Romantic Idea #3 – Make Him/Her A Mix Tape
Back in the 80's and 90's everyone made their loved ones a mix tape to show someone how they felt. This was simply the way to show your love; through music. With the introduction of CD's the art form started to lose it's luster. Now with most of the music in digital format mix-tapes are no more. In fact, if you fancy a tape good luck! Unfortunately, the mix tape was so successful and helpful at telling someone how you felt. The mix-tape showed how much you cared as you needed to put in enough work to fix all the songs in 60 minutes, choose the right songs and the right order. Crikey it was a lot of work (but worth it)!
This year you can bring back the mix-tape idea with your loved one. GettingPersonal has released a mixed-tape USB cassette for everyone to enjoy and share. The mix tape is a 64MB USB Memory stick encased in a old school style cassette case. They have done their best to keeping it to the original as it will only hold up to 60 minutes of quality recording time. When finished with the version save it on your hard-drive and wipe it clean and re-used as often as required. A great romantic idea for a loved one who will remember the mix-tape days. Not quite as nostalgic with the younger crowd and they may miss the idea entirely. Click here to purchase the USB Mixed Tape from GettingPersonal.
If you are looking to make something slightly better than a Mix Tape for your loved one then consider our idea of giving an IPod loved with music . This involves buying an ipod and loading it with her favorite music!
A free version of the mix tape which can be equally romantic is to make her a YouTube Playlist. Simply make a playlist of her favorite music, videos and shows.
Whichever romantic idea you choose be sure to leave yourself enough time to select the music and/or videos. Also, be sure to start paying attention to him/her to ensure that you're picking whichever music he/she will like.
Unique Romantic Idea #2 – Hide A Love Token
Being unique for Valentine's day is a great way to differentiate yourself from other blokes. You know that most blokes will be buying flowers, chocolates and lingerie. However, only a select few will be coming up with something unique that your bird will love. In our last unique romantic idea we mentioned building her a website for valentine's day, a great idea but takes a bit of work and preparation. This idea takes very little preparation, costs only 6 quid and is equally exciting!
Give or Hide A Love Token
The idea is that you purchase a love token for her as shown in the image. Then on Valentine's day you hide it in or around something she uses all the time. She will find it on Valentine's day, open it and see that you're saying "I Love You". It's a very special gift that many ladies will appreciate. She can then choose to keep the love token or re-hide it for you. It makes a very fun game for both of you. This unique romantic idea works equally well for a lady to give her man as most men like to play games.
A few tips when choosing the location to hide the token
- Be sure she'll find it on Valentine's day
- Don't hide it in something that will cause her pain. (ie: the bottom of shoes she rips on)
- Keep it wrapped up for the first time you hide it.
This love token can then be re-hidden over and over with you both taking turns to find and hide the token throughout the year. My wife and I have been hiding our own love token for a year. Often, we'll go a few weeks without finding it and then it will show up and put a smile on our face! This is a great way to keep the love, fun and adventure with your loved one all year long.
You can purchase your love tokens at GettingPersonal.co.uk. They have two options:
I Love You Token (£5.95) - The best option if that's how you feel.
Simple Heart Token (£4.95) - The second best option if you don't want to commit to the words "I Love You"
Unique Romantic Idea #1 – Build Her A Website
Unique romantic ideas are those ideas that are a little strange. The unique gifts are great gifts as you can rest assured that the average bloke (or bird) will NOT, have no intention of doing and won't even consider this gift. However, that usually means you have to get creative and put some work into the gift. It also means that you are making or giving her something that he/she will truly appreciate because of the amount of work and thought that you put into it. You could just browse on over to A1Gifts.co.uk and find something there that is unique, and that will suffice, however, spending a bit of time will show your true love.
A great unusual and unique romantic idea or gift is to build her a website. This works great for those couples in a long-distance relationship as sending Roses and Valentines chocolates, although necessary, is a little impersonal. This unique idea has been tested and is very successful!
Building her a website basically involves creating an entire site around your relationship together. You can also put pictures and other information about her friends and family. Anything that you know she likes should be on the site including her pet, stuffed animals, favorite singer, etc...
Building Her A Website
- Register at WordPress.com
- Select a Template
- Write a few posts about why you love her/him
- Add pictures to show your love
I quickly created a website quickly to show you how easy and fast it can actually be. This site took me only about 10 minutes and I thought it turned out smashingly in that time. You can also build a site like this and then send your loved one the URL on Valentine's day. Check out my Valentine's day test site here
Remember, that this site will be on the internet and potentially millions of people will be able to view it. Therefore, limiting the personal information that you put on the site is always a good idea. However, you don't want this to stop displaying your love for her/him.
Good luck with this unique Valentine's Day Gift and if you have any questions feel free to email us and we'll do our best to guide you through the process.
Romantic Idea #2 – A Night At Home To Remember
A great and not super expensive romantic idea is a night at home to remember. A night home to remember is when you stay in on Valentine's day rather than going out. You will save money, treat your lady very special and have a romantic evening.
1) Prepare a nice meal for her, preferably one of her favorites. If you don't know what to cook we suggest something not too heavy as you won't want to be stuffed. Although, some consider Jamie Oliver to be a dip stick he cooks some fine meals. Of course, if you have no cooking skills then take-away will work.
2) Have candles and flowers placed throughout your house (preferably in more than just the bedroom).
3) Give her flowers, chocolates and don't forget a card!
4) After dinner provide some sort of entertainment. This could include watching a film, playing a game, going for a walk or simply talking and enjoying a nice glass of wine. You don't want to suddenly finish your meal and then have to hop in the bath.
5) After dinner run a hot bath with Rose Bud Bath Flowers, place candles in the bathroom and turn off the lights. A perfect bath for two!
6) After the bath it's up to you!
Items Needed
- Dinner - Select your menu ahead of time.
- Wine
- Flowers
- Chocolates
- Rose Buds Bath Flowers
Remember, throughout the night should be about her and your love together. Talk about things that you would like to do with her in the future whether it's trying out a new pub, new restaurant or traveling the world. These are things that she'll want to hear as it shows that you care and think about your future together!
Bonus Tips
- The Rose Buds Bath Flowers are not totally necessary but great as they look like a perfect rose but dissolve in the water to release a heavenly rose scent and soothing elixir.
- If you're living by yourself be sure to clean the house properly. One of the biggest turn-off's for a bird is having a dirty place.
- You don't have to join her for a bath. Ask her if she wants company, don't assume you've been invited!
- Eyemasks
- Sensual Food: Chocolates, Fruit, Cheese, etc...
- Be sure to have a wide variety of fruits and chocolates for her to try.
- Select whichever type of fruit you know that she likes. (strawberries, pineapple and grapes are always good)
- Consider buying a Valentine's day hamper which will have all the requirements for this romantic idea.
- Champagne(or wine) is a must
Romantic Idea #1 – Feed Her Sensual Food Blindfolded
Romantic idea #1: feeding her sensual food blindfolded with an eyemask. Tell her that taking away one sense will enhance the others making the food taste better.
While feeding her food don't forget to sneak in the occasional kiss as she'll like that too. When you're done feeding her she might want to feed you too be sure to take your turn and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
Items Needed
Simply cut the fruit and food up into small 1-2 cm chunks. Put the blindfold on her and feed her very sensually making sure she tastes all the fruit and licks your fingers clean.
A few tips:
This romantic idea can be both sensual and romantic while not costing too many quid. The eyemask should only cost around £3.00 and the fruit and chocolates can cost however much you want. Be sure not to forget something to drink in case she doesn't like one of the fruits or chocolates.
Personalised Calendar – A great Valentine’s Day Gift
When planning a Valentine's day for your bird you want to be sure it's something special. Flowers and chocolates, although very nice, will be what most blokes give their birds. This is fine if you want to be like the other blokes in the UK. However, if you want to something right brill then a personalized gift is what you're searching.
A perfect personalised gift for Valentine's day is a calendar. A calendar won't cost a bomb, can be very romantic and shows that you put a lot of effort into the gift. Luckily, with the internet it isn't that much work! Getting Personal has made it super simple. You simply select the theme and how you want to personalise the calendar.
Buying a Valentine's Day Calendar For Your Girlfriend or Wife
Buying a personalised valentine's day calendar for your girlfriend is super simple as Getting Personal has lots of romance themed calendars. Valentine's day is all about your love and showing your love so selecting a calendar around that for your girl will be very appropriate.
Buying a Valentine's Day Calendar For Your Bloke
When buying a personalised calendar for your bloke you will have lots of options. We recommend choosing something that he will enjoy throughout the year. Although, the theme of Valentine's day is love we don't recommend having a romance calendar for your bloke. He will thank you for it but not really want to hang it on his wall. It's better to choose a sports car or tennis themed calendar that you could personalise just the same.
A Valentine's day personalised calendar is a great gift for a girlfriend or wife in whatever stage of your relationship. If you're worried about what to get then a calendar will make a terrific gift!
