@chyna It’s difficult to sum up in just a few words, but as I said before.. it’s all about knowing the person.. It’s the little things. Making coffee for her in the morning before I leave for work.. leaving a note and a clean coffee mug on the counter.. Making her breakfast as I described here .. , buying her the gifts I know she semi-secretly wants, I’ve written her songs with my guitar or my keyboard, flowers at unexpected times (her favorite kinds), saying corny things from time to time e.g. when I hiked to the top of a mountain I found a flower and I brought it back with me and getting on one knee like a dork I say “My lady, a flower from the tallest mountain top in the land.. may its fragrance bring a smile as its beauty fails to match your own..” with my best medieval accent, sneaking up behind her as she cooks, wrapping my arms around her and whispering something into her ear, noticing when her favorite perfume runs out and replacing it, full body massages, candlelit dinners, sneaking an ipod into my pocket, turning on our song and dancing with her in different places….. you know… lots of stuff…
But I do my best not to forget the other things I can do that are romantic, even if they don’t at first seem to be.. like remembering to take out the trash on Thursdays, helping the boys with their homework, maintaining the car and the house, changing diapers and making lunches, putting myself in her shoes during an argument…
Romance is something different for everyone.. but it’s something that I believe gets better as a relationship continues. If by some miracle my current relationship lasts I think it would only get better and better from this point.