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If you are looking for some quick ideas for the beginning of a relationship, take a look at our first date tips.

When you first meet and begin to date the relationship is a priority. A lot of effort goes into putting your best foot forward and letting that person know how much they mean to you. Once you’ve been dating for awhile, you begin to become more comfortable and you relax. This often means you don’t put in as much effort – which is ok because you are entering into a different stage of the relationship; however, those fires still need to be stoked. While it does not have to be all romance and roses, we all need to feel special to the person we love – that means an effort still needs to be made. I don’t care if you’ve been together for 5 months or 15 years, if that effort is not made then the intimacy begins to diminish. Here are a couple examples from our readers:

“He used to be such a romantic, we would go for walks, he’d bring me flowers, take me away for a romantic dinner or weekend , now he just ignores me and wonders why I don’t feel like being intimate.”

“She used to meet me at the door in a sexy outfit, or would leave me notes in odd places. She stopped doing that and would rather watch TV than have sex.”

Believe me; we hear this a hundred times a week! I recommend thinking about how you felt when you first started dating and recreating some of those moments. Do it with some consistency and communicate about how you are feeling. This is a little bump, but left unattended it could become a mountain.

Romance implies caring, knowing the other person and being thoughtful enough to put their needs above your own. There are things that you can do for free, things that cost very little and things that are a tad more extravagant. Do what is in your budget.

Ok, let’s get down to some ideas for rekindling those feelings of excitement, the wonderment of being intimate.

General – (Considerate To Do’s):

• Take on a chore that they know you hate to do, and do it.
• Create time for romance – this generally means helping your partner to finish a task or chore so they have time to be romantic.
• Phone them, just to say you love them – period.
• Tell them how handsome or beautiful they are.

Romantic Ideas (Inexpensive):

• Leave a trail of flower petals to the most romantic room in your home, have it lit with candles, romantic music, beverage of choice ~ and you.
• Flowers for no reason.
• Remember Twister? Yup you get the idea…
• Camp out in your backyard or living room – set up that tent and tell ghost stories, talk about childhood memories, or buy a really good book on haunting stories in your city and read them to each other. Bring all your childhood favourite junk food.
• Romantic bath for two.
• Breakfast in Bed is always a winner.
• Over a nice meal, slip your lover a note saying that you their “Genie” grants them three wishes.
• Over time get your partner to talk about any erotic fantasies they may have ~ if possible create it.
• Send a naughty ecard with instructions as to what time they need to be home.
• Set up a photo shoot with your lover ~ you are the photographer.
• Call your lover’s voice mail and give romantic instructions that must be done.
• Place a note in their clothing/wallet/purse/cell phone case – telling them how you feel, or perhaps with instructions for the evening.
• Greet your partner at the door in your sexiest get-up, or for guys, with your sexiest look.
• A treasure hunt — tape instructions to the front door, followed up with clues to help them find thier way. Ensure that there are rewards along the way, and you’ve set up the evening to end with the "treasure".

Romantic Ideas (Moderate):

• Schedule Date Night – each of you has to take a turn at creating a memorable date for the other. This can be done once a week, or once a month, but each of you has to do it. Under no circumstances can you tell the other what the date is – but to be fair let them know whether it is casual, business casual, dress up.
• Cook an erotic meal together and depending on the ethnicity of the food set the dinner area up accordingly.
• If a favourite band, sports team, play is in town – get tickets and surprise them.
• Does one of you love to dance – surprise them with lessons for the two of you.
• Plan a day get-away that includes watching the sunset, sunrise or both.

Romantic Ideas (A Tad Extravagant):

• Take them away to their favourite spot – i.e. a mountain trip, trip to the coast.
• Find out what their dream vacation would be –save your pennies and arrange it.
• Surprise them with a gift they’d never expect (a watch they’ve always wanted, piece of art, a winter get-away).
• Balloon ride – which includes champagne.
• Take them away for a romantic weekend that includes golf or a spa. The key here is the location has to be terribly romantic (i.e. Pocono Resorts) you get the idea. Could also be an old, but terribly romantic hotel in your city – perhaps a hotel that has theme rooms…

We have received a number of requests for specific romantic advice, we working on them and will post our response asap.

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