Or even better go pick flowers from around town... find as many different varieties as you can, you can definately tell the difference between hand picked flowers and ones that you have bought. Often times I dont get her a dozen rozes... I just get her a single rose and leave it with a note or poem to make it more special, simplicity can be very romantic I've learned.

The point is not to get her something fancy, its to make her feel special, and that is so important to most girls. You have to realize donut that girls DO NOT THINK LIKE GUYS, they have to feel special/sexy/beautiful unlike guys who just need to see something they want. I grew up with two older sisters so I learned this somewhat early.

You don't have to spend a lot of money to make a girl feel special, so often its as simple as leaving a little note like "I'm thinking about you sexy" in thier car or purse or something. I keep only the really mind blowing ideas saved up for special occasions... like for one special day I rented a hotel room with a spa and put rose petals everywhere and 100 candles around the room and put on one of our favorite songs on... total cost: about $70... and well worth it. You just gotta put a little thought into it, try to forget about what you would want, and try to see things from her perspective. Love isn't easy, in fact it's one of the hardest things you'll ever do, but anybody can do it. You just have to be willing to do what ever it takes to make it work, and if you want to make it amazing you have to go the extra mile.

For our 1 year anniversary I'm going to hike up to the best place around here for sunsets and set up a candle lit dinner then ask her if she wants to go for a hike and suprise her total cost will be virtually nothing, but it'll take a lot of effort to haul up all the stuff before hand. No matter what you will only get out of a relationship what you are willing to put into it, sometimes it takes a lot of effort, time, or money and in my case, knowing when to lay off for a while. I'm just trying to make sure I don't over do it.

Maybe I'll start a new thread with romantic ideas and then rate them based on effort, time, money, and romance because I know there HAVE been times when I did need inspiration and I don't mind sharing my inspiration with others.