Go bowling. Pretend you are the only people there. Dance whenever you get a strike (or even hit a pin). Do 'trick rolls' together. Make up funny names for each other to put on the overhead screen. Kiss each other between every turn. If you want to make this date romantic as well as fun call ahead and reserve a lane. Cover the area with rose petals and have one of the tables set up with a rose and a nice dinner.
Go swimming together in the dark.
Surprise your loved one with gifts of things they crave (chocolate, gourmet coffee, nuts, ice cream, etc) when they least expect it.
Go on a garage sale scavenger hunt.
Play strip Scrabble.
Form "I love you" in glow in the dark letters or stars on your ceiling.
Give the outside of the house, bedroom, or special date area a "heart attack". Cover the area in paper hearts with special compliments for your special person. Leave it for a surprise!
When picking your date up at their house/apartment/etc, have your own special way of knocking the door or announcing your arrival. They will distinctly know it's you before they answer the door and will be happily smiling when they answer the door. Always a nice way to start the date.
Create a time capsule and agree to open it on a date in a few years.
Cook dinner in your fireplace. Eat and enjoy the evening in front of it with no distractions.
Get about 15 helium balloons. Before filling them with helium put a note in each one telling your partner what you love about them. Put the balloons in their car and tape a safety pin and note that says "to get in you have to pop each one and read each note." This will make their day!
Bored? Play this game... hop in the car with your loved one and play the direction game. Driver stars by choosing a direction. The passenger will all of a sudden choose another direction. The driver will go again. With no destination in mind, let yourselves become a little lost and just keep driving. This will allow for some wonderful alone time!!
If your partner is stressed out, let them take a nap and keep all distractions and emergencies away from them during that time.
My brother asked his wife to marry him on a hotel sign. First he got them a room in a suite and spent a romantic evening with her then they were driving out the next day and his girlfriend saw the sign and they were married 3 months later.
Vow to make one another smile and laugh for the rest of your lives....then go do it. (roll in the snow, watch shooting stars, swim in the nude, these things are special, and priceless!)
Blow up seven balloons and put an activity she would enjoy in each balloon. Let her pop one balloon per day & perform that activity.
Have an easter egg hunt for your mate with romantic sayings on slips of paper in each egg.
When out in public, whisper in her ear, "I'm all you'll ever need, woman."
Take a Jello bath together.
Meet once a week for lunch, find a nice little cafe to keep returning to.
Go back to the time when you first went on a date, such as a park bench, and light candles around it with flowers that are freshly picked. They'll be sure to love it.
Learn golf together.
Tell her she is beautiful, pretty, cute, gorgeous, at least once a day, more preferably every time you see her. Rotate your selection of adjectives.
Leave a trail of rose petals starting from the front door to the bedroom. On the bed make a heart out of the petals. Then write a love message on the nearest mirror in red lipstick. Leave gifts on the bed inside the heart. Meanwhile you hide in the shower out of his/her view. Have fun with it, its really interesting to see their response.
Go all out and hire a hot-air balloon. Spend the afternoon flying over the beautiful landscape drinking champagne!
Give her a bottle of vitamins with a note inside that says "Take one dose of love each day."
Write a message on your driveway or sidewalk in chalk.
Fill her car with balloons while she is at work, asleep, etc. Make sure to include a balloon that says "I Love You."
Rent a love story movie and watch it with her.
Your loved one will love a weekend planned in the keys or at a beach resort, have dinner on the ocean and enjoy the scenery together, drink dance and make love. the atmosphere will make you feel as though you have nothing to do but enjoy nature and each other.
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