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This article is from the NewlyWed FAQ, by Vicky Larmour vicky@jifvik.org with numerous contributions by others.

4.4) Romantic Gestures

- A gift certificate for a bookstore
- A killer back massage...leading to something more? ;-)
- Tuck heart-shaped notes in his/her shoes or lunch-box or under
the pillow or in the bathroom drawer
- Toss a towel in the dryer so it is warm and fluffy when he/she
gets out of the shower
- Iron his/her shirts :-)
- Do a chore that is assigned to him/her (if you assign chores
in such a fashion)
- Cook a tasty dinner and serve it in candlelight, with the nice
dishes and silverware. Don't ask for help cleaning up at all.
- Give a homemade coupon for a backrub or foot massage
- Give a "pampering" evening - surprise him/her when he/she comes
home from work with a warm bubblebath, a glass of wine in the tub,
a footmassage. Serve him dinner (in or out of the tub!) and then
don't let him/her clean up!
- Bake a nice treat that you think he/she might enjoy
- Give him/her the entire control of the TV and TiVo for the evening
- Take him/her out to a movie in the evening, and make a date night
of it on a weeknight
- Make a cocktail for when he/she first gets home, and let him/her
wind down for a half hour
- Settle him/her on the couch with the remote, a blanket, and a pet
- Wash his/her car, or vacuum it out
- Send flowers / a plant / balloons / chocolates to his/her work

 

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