Valentine’s Day it’s for one day … ok for few days …it’s up to the marketing plans, but that doesn’t mean you can’t show your partner some special attention anytime. I invite you to join me into an experiment. Show your love for your partner in small and different ways each day for a whole month and see what magic happens.
You have here a list of 35 things you can do to express your love. Nothing expensive on this list so there is no excuse not to give this a shot.
Write „I love you” in the steam on the bathroom mirror after he takes a shower.
Offer a back massage with some good smelling lotion.
While in public, declare „I love you, Lucia!” (not Lucia, but your partner’s name.)
Make a CD with a few songs that are meaningful to your relationship.
Invite him to take a bath complete with bubbles, champagne, candles, and maybe a little Barry White. (the music, not actually Barry White in your tub).
Surprise her at work and take her out to lunch, maybe take-out food in the park or maybe to a little diner, for a midday romantic interlude.
Put together a little gift on his pillow: chocolate and a note that says „Your love is like chocolate: sweet and delicious.”
Dedicate a song to him/her on the radio and send him an email telling him/her when to listen.
Cook a special love meal of your partner’s favorite foods. Play his favorite music and turn the lights low for a romantic dinner.
Send a text message or email that says „I love you!”
Mail a card and inside write down the top 10 things you love about your partner.
Give him a picture of you for his wallet that says „I love you.”
Leave a love note in him/her car telling him/her to have a great day.
When your partner least expects it, give him a great big kiss, even if it’s in public!
Go see a romantic movie, sit in the back row, hold hands, and cuddle.
King for a Day/ Queen for a Day. Declare that you will dedicate a particular day just to your partner to do whatever they want. Maybe start with breakfast in bed.
Buy a tree and invite your partner to plant it with you explaining that this tree represents the love between you both that will grow over the years.
In the midst of talking about how your days went, the chores that need to be done, etc. interrupt and say „I have something important to tell you. I love you and here’s why.” Then list 5 things (or more) that you really appreciate about your partner. Finish with a kiss and say, „Ok, so you were talking about the water heater.”
Write an old fashioned love letter and mail it. Be romantic and lavish. Have some fun with it.
Before going to a party together come up with some secret code words you can use during conversation. You can be telling each other „I can’t wait to get you alone tonight!” without anyone knowing!
Find a hotel that has a jacuzzi and book it for a one night getaway somewhere close but fun.
Blindfold surprise. Blindfold your partner and drive them to the place where you had your first date, and have that date all over again!
Make an handed Valentine. Cut out some paper in the shape of a heart. Write something sweet on it in red and put it in her purse or his briefcase.
If your partner is going on a business trip, secretly hide a love note inside their luggage.
Do something romantic and spontaneous, like picking a flower and giving it to her right on the spot.
Record yourself reading a romantic love poem for your honey. Then give your partner a CD and tell them to play it in the car on their way to work.
Make a small postcard sized love collage. Then cover it with clear packing tape. Write a love message on the other side and mail it!
Keep a box with special cards, letters, photographs, and other mementos of fun things you’ve done together. On your anniversary or on Valentine’s day or when the box is filled, arrange them on a board and have it framed and take a little time to share fond memories together as you review the contents.
Create a mindmap of all the things you love about your partner and make it into a card.
Take a walk on the beach together. Run up ahead and write a message in the sand, and then call your partner to see what you „found.”
Say „I love you” often, slowly, and with feeling.
Send an e-card to your sweetie to brighten his/her day. There are a lot of free e-card resources on the internet: Apple iCards, BlueMountain, Hallmark.
Make little „I love you” posters with either crayons, markers, collage, paint, whatever. Post them in surprising places: the bathroom, the closet, the car, under her/him pillow, on her/him pillow.
Be super kind for a whole day. Act like you would with a new love, a child, or a frail person. Show lots of kindness, generosity, and love no matter what for a whole day.
Take an interest in your partner’s interests. For a woman it might be watching a football game with your guy. And for men it might be going to see a chick-flick. Do it with a spirit of enthusiasm and love. Have fun.
Print this out and do one each day. Make up your own. You don’t have to tell your partner that this is something you are doing. Just do it. Who knows, maybe you’ll establish a positive habit of expressing your love on a daily basis.