Romantic Date Ideas for Valentine’s Day
January 14, 2010 by Cupid
Filed under Advice for Relationships
Valentine’s Day is for many considered to be one of the most romantic date nights of the year. Whether you are single and dating or married and part of a couple – you’ll want to have a special date night on Valentine’s Day. You don’t have to settle for going to an expensive restaurant. There are many choices to choose from when it comes to romantic date ideas for Valentine’s Day.
Try recreating your first date or even one of your favorite dates. Sometimes this isn’t even a very expensive date – but more of one that brings back a lot of happy memories for the two of you. That’s the whole point! Imagine going to your favorite inexpensive Italian restaurant for spaghetti and meatballs or for a night of bowling with rented shoes. That night got your relationship started to where it is now. Best of all, choosing a different type of activity is likely to be less crowded and the costs will be much cheaper than going to an expensive restaurant.
An excellent choice for many couples is trying a physical activity they’ve always wanted to try. Doing something new together can be very bonding and bring you closer together. Try beginner ballroom dance lessons or a massage class. Or even a couples yoga class. There are so many choices to select from – you’ll easily find something that tickles your fancy. A physical activity often involves touching each other or simply becoming more conscious of your body. That can help your romantic life in many ways, especially for long term couples looking for a little extra sizzle.
A new cuisine is also a fun choice on Valentine’s Day. The key to this experience is that it is something the two of you both want to try – not simply something one of you wants to do and the other is putting up with. When you try a new experience, this newness reminds you of how you were as a new couple and can take you out of a rut. Trying a new experience like a different cuisine is most often a “safe” choice because it is a small decision but it can lead to making bigger choices you desire in your relationship.
3 Ways To Re-Spark The Magic Back Into Your Relationship
January 11, 2009 by Cupid
Filed under Advice for Relationships
Are you frustrated that your relationship doesn’t have the magic and romance that it once had? Feel like you’re stuck in a rut and always doing the same things?
You’re not alone. After dating someone for a long time, it’s easy to slip into a stable and comfortable outline. However, you often lose the spark that made your relationship so special in the first place. Not to worry, here are three simple, fun and creative ways to reignite that magic:
1. GIVE THEM A UNIQUE GIFT
Name a Star after your partner. A number of astronomical agencies allow individuals to name stars and you receive formal documentation identifying the star that you have named. Or how about this: Give your partner a magic gift box, and every month place a new small gift in the box for your beloved to discover.
2. SAY “I LOVE YOU” IN A UNIQUE WAY
Take a book that your partner is reading and, using a pencil, underline letters in a section of the book she has yet to read to spell out a secret message of “I love you” or an entire love letter. Doing it just like this. Or for something really unique: You can buy special plants that grow and after 14 days display a message of your choice on the leaf. Cool or what!
3. START GOING ON DATES AGAIN
One thing that separates couples with ‘out of this world’ relationships, is they never stop doing new, fun and exciting things with their partner. In other words, they never stop dating and neither should you.
Spend the day doing fun things: go to the carnival, the beach, have a water fight, stare at the clouds on a grassy hill, go on a picnic, walk in the rain without raincoats and umbrellas, dress up in funny costumes and hit the town. Or how about this: Pick your partner up for a date and blindfold her before driving to a special destination. Try to make the destination something really unexpected like a table set up at the top of a cliff or a dinner on a boat or old-fashioned ship. It needs to be something that will have an impact when she removes the blindfold.
Believe me when I say that NOTHING can rekindle the love, passion and excitement in your relationship
more than going on fun and creative dates together.
About the Author:
Oprah Love Expert Michael Webb is the author of 300 Creative Dates, a book jam-packed with ways to rekindle your relationship with creative and romantic outings, including including ideas for every day dates, long distance relationships, birthdays, anniversaries and more.
Find more information on this book here —>>> 300 Creative Dates!
300 Creative Dates
January 10, 2009 by Cupid
Filed under Relationship Books
Making a great first impression is everything on the first few dates. And there’s no doubt that fun, creative and unique date ideas really help boost your points in the eyes of women. And if you’ve been together for years, dates help re-spark some life back into your relationship. But finding creative date ideas is the hard part!
Let’s give thanks to Michael Webb for his book, “300 Creative Dates“, and its offering of creative, unique and fun dates!
While there are 300 ideas in this book, you probably already guessed that you might not like or want to use all 300 of them. While many of the ideas are very creative, others are only a good reminder of places that everyone knows about but they either forgot or never realized that they’re such ideal places for a date.
Thankfully the, “I would-have-NEVER-thought-of-that-in-a-million-years!” ideas DO outweigh the date idea refreshers. This book will make you smile, laugh and inspire you to always find the adventure in whatever it is you’re doing.
It also has ‘dating coupons‘ you can give to your partner to redeem at a later date. Also, the book has a great section on dating disaster stories that will definitely show the guys what NEVER to do on dates.
So is the book perfect? Not completely. While there are 300 ideas, you really can’t read more than 50-60 in one sitting before it gets tedious, and some descriptions are a little lengthy. However, pages 93-94 do have a nice list of bullets with ‘quick and to the point’ date ideas ready. No elaboration. If you’re in the need of a date idea fast, then you’ll love these pages. All in all, this is still a fantastic book that everyone should read.
Whether you want to impress that special someone on a first date, surprise them for a special anniversary or occasion, or just want to breathe new life into your relationship because it’s getting a little on the bland side, then grab this book now.
Check out all the details here —->>> 300 Creative Dates.
