52 weeks of romantic gestures

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52 weeks of romantic gestures

This challenge is all about making your wife or husband, girlfriend or boyfriend feel good about themselves and about you. We’re going to start small and easy a build up slowly. In general everything can be done on a budget or you can splurge. When you have the time you can spend more and make each gesture even more outstanding, and when you are pressed for time you can perhaps spend a little money instead. In the end it’s going to be the thought that counts. Oh, and though I write these as gifts...

Challenge Steps

Day 1 (Sunday) Make reservations for a nice dinner out for the upcoming weekend. It doesn’t need to be super fancy; a favorite comfortable place is perfect. When making the reservation be sure to tell them that it’s a special night and that a corner booth, table in the window, etc. would be appreciated if it’s possible. It doesn’t always work but it can. People love to help. I usually use opentable http://www.opentable.com/home.aspx but I call when I want it to be s surprise.

Day 2 (Monday) Give her flowers. You can grow them, pick them, or buy them, but everyone loves to get them. My wife gives me a bottle of wine from Flowers Vineyard and Winery from time to time, but the cheaper ones are very nice too. https://flowerswinery.com Get used to buying/picking flowers. We’re going to do this a lot. It’s a classic for a good reason. While you’re at it ask if she’ll keep next weekend open (they day you have reservations). Let her know the time you need to depart and if it’s casual or whatnot. I usually add 30 minutes so there’s time for her to change one last time without being hurried and time to window shop or have a drink before dinner.

Day 5 (Thu) Call and confirm your reservation. I hate doing this but if you don’t they might call you and spoil the surprise. If you used your joint open table account don’t bother. She’s already figured it out. No biggie, not everything needs to be a surprise

Day 6 (Fri) Today or tomorrow should be your dinner out. Enjoy your evening.

Day 9 (Mon) Step 1: Buy her a nice card. My wife likes something called letterpress, whatever that is. You can Google it and the fancy paper stores seem to know what it is. Write a note, it can be very short. A well-written sentence is enough.

Step 2: If you find a store or source that you like buy a bunch of cards. You can get some with preprinted messages, but even easier is just getting a set of blank cards where you can write a short note. By the end of this year you’ll be great at short notes. By my count you could easily use 30 or more blank cards so load up if you’d like.

Day 13 (Fri) Give her that card if you haven’t done it yet. And if you still haven’t written anything, well you’re just making it too hard on yourself. You can tell her how any of the following makes you feel: when you met, how you met, having her around, losing her, etc. If you’re totally stuck just write “I’d be lost without you.” And do better next time. Shake it off. Don’t over think it so much.

Day 15 (Sun) Do some surprise chores around the house that she would usually do. Fill the dishwasher if she usually does, or fold laundry. My wife likes to surprise me by cleaning my grill. Who knows why she does it, but I certainly hate to do it myself. I usually empty the dryer without being asked and then fold everything. She knows how much I hate laundry. Not as much as I hate doing dishes though. I do those as a surprise when she’s stressed or I suspect I’m in trouble… On the other hand I cook about 5-6 days a week so it’s not all one sided.

Day 16 (Mon) Step 1: Did I mention that I cook for my wife almost every night? I do it because I like to, and because cooking stresses her out of her mind if something doesn’t turn out (she actually yelled at a cake once. Poor little cake.) But when she wants to surprise me she makes me something herself. If you’re already a confident cook then this is a no brainer, but even if you’re not this is going to be worth it. There’s little you can do that’s more romantic than to cook a special meal for someone

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