In a brightly colored ink, write a romantic message, asking your partner to meet you at the restaurant at a certain date and time and then leave it where you know they will find it.

 

Be sure to leave the cover of the matchbook open so your partner will notice the brightly colored message peeking out at them. 

 

Then get to the restaurant early and bring a flower, order a bottle of wine and get ready for some romance!

 

Now that you have some ideas for dates, you can continue with more of your own, using these ideas every week, or every few weeks, to surprise your partner. 

 

The Long Distance ‘I Love You’

What if you are in a long distance relationship?

 

Perhaps you met your partner but you find yourselves trying to sustain your romance while you are living in different cities. 

 

Or maybe you are in school and your partner is living someplace else. 

Perhaps you just have a job that requires you to travel and you spend a lot of time away from home.

 

Whatever the reason you find yourself distant from your loved one, you may often feel disconnected. 

 

So, how do you keep the romance in a long-distance love affair?

 

Here are some suggestions you may want to try.  And, when you have exhausted these, try coming up with some on your own. 

 

Remember that romance is a personal thing, and no one knows what your partner likes as well as you do!

 

Use what you know about your partner, and the questions you answered about your partner above, and decide what will work best for you.

 

1.                  Buy a ‘half heart’ locket or pendant.  You keep one half and give the other half to your partner.  Every time they look at it, they will think of you.