| Skip the fancy restaurant. Forget the opera | | | | phone camera will do}. Ask someone to take |
| tickets. In fact, leave the wad of bills at home. | | | | your picture with the most beautiful girl in the |
| Any woman worth dating isn't going to be | | | | world. Then, later, send it to her with a note. |
| impressed simply because you spend a chunk of | | | | ~ Play an instrument? Serenade her with a love |
| change on her. She wants to know if you can | | | | song. Not musically gifted? Download a song that |
| show romance from the heart. From a small | | | | reminds you of her into your iPod or burn a CD |
| gesture to a unique date, a woman likes to know | | | | for her. If you're smart, it will be a song you can |
| that you put some thought into it. | | | | slow dance to! |
| Not so great in the creativity department? Here | | | | ~ Hike up a private trail, sprawl out together on a |
| are some tips to get you started... | | | | flat rock and watch for cloud images. Describe |
| ~ Write a poem. Never underestimate the power | | | | what you see. |
| of "roses are red..." Make it short and sweet and | | | | ~ Find out if she has a favorite charity. Surprise |
| about her. If you're feeling really ambitious, go to | | | | her with a date to volunteer together. |
| the library, locate a book of poems and pick out | | | | ~ Go to a park and let loose your inner child. |
| one you'll think she'd like. Then take your date to | | | | Swing, slide, play and laugh together. Share an ice |
| the library and "just happen" to discover the book. | | | | cream cone afterward. |
| Whisper the poem into her ear. You get to be | | | | You don't have to spend like you're Donald Trump |
| close to her and she gets goose bumps! | | | | to impress a woman. Find something that you're |
| ~ Draw a picture or paint. One of my most | | | | good at and let loose on the creativity. Or |
| romantic dates was visiting a park and watching | | | | surprise her with one of these out-of-the-ordinary |
| my guy paint a watercolor while we talked. Then | | | | outings. Women are sentimental creatures and |
| wrote a sweet note on the back dedicating the | | | | cannot resist a gesture that's from the heart. |
| day to me. I had a tangible recollection of the | | | | Check out more tips in mynew relationship advice |
| scenery, people and emotions of that first date. | | | | guide. |
| ~ Take a camera someplace fun or scenic. {A cell | | | | |