When your partner has been away, doing something to signify how much you missed them is always an appreciated gesture. It especially helps to reconnect with each other and get back into sync. What you do will depend on what kind of person your partner is and the conditions in which they are returning. For example, if they are coming home after an extensive drive or a long plane flight, they aren’t going to be very receptive to a long, romantic evening. That doesn’t mean, however, that they wouldn’t appreciate a little TLC on their return. To help get you started use the romantic welcome home ideas below for inspiration.

Treasure Hunt Return

Setting up a love hunt for your partner to discover is a fun and quick way to welcome your partner home. You can make it as easy or extensive as you like, so it makes a great last minute idea as well. Here are a few examples…

“One night my husband went out to run some errands and I stayed home. While waiting for his return, I was trying to think of something sweet to do for him. I decided to give him a nice, romantic welcome home. I made it so that when he walked through the door there was a note hanging from the ceiling that said, “I love you…” Then, another note after it saying, “Because you are…” Then, a bunch more leading down the hall way that said, “handsome, cute, loving,” and so forth. The notes led him all the way to the bedroom and there lay a note on the pillow saying “You are…sexy!” He loved it.” -submitted by Regina

“My boyfriend had been away for a week and I really wanted him to know how much I missed him. I found a few quotes about love and wrote them on little pieces of paper. I laid them on the stairs leading to the bedroom. I also got those little tea light candles and lit one in front of each quote. He called when he was just about home, so I turned off all the lights. Not only did my surprise lead to the bedroom, but also to a night I’ll never forget.” –submitted by Anonymous

Quiet Time Together

After a long separation you may want to have some intimate quiet time before you get inundated with family and kids. Telling everyone that your partner will be back a day after he actually arrives will afford you this precious time. When they get back you can go out for dinner or share a night at a hotel to reconnect privately. If you aren’t able to reserve an entire day for yourselves, take advantage of the time you do have. If you only have the ride home, rent a limo and have the chauffeur waiting for your partner. You should be waiting in the limo with flowers and champagne. If you only have a few hours at home, plan to share a romantic bath or massage. Here’s another idea

“When my husband came home from Korea I planned a nice quite romantic afternoon with him. After he got off the plane we went on a picnic and just talked, which was very important in reconnecting. Then that night we got a hotel room and took care of the other reconnecting…” -submitted by Abunn

Surprise!

Nearly every welcome home event is a surprise for the intended person. However, a very well planned idea can be something quite memorable, even if it isn’t a grand gesture like having everyone of their family and friends meet them at the airport. Here are a few ideas from other readers…

“My husband and I were married a month and a day before he had to leave for a 6 month deployment. When he came home, I went to pick him up while my mom set up our hotel room. I bought candles, rose petals, a welcome home sign, balloons, and a few massage oils for the nights ahead. I picked him up from the base, and then we went out to dinner with his father and step-mother. After a long day of flying and all the running around we had to do, it was time to get some rest. We got the key for the hotel at the front desk and went upstairs. I’ve never seen him so surprised. I had a 12-pack of beer for him and a whole night of us. He loved it. He hadn’t had a beer in a few months and was SO excited about that, to say the least!” –submitted by Shannon

“I had only been with my boyfriend for one month, but it was love at first sight. I had to go away for 4 days and my boyfriend told me that there would be a surprise waiting for me when I got home. When I got home, I opened my bedroom door and there was a huge red heart made out of rose petals and outlined in leaves. Within the heart he had spelled out “Welcome Home” with the leaves. It was so cute and now no other gift seems sufficient.” –submitted by Bekah

“I was dating this amazing girl for about 3 weeks. She was leaving for a 5-day cruise, so we wouldn’t be able to see each other. We talked through e-mail during her trip about all sorts of things. I wanted to do something special for her when she returned home. I wrote a hand-written letter welcoming her home. I put it in a 6×9 clasp envelope and printed “Welcome Home!” on the envelope. I also bought a rose and a little vase. I called her roommate and asked if I could come over to set up the surprise. I put everything on the table next to her bed. I got a call later and it was her, asking me to come over. I thought she had discovered it, but I was wrong. By the time I got there, she HAD discovered it. She said it was the sweetest thing that anyone has ever done for her.”

How much I’ll miss you, you’ll never know
Or how much my heart will feel the sorrow
I haven’t said and probably never will
Even though it makes me feel so ill
I’ll love you forever, I know
I’ll cherish the memories and so
This is why I hope you happiness
In your love and nothing but gladness
Please don’t ever forget about me
I’d wait forever just to get to see
The perfection of your handsome face
As I think of the time and place
When and where I said goodbye forever

I can always start over again,
Remind myself that it wasn’t meant to be,
Try to grow from this experience without being bitter,
Or allow silly insecurities to cloud my judgement,
That robs me of the pleasure of having you in my life,
And the dignity to let go and wish you well,
I’ll try to go foward without looking back,
Or questioning why we could not make it,
No one comes out the winner in the blame game,
But I must admit it gives me pause to consider,
Will I make it out this door, fighting off temptation,
Of saying something stupid or a remark I’ll regret,
So I’ll go before your eyes cast upon mine,
I’ll walk away a lady and alittle more dignified.

Don’t lie to me anymore
Dont’ say that you still love me like before
Don’t pretend that you still remember
All the things that we’ve shared together

Now your time is up
And I won’t put up
With all your lying craps
Because I had have enough
So save your breath

I won’t listen
I don’t care for your foolish reasons
It doesn’t matters to me anymore
Not like before

Don’t think you can get away with all of your lies
Honey, not this time
I”m through
Listening to you!

So don’t lie to me anymore
Just don’t lie to me anymore!

Can there still be
a me and you
Can there still be
a dream come true
Can there still be
that feeling there
Can there still be
love in the air
Can there still be
an honest trust
Can there still be
some love between us
Can there still be
a spark in our hearts
Can there still be
room for a new start
Can there still be
that shine in our eyes
Can there still be
a chance to wash away all lies
But most important
if they’re all true
Can there still be
a me and you?

When you are talking to me
leaning close to my ear
I feel your breath on my cheek
and I long to draw you near

You’ve awoken something in me
something I didn’t want to feel
I struggle with it now
telling myself that it isn’t real

It’s not fair to have these feelings
I had everything worked out
Now you’ve come into my life
and everything is filled with doubt

I want things back the way they were
But that can never be
Because you do not realize it
But you’ve changed everything in me

On the floor,
Its quiet here.
Just me…You…and my thoughts.
I hope you know what this is,
What this means…
The music playing in my head is getting louder,
Or is it just the constant pounding of my heart?
I smile at you…
And when you smile at me…
PERFECTION.
No other words to describe it.
Its dark in this place.
The humming,
The trembling parts inside of me,
The sky above us with those white stars that aren’t nearly as beatiful as you…
Everything,
All of it…
Just slips away.
And its just us two…
Caught in this moment I’ve been waiting for,
I move closer as it starts to rain,
I touch your soft skin,
It comforts me…
I hear you breathing,
You look at me…
And both of our eyes are lost into eachother.
I don’t have any control now,
So here I go and kiss you…

Thrown into a hole,
To deep to climb,
Running and running out of time
To make up my mind.
Slipping into a world
Of sex and drugs
And I’m just thrown into the mix,
Waiting to be ‘fixed’.

They’re friendly at first
But then you’ll see
How truly sick they’ll make you be,
Persisting so impatiently.

A girl filled with fear and confusion
Realizes that this is no illusion.
She’s leaving a life that she always knew,
And there’s nothing she can do.

The drugs, the beer,
Nothing is what it seems.
Everything’s changing right in front of her eyes,
And if she has to live in this new world, then she’d rather die.

This stiff brown creature has toured the pleasure palace before.
It is firm, yet sensitive if touched abruptly.
This creature has caused some good fiery pain within.
It begins its passage through those warm wet halls.The palace walls contract and embrace the beast.
What a beautiful extension of manhood.
This brown shaft is so powerful, so addicting.
It has given pleasure, agony, worry, and life.
This creature has pleased many.
I embraced the beast as he entered my fiery wet halls.
I held him tightly as he journeyed deeper.
We became one.
Explosions celebrate the union.
Lie still and sleep
“BEAST”
For you shall rise again.

Ok so I am going out with this really great guy and I don’t know how to tell my best friend because she “loves” him but she loves everyone that comes her way. I know she will be mad at me but 1) she dated my ex-fiancé and 2) the guy I’m with didn’t even want to be with her.He’s been over her for a LONG time. I mean I know it don’t make it right but I really care about him and it’s been really hard not telling her because of the fact it’ll make her mad and I’ve wanted so bad to say something to her when I see his name on her hand or I hear her talk about his d*ck. By the way no nothing happened. I mean me and this guy really care about each other and neither of us want to lose her friendship but at the same time we don’t want to lose each other.

So can someone please give me some advice? Lose what could be the best guy I will ever have… Or lose the person that has been my friend for a while?

Love makes me hide and seek
It makes me freak
It even makes me freak
It also makes me sickLove is really hard to think
I love him but where am I going to?
I don’t know if he loves me too
I don’t really know what to do
What is love for you?
Does it require “power of two?

Maybe I’m torn
My identity crisis is still unknown
Can you see my reflection?
What do you think, am I stubborn?
“Everything happens for a reason”
Yah, that’s right but I wanna mourn

I’m like a rose full of thorns
I can’t make him my own!
I’m like a certified moron!
Like in a middle of nowhere until dawn
Like a queen without a throne
Now tell me, is this feeling is common?

It’s hard to write
when all I see
is dark and night
distorted light
a new canvass lays before me
but Im unworthy of it
I stare with a passion
longing for inspiration
and still, see nothing
These tears fall
and yet I don’t know
what they’re falling for
lack of originality
change of mentality
a mind jumbled
as I’ve stumbled
to catch a shine
and still no vision
the bonds are cut
where sense was last seen
and still this soul
tries to redeem itself
paralysis of thought
struggling to find
a way to portray
explicitly
these feelings
that have rendered me
speechless
numb in mind
so why try
to put them down
when I can’t avoid
this block in my way.

Sometimes I sit in my room and ask myself questions I dont have the answers for.
Sometimes I lie in my bed at night praying and crying myself to sleep wondering how and what you are doing and if anyone is hurting you. Sometimes I feel like puting my life on hold to make sure your okay. Wondering if you love me or not.When i know you do.
So all I can do is pray untill the day its time to change.The day its time to make life for what it is and not be ashamed.Thats what I do when I think about you.

She has nothing left
except her scarred heart
she loved you deeply and dearly
why’d you’s part
you made adifferent couple
no one woulda thought
you woulda gone together
but as she said before
shell stick with you forever

Anyone in an online relationship will tell you the same thing; the worst thing to handle is the distance and the waiting. The thoughts going through your head are enough to drive anyone crazy. A person in an online relationship can be worrying about anything and everything from looking okay to adjusting to a new city or country. So, how do you handle the little nagging thoughts in your head or the loneliness you feel at night?

1. A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
Surrounding yourself, and your partner’s living space with pictures of each other is a great way to feel each other’s presence. Don’t just give each other the one or two token pictures. It isn’t enough to give each other a good reality of who the other person is. Constantly take pictures of yourselves in different settings. Every time you meet, take pictures of you both together. You’ll want to videotape yourself as well. It is a great way for your partner to see the live you whenever they want.

2. Leave Doubt Out, Plan Your Itinerary Together
A great way to bide the time while you’re waiting to see each other is to plan the itinerary for your next visit. Research together online the local city guides and relevant tourist attraction web sites. Not only will this help take away the question of what to do, it will help add even more excitement and anticipation towards your visit.

3. Get In Touch With Their Life
Take the time to get in touch with whom your online love really is. Learning about their home and their history is a great way to accomplish this. Take turns revealing something about your past or somewhere you like to go. Use local city guides to find pictures of your favorite places to go and show them to your online love.

4. Start A Countdown Ritual
Each time you are about to meet in person, start some type of countdown ritual. It could be something as simple as telling each other how many days are left each day. Or, you could send a daily e-mail with how many days that are left. It is fun to look forward to something, and it helps assure you that it really is going to happen.

5. Surround Them With You
Sight is a wonderful sense, but it isn’t fulfilling enough on its own. Assault your online love’s senses with other reminders of you. When you meet you won’t feel as foreign to each other if you’ve already smelled their cologne or perfume. They’ll know your likes and dislikes if you share your favorite music, movies and food. Your partner will know your mannerisms already if you’ve exchanged videotapes or make use of a web cam. When people in real life are dating they have more than just a communication exchange to recall. Giving your partner a chance to recall other senses helps make you feel entirely more real to them.

Remember to make your time apart an opportunity to fulfill some personal goals and dreams that aren’t always as easy to do once you’re living with someone. Surround yourself with friends and family when you’re feeling down. And, when all else fails, know that true love really is worth the wait.