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Remember to say "I
love you" and "I need you" often.
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Walk hand in hand in
the rain.
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Write a love poem.
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Call a radio station
and dedicate a favorite song.
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Write "I Love You" in
lipstick or shaving cream on the mirror.
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Hide love notes in a
lunch box, briefcase or purse.
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Make heart-shaped
cinnamon toast for breakfast.
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Place a love note in
the personals section of the newspaper.
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Take a carriage ride
around the city.
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Plan a surprise
getaway.
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Do your mate's
household chores.
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Write notes on future
dates in their date book ("I love you," I miss you," etc.)
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Make reservations at
a favorite restaurant.
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Let them choose the
movie.
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Give a foot massage.
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Make a heart-shaped
bookmark, and place it in their book.
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Pop in a romantic
music CD and slow dance.
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Throw a just-because
surprise party for two.
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Buy a stuffed animal
for your honey.
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Read each other's
horoscopes.
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Make a list of the
top 10 things you love about your partner.
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Display it in a
prominent place.
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Tattoo your mate's
name on your body.
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Make an album or
scrapbook of your favorite memories together.
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Go camping together
and only take one sleeping bag.
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Send a mushy message
in a bottle...a balloon...a sandwich...
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Cut out a silly
cartoon that you know they'd enjoy.
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Shower together.
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Dim the lights, and
snuggle together on the couch.
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Be the first to say
"I'm sorry" and kiss and make up.
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Give each other a
full-body massage.
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Kiss every hour on
the hour all day long.
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Send a gift basket of
indulgent items.
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Write "I'm hot for
you" in the steam on the bathroom mirror.
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Ribbon wrap your bed
with a big bow.
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Fill up the gas tank
of your partner's car.
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Act like teenagers.
Maybe even pierce something!
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Show up with a
bouquet of flowers -- for no reason at all.
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Play Scrabble®
together, using as many "love" words as you can.
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Run a warm bubble
bath for your partner, with lots of lit candles.
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Meet in the park for
a picnic.
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Hold hands.
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Leave a trail of rose
petals through the house, leading to a romantic candlelight
dinner.
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Make a donation in
your mate's name to a special cause or charity.
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Pick up their clothes
from the floor -- without saying a word about it.
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Watch an old black
and white romantic movie and share a bowl of popcorn.
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Reenact your first
date.
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Surprise your partner
with tickets to a special event.
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An unexpected hug can
brighten any day.
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Buy a silly,
impromptu gift.
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Send an email just to
say "I'm thinking of you."
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Bring home a balloon
bouquet.
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Serve breakfast in
bed.
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Make an ornament with
a picture of both of you for the Christmas tree.
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Play tag.
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Wash and wax your
partner's car, and leave a little note on the dashboard.
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Plant a garden
together.
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Leave a mushy message
on voicemail.
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Stay at a hotel for
the night, just because.
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Make angels in the
snow.
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Every time you say
"hello" or "goodbye", seal it with a hug and a kiss.
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Take a drive in the
country.
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Spend the evening
looking at the stars -- and make a wish together.
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Cast a playful wink
any time, anywhere.
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Think up a list of
silly little pet names for times when you're alone together.
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Read poetry to each
other.
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Celebrate your
half-birthdays together.
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Put a picture of both
of you in your wallet.
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Buy that favorite
book or CD for no reason at all.
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Send a care package
to work filled with treats like food, photos, candy, a love
note, heart-shaped confetti, etc.
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Go out for the
evening and tell people you're on your honeymoon.
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Take a hike together
and carve your initials in a tree.
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Write a thank you
note for all the things you take for granted.
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Make a fire in the
fireplace and roast marshmallows.
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Tape your favorite TV
show and spend the evening talking.
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Do the dishes
together, then apply hand lotion to each other's hands.
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Write a love letter
to your partner and cut it into jigsaw puzzle pieces.
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Decide on secret
signals and use them to communicate with each other in large
groups of people.
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Schedule a regular
mid-week "date night" for just the two of you.
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Do the laundry
together.
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Romance Theater
Weekend: reenact each other's favorite love scene - hers on
Friday, his on Saturday.
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Call your partner at
work and ask for a date.
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Pretend you haven't
seen each other for a month. Act accordingly.
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Send a written
invitation to do something special.
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Take turns reading to
each other.
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Stand outside the
window and sing a romantic song.
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Hide favorite candy
in your partner's coat pockets.
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Put a tape recording
of your voice (saying anything) in the car stereo and turn it on
so it plays when the car starts.
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Go to a drive-in
movie.
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Get up to turn off
the last light after you're both comfy-cozy in bed.
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Hold each other tight
during a thunderstorm.
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Make a tape recording
of favorite love songs.
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Leave a bunch of
bananas on the kitchen table with a note, "I go bananas over
you!"
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Hide love notes in a
magazine.
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Declare your undying
love via a telegram.
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Make a romantic
dinner together, and serve it on your finest china.
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Surprise your partner
with a big kiss on the neck.
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Give unexpected
compliments.
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Share an ice cream
cone.
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Have a picnic on the
living room floor.
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Draw a silly picture
of the two of you. Frame it.