- Remember to say
"I love you" and "I need you" often.
- Walk hand in hand in the rain.
- Write a love poem.
- Call a radio station
and dedicate a favorite song.
- Write "I
Love You" in lipstick or shaving cream on the mirror.
- Hide love notes
in a lunch box, briefcase or purse.
- Make heart-shaped
cinnamon toast for breakfast.
- Place a love note
in the personals section of the newspaper.
- Take a carriage
ride around the city.
- Plan a surprise
getaway.
- Do your mate's
household chores.
- Write notes on
future dates in their date book ("I love you," I miss you,"
etc.)
- Make reservations
at a favorite restaurant.
- Let them choose
the movie.
- Give a foot massage.
- Make a heart-shaped
bookmark, and place it in their book.
- Pop in a romantic
music CD and slow dance.
- Throw a just-because
surprise party for two.
- Buy a stuffed
animal for your honey.
- Read each other's
horoscopes.
- Make a list of
the top 10 things you love about your partner.
- Display it in
a prominent place.
- Tattoo your mate's
name on your body.
- Make an album
or scrapbook of your favorite memories together.
- Go camping together
and only take one sleeping bag.
- Send a mushy message
in a bottle...a balloon...a sandwich...
- Cut out a silly
cartoon that you know they'd enjoy.
- Shower together.
- Dim the lights,
and snuggle together on the couch.
- Be the first to
say "I'm sorry" and kiss and make up.
- Give each other
a full-body massage.
- Kiss every hour
on the hour all day long.
- Send a gift basket
of indulgent items.
- Write "I'm
hot for you" in the steam on the bathroom mirror.
- Ribbon wrap your
bed with a big bow.
- Fill up the gas
tank of your partner's car.
- Act like teenagers.
Maybe even pierce something!
- Show up with a
bouquet of flowers -- for no reason at all.
- Play Scrabble®
together, using as many "love" words as you can.
- Run a warm bubble
bath for your partner, with lots of lit candles.
- Meet in the park
for a picnic.
- Hold hands.
- Leave a trail
of rose petals through the house, leading to a romantic candlelight dinner.
- Make a donation
in your mate's name to a special cause or charity.
- Pick up their
clothes from the floor -- without saying a word about it.
- Watch an old black
and white romantic movie and share a bowl of popcorn.
- Reenact your first
date.
- Surprise your
partner with tickets to a special event.
- An unexpected
hug can brighten any day.
- Buy a silly, impromptu
gift.
- Send an email
just to say "I'm thinking of you."
- Bring home a balloon
bouquet.
- Serve breakfast
in bed.
- Make an ornament
with a picture of both of you for the Christmas tree.
- Play tag.
- Wash and wax your
partner's car, and leave a little note on the dashboard.
- Plant a garden
together.
- Leave a mushy
message on voicemail.
- Stay at a hotel
for the night, just because.
- Make angels in
the snow.
- Every time you
say "hello" or "goodbye", seal it with a hug and a kiss.
- Take a drive in
the country.
- Spend the evening
looking at the stars -- and make a wish together.
- Cast a playful
wink any time, anywhere.
- Think up a list
of silly little pet names for times when you're alone together.
- Read poetry to
each other.
- Celebrate your
half-birthdays together.
- Put a picture
of both of you in your wallet.
- Buy that favorite
book or CD for no reason at all.
- Send a care package
to work filled with treats like food, photos, candy, a love note, heart-shaped
confetti, etc.
- Go out for the
evening and tell people you're on your honeymoon.
- Take a hike together
and carve your initials in a tree.
- Write a thank
you note for all the things you take for granted.
- Make a fire in
the fireplace and roast marshmallows.
- Tape your favorite
TV show and spend the evening talking.
- Do the dishes
together, then apply hand lotion to each other's hands.
- Write a love letter
to your partner and cut it into jigsaw puzzle pieces.
- Decide on secret
signals and use them to communicate with each other in large groups of people.
- Schedule a regular
mid-week "date night" for just the two of you.
- Do the laundry
together.
- Romance Theater
Weekend: reenact each other's favorite love scene - hers on Friday, his
on Saturday.
- Call your partner
at work and ask for a date.
- Pretend you haven't
seen each other for a month. Act accordingly.
- Send a written
invitation to do something special.
- Take turns reading
to each other.
- Stand outside
the window and sing a romantic song.
- Hide favorite
candy in your partner's coat pockets.
- Put a tape recording
of your voice (saying anything) in the car stereo and turn it on so it plays
when the car starts.
- Go to a drive-in
movie.
- Get up to turn
off the last light after you're both comfy-cozy in bed.
- Hold each other
tight during a thunderstorm.
- Make a tape recording
of favorite love songs.
- Leave a bunch
of bananas on the kitchen table with a note, "I go bananas over you!"
- Hide love notes
in a magazine.
- Declare your undying
love via a telegram.
- Make a romantic
dinner together, and serve it on your finest china.
- Surprise your
partner with a big kiss on the neck.
- Give unexpected
compliments.
- Share an ice cream
cone.
- Have a picnic
on the living room floor.
- Draw a silly picture
of the two of you. Frame it.
