WEEKEND WISDOM

5 ROMANTIC IDEAS
- Henrik

Here are 5 ideas you can use as inspiration for the coming Valentine's Day (and any other day of the year too).

1. Create a hidden message.

This is one I picked up from the Simpsons. Underline or circle letters in whatever
he or she is reading (a book, a magazine etc.). Create a hidden love message for
him or her to find, letter by letter.

2. Sweet and surprising notes.

I and my girlfriend leave small and sweet notes in boots, tea-containers,
underneath the pillow, in books we are reading and other places around the home.
It's a very simple and small thing but it always makes the both of us smile big
when we discover one of those notes.

3. Give an unexpected experience.

Maybe a surprise adventure like a dinner at a restaurant where the two of you
haven't been before.

Or if you do that quite regularly then try a museum, a musical, ice-skating,
a picnic, a show of some kind, an amusement park or some other unexpected
experience.

4. Give something he or she genuinely likes.

Show love in the way your partner prefers to be loved. If he really likes flowers
then get that. If she is not much of a fan of flowers get her a book or video game
or something even more practical if that is what she really wants.

Or give an experience that is unexpected. Or give something familiar if your
partner prefers that.

You don't have to go cliché. Know what your partner likes and how he or she
thinks instead.

5. Don't just focus on Valentine's Day.

Make showing your love a habit. Use the tips above whenever you feel like it.

Surprise the special someone in your life in a small or big way on a regular
Tuesday or Wednesday.

Loving gestures and words delivered in surprising ways will not only inject more
sparks in your relationship and be fun. It will also be win/win in a more important
way by creating a loving environment.

In this environment your words and actions help his or her self-esteem to grow
and blossom. And since people tend to want to give what they get you will get the
same back. And so the two of you can build a more and more loving, supportive
and self-esteem enhancing environment.

This will make your lives and relationship more stable, less filled with making
mountains out of molehills and happier.

And this is more valuable than any Valentine's Gift could ever be.

Have a fun and relaxing weekend!