Choose a theme that shows that you understand her, have listened to her, observed her…

That means you select something based on her interests, hobbies, passions, ambitions - things you’ve heard your girl talk about or even respond to on TV or in store windows…

Exceed her expectations - knock her off her feet with your understanding of what she likes and the quality of your purchase.

For example:

She loves pink -
pink flowers, pink jewelry (check out the style of jewelry she wears for clues)

Take it up a notch - she loves pink and poetry - a pink poetry book, pink journal for her to write in, pink feathered pens, pink stationery, sprinkled with pink hearts

She likes travel, she loves skiing -
there are levels of gifts abounding here all the way from a trip to St. Moritz to ski gloves or beautiful books on travel - show her that you understand her dreams even if you can’t buy them for her … today

She loves to be pampered
Spa Wish Gift Certificates…simply the BEST way to give a spa day!
Gift guaranteed to please - a gift basket loaded with spa treats with a spa gift certificate tucked into it…

If she’s just an old-fashioned romantic girl at heart … she’d love a romantic gift basket

Somewhere before I’ve heard the saying, “The best gift parents can ever give to their children is to love each other.” I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing the truth of this statement for over 40 years. From as far back as I can remember my Mom and Dad were a team. A great partnership. They were more than just a partnership. It was as if they were one person. They could drive us kids crazy sometimes, because they were always together “against us.” (Okay, so it just seemed like that).

They were really just together in their love “for us”, making sure their brood understood the difference between right and wrong and the foundational principles of honesty, trustworthiness, and respect.) Sure, they argued (although, not that much), but there was never any doubt in our minds that any disagreements would be worked through and resolved. Most of my friends, unfortunately, didn’t feel that same sense of security when their folks argued.

Mom and Dad began their married life poor, but they worked hard and, over the years, built a very successful business. They each had their strengths and weaknesses, but the way they worked together, you never saw the weaknesses, just the strengths. Dad was the outgoing, more public person with whom people met and right away fell in love. Everyone knew Dad! Then, when they got to meet Mom, they felt the exact same way about her as well. Mom, although not at all shy, was more comfortable being the person behind the scenes. More detail oriented, she ran the books and, according to Dad, was the one who “really made the business work.”

I remember one night at dinner asking Dad how much money he made. (Doesn’t every teenager want to know!) Dad simply replied, “I don’t know, Mama handles all that.” I looked at Mom and asked, “Is that true? Dad really doesn’t know how much money he makes?” She replied, “Yes, he never has known, and he never asks.” All three of us kids looked at Dad for an explanation. His approach was a simple one. “If we want to buy something and Mama says we can afford it, we can afford it.”

For my mom and dad, marriage was never a 50/50 arrangement. It was 100/100 - each totally devoted to the happiness of the other. And, because of that, they each received even more joy than they gave. Dad once told me that “true love is when you actually care more about the other person - you love that person more - than you do yourself.”

One of my greatest lessons from Mom was the time I told her, as a boy in my mid-teens, that even after I got married one day, she’d always be my favorite girl. Immediately - in a kind but definitely serious manner - she said, “No I won’t be. When you get married your wife will be the most important person in your life, and that includes Daddy and me.” The biggest lesson about love and marriage that my mom and dad taught us kids was on how to talk “about” your spouse. Have you ever heard husbands and wives, when speaking to others, make unkind remarks about their spouses? It’s one of those things people just seem to do. Sure, they’re “only kidding,” or maybe they are not. But words matter. And words teach, whether positively
and negatively.

You would never hear such a thing from my mom and dad. Dad always speaks of Mom in the most complimentary, glowing terms. As does she of him. This lesson made such an impression on me, I still remember when I was age twelve and we were getting carpet installed in our home. The crew boss was one of those stereotypical beer guzzling, hard-living guys, who would have probably belonged to Ralph Kramden’s Raccoon Lodge from the old Honeymooner’s TV show. For lunch, my folks bought pizza for the crew. Dad went to talk with the boss about the job. I was around the corner listening.

The boss said, “This is an expensive job. Women will really spend your money, won’t they?” Dad responded, “Well, I’ll tell you, when they were right there with you before you had any money, it’s a pleasure to do anything for them you possibly can.” This wasn’t the answer the carpet installer expected to hear. He was looking for negative banter about wives which, to him, was natural. He tried again: “But, gee, they’ll really play off that and spend all they can, won’t they?” Dad replied, as I knew he would, “Hey, when they’re the reason you’re successful, you want them to do the things they enjoy. There’s no greater pleasure.” Strike two. The crew boss tried one more time, “And they’ll take that as far as they can, huh?” Dad responded, “She’s the best thing that ever happened to me. I’d do anything to make her happy.”

I was trying not to laugh. I knew he wanted Dad to give in just a little bit and say, “Yeah, I guess that’s true.” But it wouldn’t happen… not in a million years! Finally, the installer gave up and went back to work, probably shaking his head in bewilderment.

Witnessing my dad in that moment taught me more about loving and respecting your wife than anything he could ever have told me about the subject. Mom and Dad are now retired and enjoying their life together, just hanging out, reading, and visiting their children and grandchildren. They recently celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary. They still hold hands, and they are more in love than ever. Throughout the years, whenever Mom would remind me that I should be looking to get married, I’d say, “Ma, I have plenty of time.” She’d jokingly reply that I don’t have “that” much time. My Dad would then look at me in that wisdom-filled, city streets bred way of his and say, “Hey, you take all the time you need. If you marry someone just half the woman your mother is, you’ll have a great life.”

I should only be so lucky.

Love…
Sweet sounds from the music of the heart
Composed of flowers and flattery
Played by instruments–each has its own part
Sung with passion and delicacy

Love…
Faded pages with meaning beyond comprehension
Written with strength and fervency
Read by many with constant devotion
Stored on shelves of diversity

Love…
Strokes of vivid colors and happiness
Drawn by the instinct of desire
Painted with tenacious tenderness
Displayed in galleries of grandeur

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Without Love — dayz are
“Sadday,
moanday,
tearsday,
wasteday,
thirstday,
frightday,
shatterday… so be in Luv everyday…
Wish u a Happy Valentine’s Day

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I luv my eyes when u look into them;
I luv my name when u say it;
I luv my heart when u luv it;
I luv my life when you are in it.

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You must be a good runner
because you are always running in my mind,
you must be a good thief
because you have stolen my heart,
and i am always a bad shooter
because I Miss You Always…

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1st time i saw u
i was scared 2 touch u.
1st time i touched u
i was scared 2 kiss u.
1st time i kiss u
i was scared to luv u.
but now dat i luv u
im scared 2 lose u!

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I,Me, Myself, Yes me,I
Really
Truly
Unmistakably
Unstoppably
Unavoidably
Crazily, Think about you!

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Y do we close our eyes
wen we sleep?
wen we dream?
wen we kiss?
dis is becoz the most precious
thing in the world is unseen.

Wen i close my eyes i c u!

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If 10 people care 4 u,
one of them is me,
if 1 person cares 4 u
that would be me again,
if no 1 cares 4 u
that means i m not in this world.

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Life without ur sms is
tea w/o sugar,
coffee w/o milk,
bread w/o butter,
Salard w/o onion,
Candy w/o cream,
Chicken w/o spice,
Icecream w/o ice

ME w/o U!

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Great minds contain ideas,
solutions and reasons.

Scientific minds contain formulas,
theories and figures…

My mind contains only you

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()__()
( . ) _, ),
=(,,)=()=:,
,(s) t_!_J -;)
this rose is Heavy
coz Itz Filled with all My Luv
for a SWEET HEART…..
like U.

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What is love?
Those who don’t like it call it responsibility.
Those who play with it call it a game.
Those who don’t have it call it a dream.
Those who understand it call it destiny.

And me, I call it you.

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I love three things,i.e
the SUN,
the MOON,
and YOU,

THE SUN 4 A DAY,
THE MOON 4 NIGHT,
AND U 4 EVER.

B/C I LOVE U 4 EVER…

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I may run out of message to text you.
I may run out of jokes too.
I may also run out of battery.
But my heart won’t run out of space for you!

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I’m afraid to close my eyes coz I might think of you.
I’m afraid to open them coz I might see you.
I’m afraid to move my lips coz I might speak of you.
I’m afraid to listen coz I might hear my heart fall for you.

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i heard someone whisper ur name’
but when i turned around to c who it was,
i notice i was alone,
then i realize it was my heart
telling me that i miss u.

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Look,
The Moon Is Calling U….!
See,
The Stars R Shining 4 U….!
Listen,
The Birds Are Singing 2 U….!
Hear,
My Heart Says
I MISS U….!

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If u r asking if i need U…
The answer is 4EVER……….
If u r asking if i’ll leave U…
The ans is NEVER……
If u r asking wat i value…..
The ans is U…

Only U……………….

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A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S
T V W X Y Z
oops! i miss “U”

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Message: * Some text missing*
Sender:* Name Missing *
Number: * Number Missing *
Sent: * Date missing *
Missing U a lot thats y
everything is missing….

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Love can be expressed in many ways.
One way I know is to send it
across the distance
to the person who is reading this.

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U mUz bE tiReD cOz
u haF bEEn runNinG thrU mY miNd,
u gOttA bE a thiEf coZ
u haF stOleN My hEaRt
n i muZ haF BeEn a bAd shOotEr
CoZ i kEep miSSing u…

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i heard someone whisper ur name’
but when i turned around to c who it was,
i notice i was alone,
then i realize it was my heart
telling me that i miss u.

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Look,
The Moon Is Calling U….!
See,
The Stars R Shining 4 U….!
Listen,
The Birds Are Singing 2 U….!
Hear,
My Heart Says
I MISS U….!

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If u r asking if i need U…
The answer is 4EVER……….
If u r asking if i’ll leave U…
The ans is NEVER……
If u r asking wat i value…..
The ans is U…

Only U……………….

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A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S
T V W X Y Z
oops! i miss “U”

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Message: * Some text missing*
Sender:* Name Missing *
Number: * Number Missing *
Sent: * Date missing *
Missing U a lot thats y
everything is missing….

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Love can be expressed in many ways.
One way I know is to send it
across the distance
to the person who is reading this.

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U mUz bE tiReD cOz
u haF bEEn runNinG thrU mY miNd,
u gOttA bE a thiEf coZ
u haF stOleN My hEaRt
n i muZ haF BeEn a bAd shOotEr
CoZ i kEep miSSing u…

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When I miss U,
I just…
CLOSE () $ ()
MY ( -.- )
EYES (”) (”)

&      () $ ()
U R (’.')’.  ‘)
(”)(”)(”)
JUST ON MY RIGHT

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__ You’ve
!’–.____.–’! got
!_______i MAIL.
Open it, please…

§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§
§     I MISS YOU     §
§                              §
§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§¤§

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_l”l________
–/ l__l Delivery
|        | ________
L(o)__l___(o)__|
This van is loaded with
LOVE n CARE,
LOVE YA LOTS!

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No,
no Wait!
B’coz………
I wana say something thats only 4 you

( )” ” “( ) ( )”"*( )
(”( ‘o’ ) ( ‘o’ )”)

” I MISS YOU”
Every time I say how are you

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|””V””| r
| |v| | | (”" (”"
|….| |…| | …) …) U
always
In whatever u do….
Remember that someone over here
is thinking of U…

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( )
(_o_)
/(_)
U love me

( )
(_o_)
/(_)
U love me not

( )
(_o
/(_)
U love me

(_o
/
U love me not

o
/
U LOVE ME!

/
I don’t blame You, I am loveable!

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,,,,
( . .) Do u
( ._.) love me?
(,,(”)(”)
,,,,
( . .)
( _ ) U dont?
(,,(”)(”)
,,,,
( . .) ,I,
( _ )// den
gud bye!!

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1 Rose
Exceptional love all concentrated on you.

2 Roses
Two of us deeply in love.

3 Roses
I love you.

6 Roses
I want to be yours.

9 Roses
Love each other eternally.

11 Roses
You are the one I love most in my life.

12 Roses
Satisfactory union and mutual affinity.

13 Roses
Secret admirer.

24 Roses
Remember fondly every moment
(24 hours cannot forget you).

33 Roses
Saying “I love you” with PROFOUND LOVE.

36 Roses
Feeling romantic attachment because you come to me.

44 Roses
Constant unchangeable pledge.

50 Roses
This is “Regretless Love”.

56 Roses
My love.

66 Roses
Successful love affair.

99 Roses
Love with understanding makes love eternal.

100 Roses
Harmonious union in a century, remain a devoted couple ’till ripe-old age.

101 Roses
No other love but you.

108 Roses
Please marry me!

111 Roses
Eternal love.

123 Roses
Free love.

144 Roses
Loving you day and night eternally.

365 Roses
Thinking of you everyday, love you everyday.

999 Roses
Everlasting and eternal love.

1001 Roses
Faithful love, ’till forever

I know that my heart feels pain today
A pain that hurts in a confusing way
This pain waging wars on my mind
There is an answer I need to find

I feel love that is amazing and rare
I know that nothing can compare
Why can’t it be known by all
It’s this love that made me fall

Again my pain says will this last
I need reassurance, I need it fast
If I feel something that is so right
Why does mind and heart have a fight

Patience is becoming my newest friend
But I can hear it saying this has to end
Your inside wars wont help the ache
Let it out, we have memories to make

Locked emotions and a reserved feeling
I’m your key, use me and start the healing
Don’t hold back what you feel deep inside
Talk to me, heart to heart please confide

The urge to walk away used to be my norm
But you touched my soul my heart so warm
Giving up is something I surely wont do
You deserve my love, and its here for you

Why are you crying, a young boy asked his Mom?

“Because I’m a woman,” she told him.

“I don’t understand,” he said.

His Mom just hugged him and said,

“And you never will, but that’s O.K.”…….

Later the little boy asked his father,

“Why does Mom seem to cry for no reason?”.

“All women cry for no reason,” was all his Dad could say.

The little boy grew up and became a man,

still wondering why women cry.

Finally he put in a call to God and when God got back to him, he asked “God, why do women cry so easily?”

GOD answered…. ..

“When I made woman,

I decided she had to be special.

I made her shoulders

strong enough to carry

the weight of the world, yet,

made her arms gentle enough to give comfort..

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To be sincere I have a girlfriend who is in her 50’s I just was shocked to know she was so old.

Guess Who?

It’s my

MOM

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I gave her the inner strength

to endure childbirth

and the rejection

that many times will come

even from her own children.
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I gave her a hardness

that allows her

to keep going and take care

of her family and friends,

even when everyone else gives up, through sickness and fatigue without complaining….
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I gave her the sensitivity to love her children under any and all

circumstances. Even when her child has hurt her badly…..

She has the very special power to make a child’s boo-boo feel better and

to quell a teenager’s anxieties and fears….

I gave her strength to care for her husband, despite faults

and I fashioned her from his rib to protect his heart….
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I gave her wisdom to know that a good husband never hurts his wife, but

sometimes tests her strengths and her resolve to stand beside him

unfalteringly. …

For all of this hard work,

I also gave her a tear to shed.
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It is hers to use

whenever needed and !

it is her only weakness….

When you see her cry,

tell her how much you love her, and all she does for everyone, and even though

she may still cry, you will have made her heart feel good.

She is special!

Please send this to women you know, and those with mothers,

sisters, and special women in their lives.

But, also send this to men so they will understand about what a

wonderful thing a woman is.

Love Your Mother Always

And Keep Her Smiling

If you’re apart from your significant other for any length of time, you start searching for ways to keep the memory of your relationship foremost in your partner’s mind. What better way than on a custom pillowcase? Each night, they’ll be reminded of you and your affection. There are many ways to create a custom pillowcase…and they are ALL extremely easy.

To get started you will need at least some of the items below, depending on how you decide to customize your pillowcase.
Pillowcase Messages

* fabric paint
* fabric paint pens
* fabric spray paint
* stencils
* stamps
* iron-on transfer printer paper
* cardboard piece that can fit inside the pillowcase

If you want to transfer a picture of yourself, or maybe of you both together, you will need to follow the directions given with the iron-on transfer paper. Remember, typically you will need to wash any item before transferring to it. This is also true for fabric paint.

It isn’t always easy finding the perfect romantic gift for the man in your life. Let these ideas for the men we polled shed a little light on what he really wants!

* An evening alone with her
* Her touch
* A pass for a day of pleasure
* For her to move in together
* A surprise trip
* An affirmation that you still love him
* An erotic love letter
* A wallet
* Something that reminds him of your first meeting or date
* Love coupons
* A picture of you with a poem or personal note written on the back
* A new wedding ring
* Satin boxer shorts

Surprise her with something unexpected…something she actually wants! Here are few of the creative ideas some of the women we polled suggested!

* Flowers delivered to her work
* Personally written love poem rolled up and held together by a ring
* A key to his heart
* Ring with your names and a special date engraved inside
* Locket with our or his picture in it
* A gift that reflects an personal interest, so she’ll know you understand and listen to her
* Anything handmade
* A puppy named “Kisses”
* A key to the house you will be sharing
* A new wedding band
* A picture of you
* Quality time “alone” together
* Tickets to a vacation or cruise
* A personally written love song
* A week of massages
* Sexy lingerie
* A symbol of your love
* A piece of clothing to remind her of you when you’re away
* A bubble bath followed by a massage

1. A Kiss
2. Her Love
3. Love Poem, Letter, Card
4. Flowers
5. A Sensual Encounter
6. A Hug
7. Her Picture
8. Her Hand In Marriage
9. A Romantic Night
10. Her Heart

1. Jewelry
2. Flowers
3. Engagement Ring
4. His Kisses
5. Her Love
6. His Heart
7. Love Poem
8. A Card
9. Love Letter
10. A Personalized CD

I was in a “romantic idea” mood and decided that I wanted to surprise my boyfriend with something while he was at work. I get done an hour earlier than he does, so I drove over to his work and put Hershey kisses all over his car! I left before he came out so I couldn’t see the reaction on his face, but said it was absolutely the sweetest thing any body has ever done for him!

Guys Share your Ideas too…….

Red Rose

Red roses signify”I love you.” They are the ultimate symbol of love filled with romance and passion. So, if on this Valentine you wish to say “I Love You” to someone or want to propose to your sweetheart, then red Valentine roses are just for you.
Pale Pink Rose

Pale pink roses signify grace, gentleness, and gratitude. You can give them to your sweetheart and to a person whom you respect a lot.
Light Pink Rose

Light pink roses express fun, happiness and joy. Share this pink Valentine rose with your friends and family.
Deep Pink Rose

Deep pink roses say “Thank you.” Show your gratitude and warmth with deep pink Valentine roses.
Lilac Rose

This rose is for love at first sight. The rose indicates that the sender has fallen head over heels in love with you and is just crazy about you.