Archive for October, 2008
Women want romance. Many, in fact, demand romance from their unsuspecting husbands. But men have a hard time being romantic. Even the most unromantic guy can impress his wife with a special gesture. If you’re not a writer or a poet, composing a poem about your wife may seem impossible. Don’t struggle to think of romantic things to say–woo your wife by reciting a love poem written by a professional poet,
Poet John Donne (1572-1631) wrote this poem for his wife:
Only Our Love
Only our love hath no decay;
This, no tomorrow hath, nor yesterday,
Running it never runs from us away,
But truly keeps his first, last, everlasting day.
This poem by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) will be sure to pull at her heart strings:
He Wishes For The Cloths Of Heaven
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with the golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the clothes under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Let’s face it—the economy isn’t the best right now and many of us are struggling just to make ends meet. But that doesn’t mean we have to eliminate the romance from our lives. In the past dating has meant expensive dinners and fancy bouquets of roses, but in tight times we need to redefine what dating means to us. Dating is about romance and finding love, but it doesn’t have to mean massive amounts of money.
There are many inexpensive date ideas you can use to win the heart of your latest crush. The following lists points out a couple great cheap first date plans:
• Give back to your community. Arrange a date where you and your sweetheart are volunteering for some important cause. This will allow you to get to know the other person and impress them with your altruism.
• Take your date to an art gallery or museum. While examining the art work you will have something to talk about. Since many art galleries and museums are free you won’t feel short-changed if you don’t get a second date.