmower saying, “As soon as you finish the lawn, I’m going to show you exactly how much I appreciate it.”
211.
Do one of those compatibility tests often found in magazines.
212.
Mail her a copy of your high school yearbook picture. High school pictures are seemingly always a good source of laughter.
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“The heart that loves is always young.” - D.J.P.
5 Keys to romancing a Sagittarius. ( November 22 to December 21 ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Sagittarius is a fire sign: Cater to his/her passionate, sexual nature. Gift tip: travel related. Food: nutty flavors, spicy. Flowers: Carnations. Wrap gifts in deep purple. Word to the wise: Sagittarius people are serious flirts. If you are the jealous type you’re probably better off without them.
213.
Forgive . . . Forget.
214.
Allow her access to your inner thoughts at her request. Have a dial-a-compliment day so during this day she can call you to get an instant compliment.
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“As soon as you cannot keep anything from a woman you love her.� - Paul Geraldy
215.
Take a Saturday afternoon drive looking at dream houses.
216.
Drop the top on your car or rent a convertible. Take a cruise around town or to your favorite nightspots.
217.
Leave a trail of letters leading to a special place ... H-E-A-V-E-N . . . or . . . P-A-R-A-D-I-S-E.
218.
Place a homemade traffic ticket under the windshield wiper for violations of driving me crazy, hit and run, leaving the scene of a love affair, etc. Set the fines for the offenses at a hug, kiss, dinner, or a movie.
219.
Rent a billboard. Place a sweet coded message for her to see or let it all hang out and place on it exactly what you want to say.
220.
Stay in bed an extra ten minutes together before the hectic morning rush.
221.
Take up photography together. Create a scrapbook of your best shots.
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222.
Have a limousine pick her up from work on her birthday.
223.
If your partner loves cars. Take him to the next car show that comes to town. He will be surprised that you thought of him and his hobby.
224.
Buy him a jersey representing his favorite team with a matching hat.
225.
Play on a co-ed softball team together.
226.
Fill her driver side door with her favorite candy.
227.
Pretend to be single. Flirt with your partner at a party or social gathering. Act out the complete fantasy back at home or anywhere else you can dream up.
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Find a song featuring your lover’s name. Play it.
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Take him to test-drive a few sports cars. Try Corvettes, Jaguars, and Porsches. He just may want to buy one.
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Take pictures together. Place one on your desk at the office.
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Buy “His” and “Hers” cellular phones.
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When she next calls you, check the caller I.D. then answer “Psychic Hotline.”
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Send her a ticket to a concert or play that she will enjoy. Of course you have the ticket to the seat next to her.
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Take a short canoe trip on a quiet lake.
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Sit at a pool or any other body of water, stick your feet in and talk for a while.
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Invite the neighbors over to play cards. Be on the same team.
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Write a sweet note in her daily calendar.
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When at the library, besides checking out a book for yourself, check out one that your mate will enjoy or you can share together.
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Place a note or joke under a flowerpot she frequently moves.
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Leave a note in the microwave saying “Dinner is on me tonight.”
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Prepare a special lunch for her tonight. Give it to her as she leaves in the morning.
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Tape her picture to the back of a milk carton with a note saying, “I’m missing you.”
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Leave a greeting card at the convenience store she frequents. Ask the cashier to give it to her on her next visit.
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If your mate has an office window arrange a visit to the building across the street. Use a phone to call her, tell her exactly what she is doing or wearing. She will be shocked and if you do it convincingly enough she will look around for you.
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Book a hotel room within walking distance from his job. Invite him over for an afternoon meeting.
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Create a romantic idea jar, place one hundred ideas in it and pull one each week.
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Send her a love letter via FedEx because your love can’t wait.
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Purchase matching robes so the two of you can lounge around in style.
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Name the rooms of your house. Bedroom . . . The Garden of Love Bathroom . . . Paradise Falls Guestroom . . . Secret Garden
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Visit a lake or beach in the late evening to watch the sun set over the water.
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“Love is more easily demonstrated than defined.” - Anonymous
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Have your names carved of wood.
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Bless the food aloud and holding hands.
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Go for a ride on public transportation. A bus ride could provide a jolt to your relationship as well as your reality.
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If I had a penny for everyone who has a fireplace and does not use it. Use it to add to a romantic evening with your special someone.
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Pull up a chair in the kitchen while she is cooking. Learn something while you are there.
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Say “Thank You” when you should, just like momma taught you. It is no ones job to do anything for you. Do not take it for granted.
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Pre-arrange the kids to visit Grandma this weekend. Surprise your mate with dinner for the two of you . . . alone.
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Pay the bills on time. It alleviates stress and clears the atmosphere for romanticism.
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When she is stressed relax her sensually and tell her how much you love her.
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Yell, “I love you” across the room.
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Shout her name then softly say, “I love you.”
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Compliment your partner everyday.
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Tape a pair of tickets to an event she will love behind a picture on the wall. Tell her you have a surprise for her in the safe. She will ask “What safe?” Point to the picture and watch her smile.
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Ladies . . . present your man with a fantasy photo of you. Use lingerie, fantasy outfits, or even a little nudity to enhance your photos.
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Fellas . . . present your woman with a fantasy photo of you. Use boxers, hard hats, uniforms, or even a little nudity to enhance your photos.
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Create a neighborhood childcare program. Arrange weekends when one family takes care of all the kids while the rest of you get romantic. Change host next week or next month.
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Know all of your anniversaries. Wedding First date Day you met First kiss The day you first said “I Love You.”
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Start and end each day with a kiss.
“Within each person there is treasure, but sometimes you have to dig for it.” - D.J.P.
5 Keys to romancing a Capricorn. ( December 22 to January 19 ) 1. Capricorn is an earth sign: Cater to his/her grounded, practical nature. 2. Gift tip: exclusive, quality. 3. Food: elaborate desserts. 4. Flowers: Pansies. 5. Wrap gifts in brown and deep gray. Word to the wise: Capricorns are very stubborn and will not be changed easily. These seriousminded people will not be the fool while you play games. 269.
Rent a classic roadster for a day on the town. Rent a roadster from his birth year.
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270.
For the next seven days compliment your partner 50% more than usual. See what changes take place.
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Send him a sweet telegram. Send him a sweet singing telegram.
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Share a bubble bath in the middle of the day.
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Tell her something sweet after making love. Remember fellas . . . it's not what you say before you start to play but what you say after that makes her want to stay.
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Share a sexually orientated book. Read it aloud to one another.
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Fellas . . . when it comes to romantic gestures . . . Just Do It.
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Carry her to bed tonight.
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At a seafood restaurant hide a real pearl in her oyster.
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Use sparklers instead of candles on his next birthday cake.
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When she tries on a dress she really loves, sneak to the counter to quickly pay for it. Tell her she can wear it home.
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Do one of her chores for her.
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Write her a short, sweet note. Place it in a plastic bottle. Float it in her next bubble bath.
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Have a song written for you and your lover.
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Share steamy hot cocoa on cold winter nights.
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Let music set the mood during dinner at home tonight. Use soft jazz or instrumentals to get things started. Try starting with Kenny G. or Kirk Whalum.
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Celebrate a monthly calendar changing ceremony. Just another reason to celebrate.
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Mail one piece of a two-piece lingerie set to him at work.
“Love breaks the rule of common sense.� - D.J.P.
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Think of her as your lover not just your wife.
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Team up with a friend to help encourage and remind one another of romantic ideas and discoveries.
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Have a custom quilt sown. Place it on the bed to give her a big surprise when she arrives home.
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Attend a pottery class together.
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Take a baby photo of you and your partner to a copier. Have the two copied together. Present it to your mate with a note saying, “We were meant to be.”
“Your happiness is the result of your own effort.” - D.J.P.
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Give him a season pass to your “Saturday Night Striptease.”
Saturday Night Striptease Season Pass
For your eyes only No video equipment allowed.
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Send a taxi to pick him up from work. Have the taxi driver to hand him a sealed envelope. The note says, “All work and no play makes you a dull boy. So come out to play!” Pre-pay the cab fare including the tip and instruct the driver to take him to a local hotel. Have another sealed envelope waiting for him at the front desk with a very sexy note inside.
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Tuck a note in your lover’s coat pocket on a cold winter morning saying “I wish I was here to wrap around you like this coat.”
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Give yourselves a boost by attending a midweek church service.
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When your partner is doing those tedious tasks like cleaning the refrigerator, windows, or detailing the car, place dollar bills strategically along the way to urge your partner along.
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Make a wish list of purchasable things. Exchange lists, and then periodically fulfill those wishes.
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Paint her toenails.
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Slip a new picture of yourself in his wallet. See if he notices.
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Mistletoe works all year long. Kiss, kiss.
“Women love a gentle man.” - D.J.P.
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Record music videos that express your thoughts and feelings. Present the tape to him.
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Have a friend to pick him up from the airport. Place him in the backseat. Have him delivered to you at his favorite restaurant.
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Ladies . . . request to sit in the backseat. Now tickle, nibble, and whisper sweet everythings in his ear.
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Write a short bedtime story. Read it to her at bedtime.
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Hire an artist to draw or paint a picture of the two of you lying together embraced. Place it over the headboard of your bed.
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With your next gift of lingerie, add to the package a list of 10 reasons why she is the sexiest thing alive.
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Get some sidewalk chalk and give your mate a romantic evening stroll.
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Place a jar of nuts on the table with a note saying “I’m nuts over you.”
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Leave her a greeting card for everyday you will be away.
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Fill her car with balloons containing short messages.
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Get a copy of the newspaper from the day you first made love, kissed, or had your first date. See what else was news on that day.
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Creative Ways To Propose A proposal is an extraordinary event in the lives of two people. When you are ready to propose, take the time to make it special, unique and unforgettable. Make a plan and enlist the support and participation of family and friends. Here are some possible proposal settings to help you get started. Now take a deep breath and go for it! In A church service in front of the congregation. Lit candles to spell it out. Inside a Chinese fortune cookie. On a movie theatre screen with friends and family cleverly hid in the audience. Billboard on her route to work. Sky banner In front of thousands, on the screen, at a sporting event. Custom jigsaw puzzle. Audio or videotape. Magician’s hat at a magic show.
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5 Keys to romancing an Aquarius. ( January 20 to February 18 ) 1. Aquarius is an air sign: Cater to his/her light, funloving nature. 2. Gift tip: sensuous. 3. Food: subtle flavors, creamy textures. 4. Flowers: Orchids. 5. Wrap gifts in electric blue and turquoise. Word to the wise: Never try to control an Aquarius. If you consistently try, they will disappear on you. 312.
Send HIM flowers . . . at work.
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Celebrate the changing of the seasons. Take a walk or go shopping at end of the season sales to celebrate the incoming season.
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Have a custom perfume or cologne made for your lover.
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Make love in a bathtub. This one may require some flexibility but I’m sure you can improvise.
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Ask the supervisor to call your lover at 6:00 a.m. on his birthday to give him the day off. You conveniently take a day off yourself. Celebrate.
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The best of two worlds. Give her long stem chocolate roses.
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Take simultaneous sabbaticals from work.
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Cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Ladies . . . this one has 100% test rate. When he comes home, fill a basin with hot water, and sit him in his favorite chair with the sports channel on. Wash his feet or let them soak.
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Update his favorite albums to CD’s.
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Hide your favorite stuffed animal inside his briefcase or gym bag. It will instantly make him think of you.
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Share a bottle of wine from his/her birth year. Make a toast to celebrating her birth.
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Always know your partner’s favorite song, singer, color, flower, perfume, restaurant, and t.v. show, and author for great gift ideas.
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Play doctor. Perform check-ups, physicals, and ice cube operations. Write prescriptions for love.
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Add to his collection of baseball caps, basketball jerseys, autographed items, comics, etc.
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Add to her collection of stuffed animals, plants, dolls, lingerie, shoes, jewelry, etc.
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Send your partner a romantic e-card. Send it right now.
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329.
Give her co-worker a number of cards signed and sealed so they can be delivered at any time.
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Go out and play. The simple pleasures of childhood always stay in our hearts.
“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” - Pablo Picasso
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Use a camcorder to record your undying love confessions to her so she can watch it over and over again. Be aware that she will definitely show her friends . . . and yours.
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Fill a box with confetti. Tape a picture of yourself to the base of the box. Attach a note saying, “I heard you were looking for love. Here I am.”
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Place pool balls in numerical order leading her to a special place where you have something special set up for her.
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Make a card for her using glue, glitter, and macaroni, just as you did in kindergarten for mom.
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Have his boxers, towels, robes, or pillowcases monogrammed.
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When she goes out of town have flowers delivered to her destination before she arrives.
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Administer a test consisting of silly questions with obvious answers. Ex. 1. I love you because a. You’re beautiful b. You’re sweet c. You’re sexy d. All of the above
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While massaging your partner have hot and cold regions using warm oils and ice cubes.
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Turn the calendar back to February and insist that today is Valentine’s Day. Show her.
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Leave a sweet note in her pocketbook. Notes are even sweeter with money attached.
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Leave a sweet note in his wallet. Do not expect anything else but the note fellas.
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Is your partner a night or day person? Plan activities accordingly.
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If you work together, send her a dozen pink roses for her desk, and then place one pink rose noticeably on your desk. This is also a great way to meet someone at work.
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344.
Turn to your partner in public and tell her “I’m glad to be here with you.”
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Frame and hang your wedding license.
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Listen to the radio to find romantic ideas. Carry them out.
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Hide a small gift on your body. Tell your lover you have something hidden somewhere on you. Beware of the effects of the search and what it may lead to.
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English French Italian Spanish
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Add a dimmer to your bedroom light switch.
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Wear a T-shirt from his Alma Mater.
“I love you” “Je t’adore” “Ti adoro” “Te amo”
“Mates are like fires; they go out if left unattended.” - Anonymous
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Attend a cooking class together.
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Start saving momentos from your life together.
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353. Buy her a musical jewelry box. She will love it. 354. Place a note between the next two bread slices. Politely ask for a sandwich. 355. Play loud music, dance, and flirt at home just as you did out in the clubs. 356. Try making love as quiet as you can. It may come in handy someday. 357. Have a home video marathon revolving around your partner’s favorite actor or actress. 358. Tell someone close to her how lucky you are to have her. 359. Go shopping for your partner. Let the gift idea come to you. 360. Write a letter in a code that only she knows. 361. Have practice sessions for things the two of you do together. Practice card games, bowling, dominos, softball, etc. 362. Have a short caricature cartoon drawn featuring the two of you. 363. Surprise your partner with a personalized license plate. Use her initials or a catchy phrase. 364. Meet him at the door wearing your wedding gown. 365. Meet him at the door wearing your honeymoon clothes or all the clothes you were NOT wearing.
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366. Welcome her home as if she has been gone 8 days instead of 8 hours. 367. Walk her to her car whenever possible. 368. Create a photo album of pictures featuring the two of you. 369. Write a letter telling her about an imaginary date you want to have this weekend. Have it. 370. Place a sweet note in the coffee can for a jump-start to her morning. 371. Paint a picture or do some abstract art. Your effort alone will make it beautiful no matter what it looks like.
“Love is a great beautifier.” - Anonymous
372. Tape a sign to the back of her seat saying, “I love this lady driver.” See how long it takes her to notice. 373. Lend a postcard instead of sending a postcard while on vacation. Lend a card saying, “I’m glad you are here with me.” 374. Make her a homemade greeting card. On the cover it says, “What’s love got to do with it?” on the inside write “Everything.”
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375. Take both sets of your parents to a casino or horse track. Give everyone $100 to play with. 376. Be your partners 9-1-1. This is for those really stressed days when your partner needs an outlet for frustration or stress. 377. Keep the exact time that has passed since you last saw her. 17 hours, 16 minutes, and 31 seconds. 378. Give her a fish tank with two fish representing the two of you in your own little world.
379. Kiss her gently on the forehead. 380. Wash the car together late at night. Have a water fight. 381. Answer the phone with, “I Love You,” when you recognize that it is your mate calling. 382. Make a scrapbook of your partner’s accomplishments. 383. Buy or wear something alike. Try matching if wearing the same thing is not for you. 384. Watch again the first movie you saw together. 385. Make a custom bracelet, necklace, or anklet using her favorite color beads.
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386. Give him a cactus with a note saying, “I’m stuck on you.” 387. Do an exercise video together. 388. Attend a comedy club together. Share some great laughs.
389. Wear matching running shoes. 390. Do not just say hello to her parents when they call. Greet them and have a short conversation. 391. ENCOURAGE your partner ALWAYS. 392. Place ideas from this book in a hat. Have him pull one. Make it happen. 393. Ice cream floats in bed while watching TV or listening to CD’s. Hmmm. 394. Pick out star constellations on a clear winter’s night.
“Harmony is often obtained by playing second fiddle.” - American Proverb
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5 Keys to romancing a Pisces. ( February 19 to March 20 ) 1. Pisces is a water sign: Cater to his/her dreamy, romantic nature. 2. Gift tip: sensuous. 3. Food: anything sweet, chocolate. 4. Flowers: Viburnum. 5. Wrap gifts in sea green. Word to the wise: Pisces shy away from aggressive types. Take your time when trying to get to know this water sign. 395. Await her outside the shower to dry her off. Before you dry her, rub her down with baby oil then use a warm towel from the dryer to dry it into her already silky skin. 396. Go for a horse drawn carriage ride. 397. Serenade her at her window. Romeo was a mack from way back. 398. Lay your head on her lap. Stare deep into her eyes. Confess your love to her. 399. On your birthday do something special for her. Give her a gift too. 400. Purchase some fresh fruit. Lay her head on your lap. Feed her the fruit.
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“Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.� - 1 John 3:18
401. Place candles throughout the house to light up the night. 402. Tell her some of the jokes you and the fellas share at work. 403. Impress her by placing the order for the two of you at dinner. 404. Rent a cabin in the woods. The woods are not as off limits as we all think. There is central air and stoves in most modern cabins and you still have the privacy of being in the woods. 405. Work to master the many forms of foreplay. After that add after play. 406. Decorate the entrance of the house in party fashion but a party only for the two of you. 407. Leave a card on the steps leading to your apartment with her name in big bold letters.
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408. Bet a kiss on a game of cards. Bet a dinner on a game of checkers. 409. Make a wish together on the first star you see tonight. 410. When a plane passes overhead ask your partner “If we were on that plane where would we be going?� Listen closely for vacation ideas.
411. Change your usual sitting arrangement on the couch. Sit within whispering distance. 412. Share a bible passage together or further explore the passages used in church last Sunday. 413. Find the instrumental version of a song you will like to sing to her.
414. Ladies and Gentlemen . . . Do Not get mad when someone looks at your mate. Use this as an opportunity to assure your partner that the others are looking because your partner is 1st place and not the consolation prize. If no one ever looks at your mate, it is probably because you are the only one who wants your mate. 415. Explain the game of football or basketball to her. Maybe she will understand just why it is that 4th and 1 is not the time to ask about the trash.
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416. Ladies . . . put on a lingerie fashion show for him during the commercials of the game. Eventually he will lose interest in the game.
417. Always accompany her into the store rather than sitting out in the car. 418. Go to the circus. It is very hard to out grow the circus and it’s amazement. 419. Never let the sun go down on an argument or petty problem that can easily be compromised or settled. 420. Wash her car inside and out. Armor All the tires, wax it, give it the works. 421. Tell him you have magic fingers. Show him. The first trick can be making him come over to you by simply waving your finger. The other tricks are up to you. 422. Carefully cut open a box of Cracker Jacks. Insert a second prize. Seal it back. 423. Bring home some very fragrant flowers. Try lilacs, gardenias, and lilies.
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424. Meet him at the front door wearing a big red ribbon on his birthday. Only a big red ribbon . . . and maybe some matching red heels. 425. Learn to prepare her favorite meal. Call her mother to ask for tips. 426. Share your religious beliefs. 427. Buy her a classic gold chain, bracelet or anklet.
428. Never tell your partner you do not have time. You have the exact amount of time as everyone else. You have 24 hours, 1440 minutes, 86,400 seconds. HOW YOU USE THEM IS UP TO YOU. 429. Attach a gift to the dog’s collar and have him to deliver it for you. 430. Call her from the office to see if she needs anything from the store on your way home. 431. Purchase love stamps from the post office that you specifically use for things you send to her. 432. Make a custom calendar using pictures of your partner and yourself with catchy phrases for each month. 433. Call her job to have a song dedicated to her over the intercom.
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434. Go out to a restaurant or café that features a singer or band. Arrange a song to be dedicated to your mate or have them to sing or play “your song.” 435. Place a new piece of jewelry in a locked jewelry box. Place it in the bedroom. Place the key secretly on her key ring.
436. If your partner rides the bus. Slip out to the bus stop before she gets there. Tape a nice greeting card to the side of the shelter bearing her name in big bold letters. 437. Send a greeting card to his hotel so it is there when he arrives. 438. Get every CD made by his favorite singer.
439. Schedule romance: men take the odd days and women take the even days of every month. 440. Create a secret, sexy lingerie tape for him using your camcorder.
441. Carry her over the threshold again.
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442. Spread rose petals all over the bedroom. 443. Shop for coordinated fragrances. Match body lotions, shampoos, bath gels, candles, body sprays, and soaps. 444. Put a “Do Not Disturb” sign on the front door. 445. Create an evening ritual. Meditate together silently, take an evening walk, or read to one another. 446. Create a morning ritual. Spend ten minutes talking. Read a daily inspirational verse together. Wake up early every Wednesday to celebrate hump day. 447. During your next prayer with her thank God for bringing the two of you together. 448. Adult candies and pastries. Hmmm. 449. Change one bad habit. 450. Wrap yourself in a flag. See if he salutes.
“There is but one genuine love potion . . . consideration.” - Menander
451. Give him a subscription to Sports Illustrated. 452. Tape a note to the Cheerios saying, “Thinking of you cheers me up.”
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453. Place a note next to a box of Caress soap that reads, “This is what I want to do when I get home.” 454. Place a note on the Joy dishwashing liquid that says, “You bring me Joy.” 455. Place a note on a box of Ritz crackers that says, “Let’s put on the Ritz tonight.” Go out to dance or dance at home. 456. Place a note on the ketchup that reads, “When I get home I want to ketchup on every thing I missed today.” 457. Learn to kiss different ways. Check out a book from a local library and practice, practice, practice. 458. Before you use your key to walk into the house . . . knock or ring the doorbell. When she answers the door share a passionate kiss letting her know you have missed her today. 459. Save a box of conversation Valentine hearts. Use them in August or September. She will never expect them. 460. Share a chocolate sundae or banana split. 461. Touch more. Hold hands, rub shoulders, kiss her nose, sit on his lap, etc. 462. Buy a guidebook for your city. Visit places the two of you have not been before. 463. After saying goodbye, turn back to blow him a kiss.
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464. Send her on a wild goose chase looking for a small special gift you have purchased for her. Send her through the garage, yard, under the bed, attic, anywhere you can think of. Just make the gift worth the trouble you send her through. 465. Give him a monthly calendar with dates marked with exciting titles. 466. Buy her a promise ring. Be sure that the promise it represents is one you can keep. 467. Be ready to go on spontaneous romantic escapes. Have “His” and “Hers” bags packed for an overnight escape. 468. Buy her every book by her favorite author.
469. Plan dates. Look at your calendars and commitments together. 470. Read those old love letters you wrote to one another. 471. Rent the movies “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Titanic”, or “Casablanca” to set a classic romantic evening off to a good start. 472. Take a Yoga or Tai Chi class together to learn relaxation techniques. 473. Unexpectedly sign her up for a class she will love.
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474. Spend Saturday trinket shopping at second hand stores, flea markets, or garage sales. 475. Write a resume applying for the position of her boyfriend or husband or his girlfriend or wife. 476. Spend $150 on roses. Fill the bedroom with them.
477. English “You’re so sexy” French “Tu es tres sexy” Italian “Sei molto sexy” Spanish “Eres muy sexy” 478. Revisit the place you proposed. 479. Go on a second honeymoon. 480. Go on a third honeymoon. 481. Slow dance at home cheek to cheek. 482. Have a poem you wrote delivered to your table at a restaurant. 483. Place a full-page ad in your local newspaper announcing your anniversary. 484. Stay in bed all day Sunday . . . together.
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485. Allow comic strips to speak for you. Tape them to mirrors, slide them in jacket pockets, and sneak them in her purse or in his briefcase. 486. Mail him a pair of your sexiest panties with a very sexy, seductive letter. 5 Keys to romancing an Aries. ( March 21 to April 19 ) 1. Aries is a fire sign: Cater to his/her passionate, sexual nature. 2. Gift tip: intellectual, puzzling. 3. Food: spicy and exotic. 4. Flowers: Honeysuckle. 5. Wrap gifts in bright red. Word to the wise: Aries tend to keep some drama in their relationships. If you have a weak heart or soft stomach you need not apply. 487. Be her prince for a night. Dress in a tuxedo, suit, tank top, or whatever she wants. Take her out to do whatever she wants.
488. Spill a glass of water down your blouse. Say to him, “Thirsty?” 489. Buy a T-shirt for her featuring her favorite cartoon character. 490. Call her at work to say, “I love you.”
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491. Cut out a paper heart. Write on it, “Did you know that you were the owner of my heart?” Place it where your mate will find it. 492. Be prepared for a romantic interlude. Place slow CDs in the changer and press random play. 493. Let other people talk for you. Let the words of Luther Vandross, William Shakespeare, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, and Barry White melt her heart. 494. Let things speak for you. Red roses, candles, cards, and comics all can deliver a special message. 495. Have “Adult Play.” Hmmm. 496. Listen with your heart, ears, and mind. Get the entire message your mate is sending. 497. Mail him 10 Valentine’s Day cards.
498. Go with her into the dressing room when out shopping; especially in lingerie stores. 499. Give her a sensual massage instead of a sexual massage. Let her sleep right through the night. 500. Sit on his lap and make out.
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“With every deed you plant a seed.” - D.J.P.
V.I.P. ( Very Important Passage ) Read It. Remember It. Apply It. Here is a simple truth I’ve discovered about people that, if practiced, will keep the romance alive and well for many years to come: People respond very powerfully to sincere, specific verbal expressions of love, appreciation and desire. Why? Because people tend to be reflective. Whatever you focus on and express to him/her, they will mirror back to you. For instance, the more you see their special beauty, appreciate it and express it to them, the more beautiful they will become. The more you appreciate and express how sexy and desirable he/she is, the more passionate and desirable he/she will become. The more you acknowledge their special qualities, the more those qualities will magnify and bless your life.
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Checklists In an effort to help couples live passionately in partnership these romantic checklists have been inserted. If followed consistently, they will help to keep the passion alive and thriving in any relationship. Daily
Compliment your partner. Perform one small unexpected gesture. Thank your partner for something. Check-in with one another during the day. Spend 30 minutes of uninterrupted time together. Extend your goodbye kiss a few seconds. Weekly
Share some form of physical intimacy. Write at least one little love note. Mail something to your mate. Share an entire afternoon or evening together. Bring home one small unexpected gift. Plan something special for an upcoming weekend.
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We sometimes give the impression that we don’t like to receive gifts by the polite, socially correct comments we utter before ripping the wrapping paper away ~ “You shouldn’t have,” or “I don’t deserve this.” The truth is, most of us love getting presents. It’s almost always a wonderful feeling when someone thinks we are special enough to spend time and money on us. Here is the ABC’s of romantic gifts to help in those sometimes tough decisions on what may be the right gift. A is for Artwork and Aphrodisiacs. B is for Books and Balloons. C is for Chocolates and Candles. D is for Diamonds and Dining out. E is for Engagement rings and Escape weekends. F is for Flowers and Films. G is for Gold and Gemstones. H is for Honeymoons and Hawaiian vacations. I is for Ice cream and Incense. J is for Jewelry and Jacuzzis. K is for Kisses and Kinky toys. L is for Lingerie and Limousine rides. M is for Movies and Music. N is for Necklaces and Nightgowns. O is for Oil Lamps and Opera tickets. P is for Perfume and Playstations. Q is for Quality time and Quilts. R is for Roses and Rings. S is for Satin Sheets and Silk boxers. T is for Tickets and Trinkets. U is for Unconditional love and Umbrellas. V is for Vacations and Vases. W is for Weekend get-aways and Watches. X is for X-tra consideration and X-tra time. Y is for Yacht rides and Years of happiness. Z is for Zoo trips and Zany gifts.
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501. Spend 5 minutes everyday being romantic. Over a years time that will equal 1 day, 1 hour, and 10 minutes of romance. 502. Wear matching baseball caps.
503. Give her a passionate kiss while in the automatic car wash. 504. Select a time to meet at the movies after a Saturday morning of running errands or a busy day at work. 505. English “Will you marry me?” French “Tu veux etre ma femme?” (to a woman) French “Tu veux etre mon mari?” (to a man) Italian “Vuoi sposarmi?” Spanish “Te casarias conmingo?” 506. Arrange a trip to the top of a downtown building. It will provide a spectacular view of the city. If possible have lunch waiting or bring it along in a picnic basket. 507. Using a toothpick carve I love you in the soap bar. 508. Pretend to be Adam and Eve. Walk around naked eating fruit. Fellas, no matter what she tells you, DO NOT eat the apples.
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509. Get him a t-shirt with a Superman logo across the chest. Let him know that he is your Superman and not just a Jimmy Oleson. 510. Attend a Valentine’s Day party. Leave the party early to have some private time. 511. Send your partner’s dog to obedience school.
512. When her favorite actor or artist comes to town seek an autograph for her. 513. Have a roasting party for your mate. Invite all of your friends over. Sit around your partner and roast him. The roasting is talking about his funny, silly, good, bad, and most embarrassing moments. Take turns roasting him. His friends will enjoy having a chance to get at him. At the very end toast him over a drink. 514. Discuss hopes and dreams of retirement. See a financial planner about them together. 515. Declare this week a “Week of Remembrance.” Share a special memory each day or relive a few memorable moments. 516. Rent an inner-tube at the beach. Float around having romantic conversation while riding the waves.
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517. Hire a masseuse to give you and your partner a professional massage at home. 518. Give your partner a gold key charm with a note that reads, “This is the key to my heart.”
519. Send your lover and co-workers some flowers. Make hers roses and theirs a bouquet of assorted flowers.
520. Leave a bowl of cherries on the table with a note telling him “Life with you is a bowl of cherries.” 521. Give him a coupon for a late night serving of his favorite dessert. 522. Make love in a hammock. Now that is sensual.
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523. When your partner has a special occasion or a promotion, write or call her friends and family to share the news so she will be congratulated unexpectedly. 524. Call a friend of his who resides in another city. Talk to the friend for a minute, standing right next to him. Hand him the phone and watch how surprised he will be to talk to his friend. He will also be very happy that you called for him. 525. Have a special banner made saying, “I love you” or “Welcome home” and hang it on the garage door. 526. Place little sticky tags around the house with arrows leading through all the rooms and back to you where you open your shirt to reveal a small prize. 527. Leave some greeting cards hid around the house.
528. Secretly tie a piece of string on her around her ankle or belt loop. Allow some extra string so when she gets too far away you can pull her back or follow her. 529. Have someone she will never expect to give her a reminder of a special moment or deliver a message to her. Try an old couple at a restaurant or the receptionist at her job.
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530. If she is in school, leave a special message in the campus newspaper. 531. Send your mate a picture of a gift you would love with your name taped to it. 532. Get your cowgirl or cowboy a custom-made belt buckle. Or a new hat.
533. Invite your partner’s parents over secretly for the holidays. Fly them into town if necessary. 534. Change the extra room in the house into a relaxation room. Make it a weekend project that both of you will enjoy putting together. 535. Adjust the basketball goal to a height that she can slam too. Play some one on one. 536. Wrap tape around a bottle of wine. Label it “Love Potion.” 537. Fall in love again. Just Do It.
“Success is falling in love over and over again . . . with the same person.” - D.J.P.
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538. Make love at all times of the day. Don’t leave lovemaking until bedtime. 539. Toast your relationship over wine, soda, or even water.
540. Buy her a Bonsai tree for Valentine’s Day.
541. Double date with your grandparents. 542. Ladies . . . occasionally initiate a quickie. 543. Serve breakfast in bed using your fine china and crystal. Add candles, flowers, and soft music for a great start to any day. 544. Lay out the lingerie you would like for her to wear tonight.
545. Send him a letter sealed with a kiss. Use your brightest red lipstick. 546. On cold mornings get up first to turn the heat up.
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547. Ladies . . . cut the lawn. It will surprise him for sure. It will also encourage him to do something special for you. 548. Present her with a ring in an unopened flower bud. 549. Place a small personal message inside a fortune cookie. 550. Have a picture of the two of you blown up and copied to a heavy grade paper. Cut it with a razor into ten pieces and present it to her as a puzzle.
“Love talked about can easily be ignored but love demonstrated is irresistible.” - D.J.P.
551. Play “Show and Tell.” Pick objects and tell your partner about them and what they mean to you. 552. Give her all day foreplay. Plan to make love tonight. Call her leaving reminders, ideas, suggestions, and fantasies. 553. When attending a wedding whisper the vows to one another.
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554. Make a time line of your life together dating back to when you first met. Highlight the special events like the first time you kissed or told him you loved him. 555. Rent a few comedy movies for a home film festival. 556. For unique gifts try museum gift shops or The Discovery Store. 557. Go to her job. Place a card in the front seat of the car or taped to the steering wheel.
558. Give your wife a gift on your children’s birthday. 559. Greet him at the front door wearing your high school or college cheerleading uniform. 560. Gift-wrap a wishbone in a small box. Give her a note saying, “I wish I was there next to you.”
“Few of us can do great things, but all of us can do small things with great love.” - Mother Theresa
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Relationship Report Card This simple exercise will open communication and reveal insight into your relationship and can lead you on a path of improvement. Try this test to grade yourself and your partner then have your partner to grade him/herself and you in these ever so important twenty subjects. Your grade Your partner’s grade
Affection Communication Spontaneity Generosity Listening Skills Attitude Lovemaking Patience Romance Playfulness Friendship Couple Thinking Household Mgmnt. Arguing Skills Tolerance Sensitivity Self-Esteem Consideration Honesty Commitment
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A = Fulfilling, not perfect but clearly excellent. B = Very Good: solid and consistent. C = Average: acceptable but sometimes dull. D = Below Average: bad but not hopeless. F = Hopeless: depressing: nothing works.
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561. Write a poem or song for your mate. Read it or sing it to her unexpectedly at a social event. 562. Set a predetermined time of day to drop everything and think of one another. Set your watch alarms to ring at the same time. We’ll call this telepathy romance. 563. Surprise her with a strip show. Rent a costume. Be a policeman, cowboy, construction worker, Dracula, or even a Chippendale.
564. Watch cloud formations together while having a picnic. What do you see? 565. Give him a bill after dinner. Salad = one kiss. Entree = two hugs. Dessert = 10 minute massage. Tipping is encouraged. 566. Present your one of a kind woman with a one of a kind custom-made piece of jewelry. 567. Write, “I love you” on the bedroom or bathroom mirror in lipstick. 568. Write a funny gesture on the toilet paper. When she pulls it she can read it and laugh. 569. Visit community theatres close to home.
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570. Go to vacation spots off-season. Most are still very beautiful with great weather and the prices are much cheaper.
571. Brush her hair for her just before she goes to bed. It will relax her totally. Make it a ritual for every Monday night. 572. On a cold winter morning scrape the ice from her windshield. 573. Use the spinner from an old board game. Place romantic ideas around it and give it a spin. Take turns every week. Change the ideas to sexual things or places to have sex. 574. Have a portrait painted from of the two of you.
575. Go horseback riding on the beach.
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576. Make an appointment for your mate’s annual physical exam. 577. Create a “Romantic Things to Do” list. 5 Keys to romancing a Taurus. ( April 20 to May 20 ) 1. Taurus is an earth sign: Cater to his/her grounded, practical nature. 2. Gift tip: quality over quantity. 3. Flowers: Roses. 4. Food: gourmet and rich. 5. Wrap gifts in pastels. Word to the wise: If you want to keep your relationship with a Taurus you must never, never mess with their money. 578. Give a gold locket with your picture inside. This is a very classy gift. 579. Attend a jazz concert or symphony. 580. Give your partner a birthday card for each year all at once.
581. Cuddle up in front of a fire. 582. Buy or make a Christmas tree ornament with a special meaning every year.
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583. Find inexpensive flowers at supermarkets, street vendors, roadside, or even your backyard. 584. Run a bath for her while she is out running errands. 585. Send her a copy of your resume with a note saying, “I want you to get to know me a little better.” 586. Remove all the little papers from the Hershey’s Kisses that say “ Kisses.” Fill a jar with them. Give them to her each redeemable for a kiss. 587. Wake her with gentle kisses and soft caressing along her curves. 588. Say “I love you . . . I love you . . . I love you.” 589. Write her a love letter. 590. Write funny comments in the margins of her favorite magazines. 591. Take a walk together every evening after dinner. 592. Purchase a new bed or bedroom set to add sparkle to your romantic hide away. 593. Do not always sleep like bookends. Try sleeping like spoons. At least start out that way. 594. Compliment each other’s talents and abilities. 595. Cut your figurines out of a picture and place them in the scene of the picture on the wall. See how long it takes your partner to notice.
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596. Hang a hammock in your yard. Spend a lazy afternoon there.
597. Kiss her in her hand. Roll it up. Tell her to keep it for emergencies. 598. Buy him special boxers for each month. Hearts for February, clovers for March, pumpkins for October, and Santa for Christmas. 599. Have a romance category in your budget. 600. Grab a pack of Dentyne and make a commercial. “Kiss a little longer . . .”
“Take the risk of being silly for the sake of romance.” - D.J.P.
601. Place the greeting cards she has given you on the table or nightstand. Frame your favorite. 602. Keep a photo of your partner as a child in your wallet to remind you of her tenderness and sweetness. 603. Encourage your mate to do something that has always been a goal but was never reached. 604. Carpool together.
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605. Slide a card under the door. Ring the doorbell and leave. 606. Go ice-skating together.
607. Place some dry ice in a bucket with a little water to create some small clouds. Add to the clouds, colored light bulbs or candles. Dance to a few slow songs. 608. Create a special news article about her. Use a computer program to make it front page news. Add her picture and write a great story. 609. Include a love note in his lunch box. 610. Have an indoor beach party during the winter. 611. Create a soundtrack to your relationship together. Starting with hits that were popular when you first met to your wedding song and on to today’s hits. 612. Tell her you are leaving to pick up your best friend. Circle the block then come back and blow the horn. Go out for ice cream or a movie. 613. Circle ideas in this book that your lover will enjoy. Refer to them weekly. 614. Buy a musical card that plays a tune when she opens it. You can find these at any Hallmark store. 615. Buy a giant sized greeting card.
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616. Rent a R.V. or camper and vacation in 3 or 4 cities instead of only 1. 617. Slip little love notes into a few CD cases that she frequently listens to. 618. Mail her some scrambled letters in an envelope that reveal a short sweet message. 619. Swing together at the park. 620. Place his picture on a trading card. Create some stats and categories to personalize the card. Present them to him along with cards of his favorite players. 621. Chauffeur her around town showing her new sights or trying a new restaurant. 622. Recite her a poem in the wee hours of the morning. 623. Talk dirty to your mate and share your innermost secret fantasies. 624. Share a long piece of licorice without using your hands. 625. Play the lottery using your birth dates along with both of your parent’s birth dates to complete your six lucky numbers. 626. Frame both of your baby photos together in a custom wood frame featuring your names.
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627. Prepare a sign stating that she is 10 paces from bliss, ecstasy, or paradise, etc . . . leading to a special surprise you have for her. 628. Make Mother’s day a romantic holiday like Valentine’s Day. 629. Tell him what you really appreciate about him. 630. Take her on your next business trip. Have a little play with work. 631. Make love in the morning. Wake up a little earlier to make time. 632. Using each letter of the alphabet, write a characteristic describing your mate. 633. Visit NASA Space Center to watch a live launching or to learn more about space travel. 634. Arrange to have a stewardess to deliver a flower to her after the flight is airborne. 635. Have your favorite picture of her blown up to poster size.
636. Write 20 ideas directly into your calendar and schedule time to perform them.
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637. Go for a ride. Go for a park. 638. Make New Year resolutions together. Be romantic; celebrate each other’s love more. 639. Add a little passion to your next kiss goodbye. 640. Leave her favorite song as a message on her answering machine. No words just the song. 641. Throw a tailgate party for him and his friends on Superbowl Sunday or any other Sunday for that matter.
642. Keep all of your greeting cards in a romance scrapbook. 643. Enjoy a Jacuzzi together. 644. Write off for tickets to your partner’s favorite talk show. 645. Have a charm custom made for her charm bracelet. 646. Ladies . . . get sexy to the point where it is almost illegal. 647. Slide down a giant waterslide together. 648. Put a funny picture of the two of you on the refrigerator. Change it periodically.
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649. Add a saltwater fish aquarium to any room of the house. The beautiful colors of these fish will allow you to brighten the appeal of any room.
650. Write your own version of “Your song.” Sing it to her.
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” - Elizabeth Barret Browning
651. Show your affection for your mate in public. Remember P.D.A. violations in high school . . . public display of affection. 652. Over-do it with something she likes. If she likes a particular shirt or blouse, buy her all the colors in that particular style. 653. Eat breakfast by candlelight. 654. Compliment her every 6 to 8 hours for a week. 655. Send a picnic basket to her office with a note directing her to bring it to a romantic spot.
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656. Put a message inside a clear balloon. Attach a string and to the string a pin. 657. Buy a book about sex. Read parts of it aloud to one another in a sexy seductive manner. 658. Buy season tickets to your lover’s favorite events. This way is much cheaper than buying two tickets at a time. 659. “Detail” your partner. Shave him, wash his back, clean between his toes, and do not forget his cheeks . . . both sets. 660. Create a custom tie for him. Have it hand sown. 661. Order a magazine in a subject your partner has interest in. 662. Have a custom pillow made that reads “Tonight” on one side and “Not tonight” on the other. Use accordingly. 663. Memorize the words to her favorite love song. Recite them while making love.
“What do we live for if it isn’t to make life less difficult to each other?” - George Eliot
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5 Keys to romancing a Gemini. ( May 21 to June 20 ) 1. Gemini is an air sign: Cater to his/her light, funloving nature. 2. Gift tip: pairs, matching items. 3. Flowers: Lily of the Valley. 4. Food: light and subtle. 5. Wrap gifts in yellow. Words to the wise: Gemini’s are very private people. They will only allow you to learn a little at a time. 664. Fellas . . . go on a mission to find her G-spot. Do not stop until the mission is complete. Note: some Gspots are found in the heart. 665. Slow dance in your bedroom at the stroke of midnight. Wake her up if necessary.
Myth: Nice guys finish last. Truth: Nice guys finish first. - D.J.P.
666. Mail a Rolodex card with your name and phone number. Attach a note saying, “Call anytime, business or pleasure.”
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667. Have both of your hand writing styles analyzed and see what can be said about you through your style.
668. Fellas . . . stay at home with the next sick kid. 669. Be extra understanding during her menstrual cycle. 670. Go fly a kite. Literally. 671. When you sense something is wrong. Ask to see if she is O.K. 672. Plant a garden or landscape a colorful flowerbed at home together.
673. Arrange a double date with your friends or neighbors. Plan it carefully allowing some private time also. 674. Leave a sweet note among his work papers. 675. Do competitive things against one another. Bowling, cards, dominos, or any other game in which sex or strength does not play a large role. 676. Walk holding hands.
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677. Put a pre-recorded tape in her favorite movie case telling her of your deepest thoughts of her. 678. Create a crossword puzzle that has answers that only she would know. 679. Attend her volleyball or softball games or any other event she participates in. 680. When the sugar runs low, place her picture in the container saying, “You are my sugar and you are all the sweetener I need.” 681. Trace the outline of your hand on paper. Mail it to her with a note “I just wanted you to hold my hand.” 682. Ladies . . . put on the sexiest swimsuit you dare. Invite him for a swim. Float side-by-side talking and flirting with him. 683. Put her hand on your heart; tell her “This is where I want you to stay.” 684. Once she is in the shower take away her towel. Place a small trinket or candy gift for her to find in the cabinet on top of the towels. 685. Have a few of his dress shirts monogrammed. 686. Go for a night cruise on a private yacht. Enjoy a sunset and some moonlight as you cuddle to a cool ocean breeze. 687. Give him a wink or gesture to come closer to you. Whisper sweet everything’s in his ear. Everything.
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688. Massage her feet, they need touching and rubbing as much as any other part of her body. 689. Stop at that seasonal carnival that comes to town every year. Make it a ritual to go every year. 690. Use your sexiest voice to leave a message in a foreign language. Your partner will call you immediately to get a translation. 691. Walk along the beach on a winter day. 692. Use a tablet or journal as a second way of communicating with one another. Leave sweet messages or reminders of things to do. 693. Give her a single red rose on the first day of each month. 694. Fill a box with confetti. Place a picture of yourself with big ears attached inside. Leave a note saying “Someone is waiting to hear from you” or “I heard you were looking for someone who listens to you.” 695. Place small signs around the house leading to a special place where you have something nice set up for her. Backyard picnic, dinner in bed, etc. 696. Walk out into the street to wave goodbye when she leaves for work. It will surprise her and jumpstart her day.
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697. Fellas . . . buy yourself some sexy bedclothes. P. Js, boxers, g-strings, boxer briefs, or whatever she finds sexy. 698. Hire a housekeeper to do the chores this week so the two of you can relax together this weekend.
699. Give a countdown until that special day. Give countdowns to birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, and vacations. 700. When you are going to be away, tape your picture to the pillow.
“Romance is a journey. One night does not complete the journey.” - D.J.P.
701. Copy an outline of a dollar bill with a picture of yourself in the middle. Make 100 copies. Give them to your partner with a list of activities she can redeem them for. A movie $5, backrub $7, dinner $5, washing dishes $10, washing the car $10, etc. 702. Meet for lunch.
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703. Make a video to your favorite poem. Much the same as a music video and present it to your mate. 704. Kiss at every stoplight while riding together. 705. Kiss at the sight of every pink Cadillac or the type of car you drove when you first met. 706. Go on a search for the most romantic restaurants in town. Ask friends for insight and suggestions. 707. Share your feelings by writing a poem together interchanging verses. 708. Renew your wedding vows. Invite your parents and close friends to the ceremony. 709. Leave your work at work. 710. Send a postcard everyday that you are away. 711. Mail him a pack of matches with a note saying, “You light my fire” or “Come light my fire.” 712. Add candlelight and soft music to dinner tonight. 713. Shower together. Get dirty. Shower together again. 714. Disconnect the phone and doorbell, unplug the TV and spend time together totally alone. 715. Read I Corinthians 13: 4-7 together. 716. Work overtime at home on your relationship. 717. Warm her side of the bed on cold winter nights.
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718. Buy her a complete outfit. A nice dress, scarf, shoes, necklace, earrings, lingerie. Leave a note to meet you at her favorite restaurant. 719. Christen every room in your home by making love in it. 720. On your partner’s birthday send her parents a thank you card. 721. Propose a toast to your mate at a dinner party with friends or family. 722. Go through a revolving door together. 723. Visit a local family shelter to do some volunteer work. It will allow you to see just how blessed you are and give you an opportunity to bless others as you have been blessed. 724. Enjoy an autumn hayride together. 725. Make love to her the way she wants to be made love to. 726. Wrap her gifts in her favorite color or theme. Use teddy bears, Tweety birds, flowers, or whatever she likes. 727. Ladies . . . flash him a little cleavage when no one is looking. 728. Go to an all night diner during the early hours of the morning. 729. Attend Vacation Bible School together.
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730. Send him a poem via e-mail. Send one line every ten minutes. 731. Sneak a picnic dinner into the movie theater. 732. Toss a coin in a wishing well and make a wish together. Make that wish come true. 733. Place a small wallet sized picture of yourself on a cover of a cassette case or CD with a custom recording you have made for your mate. 734. Meet her at the door singing a sweet song as she enters. 735. Ask her to go into the closet and put on a fashion show. She will love dressing up and down for you.
736. Cool a couple of wineglasses. Add beverage. Toast one another. 737. Tape a sweet message to the inside of the cabinet door that contains the plates. 738. Label a box “goodies.� Place small inexpensive gifts that you know your partner will love. His favorite candy bar, her favorite coupons, greeting cards, etc.
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739. Visit a theme park in another city. Revive some of your youthful bliss. 740. Shhh, its “Show Me Night.� Do not say a word all evening. Start with a wave and a smile at the door. She will soon get the idea and start to play along. 741. Take some new photos. Supply your partner with a new one for his wallet and office. 742. Write your partner a love letter everyday for a week to tell her how much you love her. 743. Sit at the bar at home. You pretend to be the flirty bartender mixing her favorite drinks . . . on the house, of course. 744. Make a custom card using 1st grade school supplies. Be sure to write the price on the back along with a name brand that you have created. 745. When your partner returns from a trip, decorate the trees, lawn, porch, and front door with welcome home signs and banners. 746. Make your own Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue for him. Get a friend to take some pictures of you at the beach or a pool.
747. Put just a touch of cologne or aftershave on your next note or letter to her. Spray it in the air first, and then fan the card through it.
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748. Buy a promise or engagement ring. Place it in a glass of champagne. Serve it with dinner.
749. Place a new ring on her favorite teddy bear.
750. When she lays out her clothes for the next day slide her a sweet note in the pocket for her to enjoy later in the day.
“Love wasn’t put into your heart to stay, love isn’t love until you give it away.” - Daniel Rogers
751. Draw a heart on the steamy bathroom mirror with your initials around it. 752. Dial her best friend. Immediately hand her the phone and go directly to her G-spot. See if she can hold a conversation. 753. When he is on the phone with his parents kiss him passionately all over. See if he can hold a conversation.
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754. Women, wear his boxer shorts and T-shirts to bed. Men find this to be sexy. Please fellas, do not attempt to wear anything of hers. She will NOT find it sexy. 755. Meet her at the door wearing a bow- tie and cummerbund . . . only. 756. Tell her you are going shopping for her at the grocery store. Bring home honey, cherries, strawberries, whipped cream, chocolate, caramel, etc. 757. Use jellybeans or other candy as suggestion pills. Green means you are horny. Yellow means sleepy. Red is an aphrodisiac. Use your imagination to make up ways to use these pills in your romantic adventures. Give green with dinner or yellow on that night that you are drained of energy. 758. Believe in one another. 759. Go to the end of season sales at lingerie shops together. 760. Ladies . . . meet him at the front door in your birthday suit . . . your original birthday suit. 761. Have a formal dinner at home. Date includes formal attire, dinner, and dancing. This will make a great coupon. 762. Fellas . . .women love to cuddle, kiss, stroke, feel, and caress without sex.
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763. Buy a case of champagne. Label each of the bottles with special occasions. His birthday, her birthday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Anniversaries.
764. Declare today as “Lover’s Day” or “Woman Appreciation Day” or any other cleaver name to give reason to celebrate. 765. Bring home a new bottle of scented massage oil.
766. Take a drive in the country if you live in the city. Take a drive in the city if you live in the country. 767. Copy a romantic poem or words from a romantic song. Print them on special paper so they will have a stimulating effect on her. Frame it. Wrap it. Present it to her at dinner. 768. Give her one rose for every year you have been together.
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769. Hire a friend with musical talents to serenade her with a song you helped write.
770. Leave her a rose for everyday you will be away from her. 771. Cut out your partner’s horoscope from the morning paper. Place it on the bathroom mirror with some extra comments from yourself.
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half-shut afterwards.” - Benjamin Franklin
772. Give your lover a lottery ticket with a note reading “What are my chances tonight?” 773. Give your lover a lottery ticket with a note saying “I hit the lottery when I met you.” 774. Go to your local music store and purchase “The Best of Luther Vandross” CD compilation. 775. Take a nap together cuddling, hugging, and caressing. 776. Tell her NOW that you love her.
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777. Buy your partner a puppy. 778. Take her to a grocery store or mall. Have a friend to come over to deliver and set out a gourmet dinner, using your best china, candles, and music. 779. Declare this month “Lovers Month.” Act accordingly. 780. Buy other flowers rather than roses on Valentine’s Day. Be unique. Give her a live plant that will live beyond February.
781. Wrap her next gift with a fancy silk bow and special wrapping paper. 5 Keys to romancing a Cancer. ( June 21 to July 22 ) 1. Cancer is a water sign: Cater to his/her dreamy, romantic nature. 2. Gift tip: luxurious. 3. Food: smooth and creamy. 4. Flowers: Lilies. 5. Wrap gifts in silver or gray. Word to the wise: Relationships with a Cancer are for keeps.
782. Towel dry her off . . . very slow, very sensual.
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783. Manually blow-dry her off . . . very slow, very sexual. 784. When you are ready for your partner to have the key to your home mail it with a note saying “You already have the key to my heart . . . now I want you have a key to my home.” 785. Buy her a stuffed tiger with a note attached that says, “You’re Grrrrreeat!”
786. Buy her some tiger stripped lingerie with a note saying, “You’re Grrrrreeat!” 787. Ladies . . . place a sweet note or a simple “I love you” on the underside of the toilet seat. He will never expect to see anything there. 788. Hold her face in your hands gently when you kiss her goodnight. 789. Send him an invitation to a personal lingerie fashion show. 790. Tickle-wrestle in bed. 791. Ladies and Gentlemen . . . did you know that most women have higher hormone levels at night and most men in the morning. Mother Nature played an
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awful trick on us. Be understanding towards your partner in those times that you really do not feel like any activities and he does. 792. Give her a 10-orgasm coupon. Hmmm. There is one located in back of this book.
793. Place a “Just Married” sign on the back of your car. People will blow and wave, giving you lots of applause and attention. It will give you that newlywed feeling again. 794. Have a quickie while the kids are watching T.V. 795. Pack a pillow and blanket in a picnic basket to your partner’s office on his lunch break. Hold all calls, lock the door, and close the blinds. Make love in the office. 796. Make love on a deserted beach. 797. Get up extra early on a weekday to go to breakfast with your mate. 798. Slow dance in a restaurant where there is no music. Grab her hand and lead the way. She and all the patrons of the restaurant will be in awe. 799. Baby oil on a no wax floor. Hmmm.
800. Celebrate your 500th, 1,000th, or 10,000th day together.
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“Romance is a state of mind. You can make washing dishes romantic with the right mindset.” - D.J.P.
801. Have a conversation with your partner in writing. 802. Visit a nearby university together. Universities usually have inspiring landscape that please the eye and help you to relax. 803. Buy a double sleeping bag and tent. Use accordingly.
804. Respond with love to anything your partner says or does for 24 hours. See what changes come about. 805. Use colored light bulbs instead of candles for that next bubble bath or backrub. 806. Diamonds are a girl’s best friends. A dog is man’s best friend? Or is it? 807. Go on a diet fling. Get off of your diets for one grand meal. 808. Purchase a pair of ten speeds to ride together on cool Saturday mornings.
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809. Finger-paint one another with chocolate pudding. 810. Have your wedding vows penned in calligraphy. Frame it. Hang it on the wall. 811. Love is . . . bringing him a tall glass of Gatorade while he is mowing the lawn. 812. Create a start up screen for her computer with a romantic message. 813. Make a “Mission Impossible” CD. “Your mission should you choose to accept” is to meet a tall handsome stranger at the 7:05 showing of the Titanic: row 8, seat 6. Leave a note taped to the back of the seat in front of hers saying, “I see you.” She will turn around to look for you. Leave this CD in a Walkman with a note saying, “Play me” on the front. Be sure to include “This message will selfdestruct in 30 seconds.” 814. Rewrite “The Twelve Days of Christmas” and give all the gifts. 815. Include her favorite stuffed animal into many of your romantic gestures.
816. Send her a beautiful, fragrant flower with a note that reads, “This buds for you.”
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817. Share a box of chocolates together. Both men and women love chocolate covered anything. ANYTHING. 818. Chocolate cover one another. 819. Always wrap gifts. If you cannot do a good job at it try your local department store or purchase a gift bag. 820. Hug more and more and more and more. 821. Plant a flower garden of different flowers but all in her favorite color. 822. Fellas . . . never, never give a woman anything in a small square box. To a woman this only says marriage and she will be disappointed with anything coming from that box that is not an engagement ring. 823. Attend church together. 824. Buy a book listing numerous sexual positions. Try one or two tonight. Create your own. 825. Love is . . . taking off all your clothes before making love. 826. Pinch his butt when no one else is looking. 827. Get a little tipsy at home on champagne. Laugh the whole night through.
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5 Keys to romancing a Leo. ( July 23 to August 22 ) 1. Leo is a fire sign: Cater to his/her passionate, sexual nature. 2. Gift tip: small, expensive. 3. Food: elegant and sophisticated. 4. Flowers: Sunflowers. 5. Wrap gifts in golden tones. Word to the wise: This fire sign falls in love easily . . . and falls out just as easily. 828. Ladies . . . give your man a “Quickie Coupon.� This will be his favorite. This coupon will entitle him to sex with the coupon giver immediately upon redemption. (No excuses) 829. Tuck love notes in the fingers of his baseball glove. 830. Ladies . . . rush home from work to greet him on a bed of black silk sheets wearing silky red lingerie or vice versa.
831. Hold her favorite teddy bear hostage for a sexual favor. 832. Next time you are sitting on the couch watching TV together, use a sheet to roll into a cocoon for two.
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833. Have a pillow fight. 834. If your man loves golf, purchase 18 holes of golf at the best local course for him and a friend.
“He gives double who gives unasked.” - Chinese Proverb
835. Rent the kid’s favorite movies. Buy a six-pack of popcorn, a case of Sunny Delight, and a pound of their favorite candy. Sit them in front of the television for an hour or two. Elope to the bedroom. 836. Write him a very, very sexy note. Seal it in two envelopes. 837. Buy a teddy bear. Attach a note saying, “I can not bear being without you.”
838. Create a fantasy vacation together. More than likely, it can become reality with some planning and a little help from a travel agent. 839. Ask him to pick a letter A – Z. Create a day of romance with gifts and activities that begin with that letter.
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840. Go grocery shopping before she gets home. Blindfold her; sit her on the floor next to the refrigerator. Feed her a little of everything you brought home. Bring home things like applesauce, strawberries, ice creams, carrots, watermelon, chocolate chips, cherries, and on and on. See if she recognizes the tastes of all the items. For an example of this idea rent the movie 9 ½ Weeks. 841. Love is . . . making sure she is awake in the morning by way of a loving wake-up call. 842. Fellas . . . knock at her door in the middle of the night wearing boxers and a smile. 843. Place a small special gift in a haystack. Send her on a search. You will get a lot of laughs from this one as she questions you about what she is looking for. 844. Be respectful of your partner’s ex. That includes “Baby Mommas” and “ Baby Daddies.” 845. Buy copies of this book for your friends, married or single.
846. Buy a removable tattoo of your partner’s name. Place it in a seductive spot. See how he reacts.
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847. Keep your business to yourselves. Never put each other’s business or your relationship business in the streets or to too many family members. 848. Create a dessert and name it after him.
“ Monogamy flourishes with romance.” - D.J.P.
849. Keep a calendar of family commemorations. Surprise him by knowing his mother’s birthday, his favorite uncle’s birthday, or his parent’s anniversary. 850. Tie his tie for him in the morning. 851. Plant a tree in honor of your relationship. Watch it grow tall and strong over the years. Watch yourselves grow tall and strong over the years. 852. Make him “King for a day.” 853. Ooops! Did I spill honey on you? 854. Leave a gift certificate for a manicure in her gloves.
855. Leave a gift certificate for a pedicure in her shoes.
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856. Assign the numbers of a dartboard with romantic ideas. Toss up a fun night. 857. Study a foreign language and vacation in that country next year. 858. Make a baby together. 859. Hypnosis. Wife . . . children . . . job. Wife . . . children . . . job. 860. Go on a romantic spring break together. 861. Prepare heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast. 862. Pray for your relationship.
863. Take a weekend to write, record and star-in your own 15-minute movie.
864. Send him a gourmet lunch on Friday. This will start the weekend off great.
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865. Bring home his favorite beverage and appetizer. Have happy hour for two. 866. Spend 24 hours in bed. Order out for food. Rent movies, play cards, etc. 867. In your next love letter or conversation tell her you’re feeling amorous, affectionate, ardent, erotic, fond or just plain old hot for her. 868. Shave your wife’s legs. Shave your husband’s face. 869. Feed dinner to one another. 870. Have your names embroidered on your pillowcases. 871. Place fresh flowers in the refrigerator while she is out grocery shopping. She will be surprised to see them when she opens the refrigerator door to put in the groceries.
872. Recreate your lover’s favorite movie love scene. 873. Picnic by candlelight in the backyard or at a park.
874. Dance outdoors on the patio to a slow rhythmic song.
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875. Throw a party at a day spa for her and her closest friends. Send invitations with a note to not tell of the surprise. 876. Give up television at home for a week. You will discover more about one another. 877. Place small love notes in plastic Easter Eggs. Have an Easter Egg hunt. 878. Have a band from a local high school to march in front of your home playing your wedding song on your anniversary or happy birthday on these special occasions. 879. Send two-dozen roses instead of one.
880. Monogamy and faithfulness . . . there is nothing better.
881. Spend the weekend photographing each other all over town. 882. Arrange to stay in your honeymoon hotel. Arrange to stay in your honeymoon suite.
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883. Make the first move. 884. Switch sides of the bed. See what happens when you shake things up a bit. 885. Make her favorite mini-series into a date. Watch it together every week. 886. Visit all 50 states. Visit two or three a year until you have visited them all. 887. Play Twister. Better yet, tweak it a little and play Twister naked. 888. On a calm, clear night, drive to a remote spot. Sit on top of the car or drop the top to watch for falling stars. Scientists say, the nights around the middle of August are supposed to be when most falling stars can be seen. 889. Take a midnight moonlight swim at a pool or the beach. 890. Add an outdoor nature sounds CD to your next indoor picnic. 891. Write names to cities you would like to visit together on small pieces of paper. Shake-em-up in a hat and pick one. Visit that city next month. 892. Sit on the porch. Sip lemonade and listen to the sounds of the evening as it comes to a close. 893. Visit a haunted house together during Halloween.
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894. Trace your partner’s body with an ice cube. 895. Trace your partner’s body with a feather. 896. Bring home an elegant evening gown. Make plans to wear it.
897. Wear sexy . . . outrageously sexy, green lingerie on St. Patrick’s Day.
898. Make a list of the top ten places you want to make love. Get started.
“When you are too busy for your mate . . . You are too busy.” - D.J.P.
899. Develop a code word for sex that you can use when you’re in a crowd. 900.
Send a fruit basket with notes attached to the fruit . . . “You are the apple of my eye.” “I’m
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bananas over you.” “Orange you glad we are together.”
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Write a sweet seductive letter or fantasy.
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Write an outright blatantly sexy, very detailed letter or fantasy.
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Make a batch of heart shaped chocolate chip cookies.
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Prepare a multiple course meal. Serve a course in each room of the house. Save dessert for the bedroom. Oops! Did I spill honey on you again? Boy! That just keeps happening.
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Have dinner . . . naked.
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Sit fireside and compose love letters to one another.
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Join him, unexpectedly, in the shower.
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Go sailing together.
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Spend the day with your partner at her grandparents or great grandparents house.
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List eleven places to make love. Roll a pair of dice to determine which place you will start with. Make the numbers 2 and 12 the most exotic because they are the hardest to come by.
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911.
Create a date based on this quote. “Love above all, is the gift of oneself.” - Jean Anquilh
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Give her a bouquet of tulips with a note saying, “My tulips are waiting to kiss you at home.”
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Go to an outdoor concert at night. Take a blanket and a snack. Cuddle up and enjoy a nice evening under the stars.
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Have a bar-b-que for two at a nearby park or campground.
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Buy him a watch with a special inscription on the back.
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Sing her a lullaby in bed.
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Seduce him while eating. Share your food in sexy ways. Dip your finger in the sauce. Lick it off. Let him lick it off.
918.
Give your partner a special good luck charm.
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Have a friend to follow the two of you around town secretly taking pictures of the two of you. Pose
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silly behind her back, give her bunny ears, put your hands on her behind, etc. Present them to her at dinner after picking them up from a one-hour photo lab. 920.
Make love at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.
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Let her warm her cold feet on you in bed.
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Create a date based on this quote. “Love describes the activity of one who has determined in his heart to be a lover. And his love is not in word only; it results in loving treatment of another person.” - Augustine
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Get her something she has always wanted but always held back on because it was too expensive, too weird, or too self-indulgent.
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While riding together pull over to the side of the road to pick some flowers from a field for her while she sits in the car and watches you and wonders just what you are doing.
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Rub against him in a sexually suggestive way.
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Be adventurous; make love in a semi-public place.
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Have your astrological charts analyzed together by an expert. Whether you believe or not it will be fun to look at and laugh.
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Ladies . . .What is the difference between sexy and sleazy? I’ll bet your definitions are very different.
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Look through a lingerie catalog or even Playboy Magazine to compare definitions. 929.
Instead of having a babysitter stay at home with the kids, have the babysitter to take the kids to a movie, a double feature. Spend the extra time alone at home.
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Do not position yourself against your partner’s passions. Do not force him to choose between you and going to a football game or make her choose between you and shopping with her friends.
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Place a sweet note inside the hatch door of your partner’s car gas tank.
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Buy her a nice gift. Wrap it in a nice box inside a bigger wrapped gift box, inside a bigger wrapped gift box with a bow.
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Get up extra early on a weekday morning to cook breakfast for her.
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Have a gift and card drawer at the office. Always keep greeting cards, stamps, small gifts, and wrapping paper.
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Buy his and her matching pajamas.
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Use romantic instrumentals during your next meal at home.
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Write “I Love You” in the dust on the coffee table.
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Get your Valentine’s Day card postmarked from Valentine, Texas 79854 or Valentine, Nebraska
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69201. Place your card fully filled out and stamped inside a larger envelope addressed to the “Postmaster� of the town. Leave a note inside requesting your card to be hand stamped and mailed. 939.
Make him a small wish cake or cup cake. Place a candle in the middle: tell him to make a wish. Fulfill that wish for him.
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When you next meet one another, greet her with a bow and a kiss on her hand. Treat her like she is your queen.
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Purchase a set of matching watches. Synchronize them
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Present her with a coupon for a day all about her. Include her hair, nails, shopping, dinner, etc.
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Bring cherries, strawberries, whipped cream, and honey to bed on a tray. Have a midnight snack.
944.
Leave a small gift in the mailbox to surprise her when she checks the mail.
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945.
Did somebody say McDonalds? NO. Take her to a nice cozy restaurant.
946.
Sit in a hot tub and read your favorite love poems to one another.
947.
Write a greeting on your lover’s morning newspaper.
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Give tickets to an upcoming event she will enjoy inside a nice new handbag.
949.
Invite your lover to lunch in the private dining room at your place of employment.
950.
Give him concert tickets taped to his favorite singers latest CD.
951.
When she falls asleep tonight, tuck her favorite teddy bear in beside her. She will awake with a smile.
952.
Love is . . . calling her when you said you would.
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Sleep together in a twin bed.
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Hang a new robe or nightgown in the bathroom for her to discover when she gets out of the shower.
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955.
Send him a jar of red hots with a note saying “I’m Red Hot for you.”
956.
Leave a trail of her favorite candy leading to a gift you have purchased for her. Match the candy and the wrapping paper. Example: you can use Lemon Heads candy to lead to a package wrapped in Tweety Bird wrapping paper.
957.
Add red food coloring to your next bubble bath you take together. Red adds to the romantic atmosphere.
958.
Tuck a note in his pajamas.
959.
Be the Best Father in the world to her children.
960.
Be the Best Mother in the world to his children.
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Have dinner for two in a greenhouse of blooming flowers.
962.
Surprise your mate by getting one of his poems published.
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963.
Send her a basket of fresh blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries with a note saying “I love you berry, berry, berry much.”
964.
Have all of her jewelry cleaned by a professional jeweler. Place a new piece among the others when you return them to her box.
965.
Take an afternoon nap together before sharing a night out on the town.
966.
Fellas . . . many women find talking to be the best foreplay.
“The brain is the most important sex organ.” -D.J.P.
967.
Never use the word “love” when it is not your true feelings. Tell her you adore, admire, cherish, idolize, need, revere, or treasure her.
968.
Make whoopee by candlelight . . . oops! I meant cookies by candlelight.
969.
Make an itinerary for a day together. List places, things, guest, etc.
970. Purchase some monogram stationary for her desk.
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971. Buy a model of his dream car. Place a note next to it saying “Someday it will be yours.” 972. Take a moonlight canoe ride.
“Married couples who love each other tell each other thousand things without talking.” - Chinese Proverb
973. Tie red ribbons around the trees in the backyard with notes attached to each. The notes can range from “I love you” to poems you have written. While she is outside start placing dinner on the table. 974. Take groceries and sweet nothings to her house. Hibernate together through a winter storm. 975. Place a note inside his dinner napkin that says, “There is no need to order dessert . . . you are dessert.” 976. Hang a new gold necklace on her rearview mirror. Watch from the window as she discovers it. Wave bye-bye.
“The grass is greenest where you water it.” - D.J.P.
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977. Send her a new nightie every Thursday for a month to get the mood set for the weekend.
978. Fellas . . . do not get her naked all at once, go piece . . . by piece . . . by piece. 979. Love is . . . doing it once for you and again for her. 980. Dedicate a week to improving your lovemaking skills. Ask questions or get a book. 981. Place a bow on a cup of tea at bedtime. 982. Cook dinner together wearing matching aprons . . . aprons only. 983. Watch classic cartoons together every Saturday morning. 984. When she gets out of the shower or comes home from work, have roses leading her to the bedroom where there are rose petals sprinkled all over the bed. Start the rose trail outside of the door. 985. Using money with origami, make her a bouquet of long stem roses using twenty-dollar bills or a single long-stem hundred-dollar bill rose.
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986. The “NFL Coupon” entitles the coupon holder to a Sunday afternoon or Monday night of sitting in front of the TV with all of his junk food and beverage needs attended to. Oh God, just once.
987. Picture yourself older, looking back on life with your mate. What do you wish you had done with her? Do it. Do it NOW! 988. Participate in a charity walk-a-thon together. Train together for months before the start of the event. 989. Place a single rose on her pillow. 990. Go to bed early. Talk in the dark.
“Love conquers all things: let us surrender to love.” - Virgil
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991. Write her a letter telling her how she has changed your life. 992. During your next basketball game or any other sporting event go over during a time-out to get a kiss or hug for good luck. 993. Give each other space to have friends. In fact encourage it. Remember most animals cannot mate in captivity. 994. Tape a love note to the inside of her bedroom closet door. 995. Make love to the rhythm of your background music. Create a tape to use or have her to make one. You may be surprised. 996. Learn the significance of your mate’s name. Some examples are: Diane means “goddess of the moon” Barbara means “mysterious stranger” Gary means, “mighty spear” Kevin means “gentle and kind” John and Janet means “God’s precious gift” 997. Hide a gift for her so she’ll find it during a walk together. 998. Make a circle of rose petals on the living room floor with a pillow inside. Add scented candles on the corners for dim lighting. Give her a sensual massage using warm oils.
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The way to his heart often is through his stomach, which in turn for some means directions to his favorite restaurant, diner, fast food, and pizza place.
1000. Remember . . . you exchanged vows in the presence of GOD to love, honor, and cherish one another. 1001. Simply the golden rule: “Do unto your mate as you would have your mate do unto you.”
“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt everyday.” - Anonymous
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About The Author David J. Preston is the author of “Box Of Chocolates” and the founder of One Tale Publishing. David shares his creativity in an effort to help others tap into their own, allowing them to live more joyous and passionate lives. To David romance isn’t about academic theories, trendy concepts, or advice given from “On High.” It’s about life, living it well, experiencing it fully, and sharing it lovingly. David’s ideas stem from his belief that God loved us enough to give us someone to compliment and complete our lives and we should treat that person for what they are – a gift from God.