tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10644517614553924142024-03-08T04:15:22.947-06:00Romantic Valentines DayHow to have a romantic Valentine's DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-60631902911908996602008-01-19T19:21:00.000-06:002008-01-19T19:39:08.083-06:00How to Have an Inexpensive Romantic Valentines DayAn Inexpensive Romantic Valentine's Day at Home<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">A Fireside Picnic</span> -- Have the couch pulled up in front of the fireplace and have some champagne chilled. For that extra special <span style="font-weight:bold;">oomph</span>, use strawberries to bring out the champagne's flavor. Also, you can put some pomegranate seeds into the liquid to tinge the bubbly a pinkish color. If you like (or can) cook, make a Romantic Valentine's Day meal. If you can't cook, or don't have the time, order in from your favorite place; make sure to throw out the packaging and use your nice plates for the meal. Don't forget the romantic music playing in the background.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Spa Night</span> When your love gets home, have a hot bath filled with rose petals waiting. Because roses are normally expensive around Valentines Day, ask your local florist for a package of rose petals, short stemmed roses, or for what are called seconds; seconds are roses that are slightly bruised. They can be used because you won't be giving them in a traditional way. Have a glass of wine and some chocolates on hand by the side of the bath.<br /><br />While she's soaking in that romantic bath, get that bedroom ready! Cover the bed with towels warm and fresh out of the dryer. Get a large bowel of warm water near the bed, several washcloths and some spa products. Start with an exfoliating rub like the a salt scrub. Wash it off then massage in a great moisturizer. Go for the extra special touch of giving a wonderful foot rub. Afterwards, you two can relax and eat in bed while you watch a sappy, er, romantic movie.<br /><br />It doesn't take alot of money to enjoy a romantic valentines day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-19329929582960835092008-01-12T21:24:00.000-06:002008-01-12T21:36:39.309-06:00Can You Make a Romantic Valentines Day Proposal?In the quest for the perfect romantic Valentines Day, many people seek to propose marriage on Valentines Day. This is a tactic to not only get her to say "YES!" but also works towards creating a precious memory that she'll treasure for the rest of her life.<br /><br />What happens when her general nature, her sense of humor, makes you wonder if she'll take you serious. Imagine the blast to your ego when you ask those special words on bended knee, and she laughs in your face!<br /><br />My suggestion is that it totally depends upon how you do the actual proposal. DO NOT MAKE A JOKE OUT OF IT!!! Do not play to her sense of humor and make a parody of trying to create a romantic valentines day proposal. Take time out to actually plan everything out, and when the moment arrives, wear your heart on your sleeve.<br /><br />Make her FEEL what you feel, how much you love her. The only way you can do that is to share with her; tell her how much she means to you, how much you love her. Also, mention previous memories you both created and tell her how much they mean to her. If you treat the occasion with the seriousness it deserves, there's no reason you can't have a romantic Valentines Day proposal.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-23967014424684796802008-01-03T14:04:00.000-06:002008-01-03T14:19:11.958-06:00Plan a Romantic Valentines Day She'll Never ForgetThe planning of a romantic Valentines Day takes some thought and effort, so be prepared. I'm warning you now.<br /><br />Let her know that you will be taking her out on Valentines Day. Don't act like it's a big deal, but do let her know so she can plan around it. Internally, it's time for you to go for broke and make the best romantic Valentines Day you possibly can!<br /><br />Call ahead to make reservations at your favorite restaurant. When I talk about your favorite restaurant, I'm not talking about Shoney's or Western Sizzler. Think about what she likes to eat (and what you're willing to stomach), check the yellow pages, and call ahead; try about 20-35 days ahead to get that reservation in!<br /><br />Call the florist! Reserve a dozen roses and have them delivered later in the afternoon, close to when you normally make it in from work if she stays at home, or better yet, have them delivered to her place of work in the morning!<br /><br />Do some shopping! Nothing says romantic Valentines Day than jewelry! You don't have to spend the bank account; you can get a pretty nice bracelet for under $100. Give it to her after dinner, or you can take her on a nice evening stroll after dinner, and give it her then.<br /><br />Let your mind run wild and be creative. The key to having a romantic Valentines Day is to use your imagination and to be yourself. If anyone else were to plan your special Valentines Day, she could probably tell in a heartbeat because it wouldn't be you or something you would do. So take your time, plan ahead, and give her the most romantic Valentines Day she's ever had!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-41198499177346455402008-01-02T13:07:00.000-06:002008-01-02T13:17:38.212-06:00The Secrets to Proposing Marriage and Making it a Romantic Valentines Day to RememberIf you've met that special someone that you just know that you want to spend the rest of your life together, hear me out and don't propose just yet. Wait until Valentines Day and make it a Romantic Valentines Day they will never forget!<br /><br />To make it a truely romantic Valentines Day requires planning. Everyone says love requires you to be spontaneous, but I say plan out the major events, and leave the details to the whimms of fancy.<br /><br />Everyone expects to go out on Valentines Day, and we're going to use that to our advantage! Don't let on that this Valentines Day will be anything beyond the ordinary, but you know that secretly this will be a romantic Valentines Day where you pop the question.<br /><br />While taking them out to dinner, make continuous eye contact while thinking about spending the rest of your life with your loved on. If you're any type of romantic, this will leave a doopy grin on your face that they'll wonder what's going on. Open and close the doors for them in all matters. Tonight is your opportunity to put them upon a pedistal.<br /><br />Wait until the end of the evening and you're in private. I know that you see tv shows and movies where proposals happen in VERY public places, but I'm telling you to take it slow, easy, and make sure it's every private. If your actions have done their job, they should be in a nice and romantic mood, and that will make the proposal all the more romantic!<br /><br />So, plan for the perfect Valentines Day for your marriage proposal, and you'll have the romantic Vanentines Day of your dreams!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-65574515434836650662007-10-11T12:22:00.000-05:002007-10-11T12:31:06.842-05:00Love at First Site, or Lust at First SiteAll the movies swoon about finding your soul-mate. As the stories go, you have never met this person, but when you do, you'll instantly know that they're the one for you. Well, maybe not instantly know they're for you, but you'll know there's something special; you may be conflicted because you're already in a relationship, or about to get married, but in the end, you'll do what's right and join with your soul-mate.<br /><br />In the real world, it doesn't happen that way.<br /><br />The closest you'll get to having sparks fly when you first meet someone is what we call "lust at first site."<br /><br />We all have biological drives and needs. Each of us has certain, how do you call it, standards that we look for. Red heads, tall, short, thin, curvy, etc. You see someone who falls in those catagories and BAM lust at first site. This is a biological impulse, not love.<br /><br />Love comes after the passion no longer clouds the reason. Love is an intellectual exercise. You get to know a person and you realize that either they are compatable or not for you. Looks are fleating, it's what's on the inside that matters.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-42540827824300483992007-07-05T12:29:00.000-05:002007-07-05T12:35:33.891-05:00Reach Out and Touch Someone You LoveEveryone has heard that actions speak louder than words. Sometimes, just touching your partner will make the difference for the rest of the day. You don't have to say a word if you don't want to. If asked why, smile and say, "just because."<br /><br />Hug them.<br /><br />Stroke their hair<br /><br />Snuggle up close<br /><br />Hold them<br /><br />Spoon in bed<br /><br />And my personal favorite...<br /><br />Touch your forehead to theirs and gaze lovingly into their eyes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-80970681346228761752007-06-26T12:33:00.000-05:002007-06-26T12:36:18.546-05:00Shall I Compare TheeShall I compare thee to a Summer's day?<br />Thou are more lovely and more temperate:<br />Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,<br />And Summer's lease hath all too short a date:<br />Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,<br />And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;<br />And every fair from fair sometime declines,<br />By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd:<br />But thy eternal Summer shall not fade<br />Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;<br />Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,<br />When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st:<br />So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,<br />So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.<br /><br />--William ShakespeareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1064451761455392414.post-44551115027381039762007-06-25T12:21:00.001-05:002007-06-25T13:01:10.119-05:00Are You In Love With Someone or Do You Love Someone?I can think of no greater single cause of heartbreak that infatuation. Infatuation can also be known as "love at 1st sight" but this article we're going to call it something else. For the rest of this article, instead of infatuation think "falling in love."<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Falling In Love</span></strong><br />Falling in love is easy. Its done millions of times each and every day. People are, be default, lonely and alone. We're constantly wondering if we're alone in the cosmos. Does anyone know we exist? Suddenly, we see someone. Something about that person catches our eye. Something about us catches their eye. Sparks fly! We are alone no longer. We are one with our new beloved!<br /><br />Falling in love is an emotional action. We are all programmed, at a genetic level, to seek out and multiply. While intellectual standards do apply, we all want, at a basic level, to have kids. That's why sex feels so good.<br /><br />Time progresses. The emotional feeding of falling in love passes. This could take days or month, even years. It will pass. Now the relationship is at a crossroads. Do you choose to go your separate ways, or have you established an intellectual bond along with a new emotional bond. In all the time you have spent with your partner, did you share some similar interests, lifestyles, or life experiences? Did you enjoy their company? Chances are that you have a chance to form a bond of true love. True love comes from choice and action. You no longer are bound by the genetic driver urges and your thoughts and actions are based from your decisions. Do you choose to love this person?<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Love Isn't Easy</span></strong><br />Loving someone isn't easy like when you're in love. Loving someone is hard work! Whereas before you would drop everything for your beloved, now you think about yourself first. When you love someone, you actively choose to put their wants, needs, and feelings above your own. Does that mean that you become a floor-mat to them? No, just that you do need to take that special someone into account when you make plans for your day, your life.<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Is It Worth It?</span></strong><br />Is loving someone worth all the hard work and effort required to make a serious relationship last? If you are a good fit to your partner, I'll tell you this. There is no greater feeling in the world that of all the people in the world your Hun could have chosen to spend their lives with, they chose you. Isn't that enough?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0