theWoman – Now that you’ve decided to go bold, you need to figure out what you’re getting your partner for Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day can be a stressful time of year for people in any type of relationship, but can be especially difficult for people that are in long distance relationships.
Here are some tips on meaningful presents that I’ve received from theMan or given to theMan:
1. Scrapbook – if you met on vacation or during a study abroad program or anything along those lines a scrapbook can be a great way to re-visit those memories. Simply take a few pictures, cut out a few words from some magazines that mean something to the two of you and add a little creativity – and voila! Part of what I love about scrapbooks is that as you progress in your relationship you can easily reminisce about a poignant time in the relationship with the help of a scrapbook.
2. Romantic poems – there’s nothing more moving than receiving a romantic poem from your partner. This may seem difficult, but you don’t have to be Shakespeare to write a great poem. In fact all you need to do is know to rhyme. For example, here’s an except from a poem theMan wrote me on our first Valentine’s Day:
“Happy Valentine’s Day
I can’t wait until March when we will get to play
When you read this, it will have been 6 weeks
Since I’ve seen your cute pink cheeks”
The most important aspect of writing this poem is to incorporate memorable past experiences.
(I’m working on getting theMan to agree to let me post the poem in its entirety – stay tuned J)
3. Sound recording of how you two met – All you need is a microphone and a digital recording mechanism (which can be found in almost all laptops). Whenever I felt lovesick or really needed to hear my partner’s voice I would play the recording of how we met.
4. Self made cards – One of our reader’s posted a comment that he was making a card for his partner out of construction paper. I love this idea – and maybe the reader wouldn’t mind sharing a picture of the front of the card with us?
5. Love coupons – What can I say , I love cashing them in.
6. Candles & Rose Petals – If you’re together on Valentine’s Day I would definitely try this one – I used to think candles and their application in any romantic setting was totally overvalued until I had the pleasure to lie in a bed full of rose petals surrounded by hundreds of candles. Needless to say that night still rates as one of the most romantic nights of my life.
