http://www.daterindistress.com/romance/ Romance doesn't require spending a lot of time. Romantic gestures and everyday activities can help you keep the romance alive in your relationship. en-us Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:46:22 EST Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:46:22 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 Looking for a little romance in your relationship? It's the Simple Things in Life If you feel your relationship is lacking in the romance department, why not look for romance in simple, everyday things? It's definitely romantic to have dinner with your significant other. If you're just dating, you meals you cook together can be special. And whether you've just started dating or have been together for a long time, you can make a regular dinner more special by lighting candles, turning off the t.v. and opting for soft music or maybe even adding flowers to the table. Even if you don't do anything to make it special, it's still better having dinner with your loved one than having dinner alone, right? Speaking of simple, remember the holiday traditions you enjoyed as a child, like decorating the Christmas tree? It's still special as an adult, but particularly when you have someone to share it with. When you're decorating your Christmas tree, you create memories of your own. It seems like each year there's a new ornament or two to commemorate special even that happened during the year or a trip you took together. There are ornaments to mark your first Christmas together as a married couple, there are ornaments for baby's first Christmas, etc. At the very least, you should get at least one new ornament each year that has the year printed on it. The lights on the tree, lighting Christmas candles, the ornaments amassed through the years....it all works together to create romance at the holidays. Even if it's not a holiday season, you can keep the romance alive in your relationship in other ways. Hugs, little notes in each other's lunch boxes or brief cases, notes written in the steam on the mirror, flowers for no reason, a single rose for no reason....all of these things are small things that can make or keep things special. Romance doesn't have to be dead in your relationship. It's the little things that make all the difference. Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:46:22 EST http://www.daterindistress.com/romance/books.html Romance books aren't always the smutty, trashy things people think they are. In fact, some romance books are actually good. en-us Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:36:52 EST Mon, 05 Dec 2005 11:36:52 EST Weblog Editor 2.0