When we are in Love, we do crazy things. What special thing have you done / can do for that special someone without overspending?
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Question 6: When we are in Love, we do crazy things. What special thing have you done / can do for that special someone without overspending?
Love is Life. There is/was someone in everyones life who has/had a special place in our heart. When cupid strikes we simply become crazy and do crazy things. Share your memories or plans with us that you have either done or intend to do for that special someone without overspending.
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Answer 1: Someone countless years ago coined the cliche “it is the thought that counts!” If you are lucky as I am that still rings true.
I have been known to stop at the side of the road and cut flowers and bring them home to my wife, or make my own Valentine and write the message from my heart rather than buying the words of a stranger. Giving your loved one a pedicure or a foot massage is another gesture that says you care. All these things are free and mean more than the expensive gift that had little thought. There is no reason to shut down during times of financial stress when the only good thing you may have is your significant other. Accepting every apology and never bringing up the past is both free and a great investment in the future of your relationship.
Answer Posted by |frogpatch
The other answers worth mentioning are:
Answer 2: Being in love, especially a “new” love, can evoke emotions that perhaps you didnt know existed. Suddenly your life takes on a new meaning, purpose. With that comes the desire to show that “love” just how much they mean to you. Society has taught us that material things equal caring. The more you get, the more you mean to someone. Not so much in my book. Anyone can buy a gift but “gifting” your heart and time to someone special is truly an experience of a lifetime. Once that has been accomplished the rest is easy. A “love” doesnt expect you to “do”, they desire you to “be”. BE there through it all, good, bad or indifferent. My ideal day of “being” is, cooking that special dinner just because, making that certain dessert that takes you half a day to make, (and another half just to clean up!) watching a football game (or a chick flick) on a Sunday afternoon, when you KNOW you have a million other things you should or could be doing, and when the end of that day comes, saying “I love you”, and meaning it. “Priceless” without benefit of being in the poorhouse!
Answer Posted by |llw1995
Answer 3: The key to doing something special is knowing the person for which you are doing something special. I made a cd of special songs for a person once and added little pictures to it to make it into a special presentation just for them because they had a passion for music. Also I have written a heartfelt letter of all the reasons why I love them and will cherish them in my life. This doesnt even have to be a romantic love as I have done it for both my mom and dad, its amazing how much you realize when you get older. Also if a person likes being pampered you can set up your own mini spa at your house and do their hair fingers and toes and even give them a massage, all for less than they would pay at a real spa, and they have the extra special attention that you cared enough to do it for them. Just some ideas.
Answer Posted by |leathernlacekitten
Answer 4: My boyfriend was feeling a little homesick, being 2,500 miles away from his family who live in a rural area in Utah. To make him feel more at home, and to make his birthday extra special, I called his mother up and asked her for her shepherds pie recipe. On the night of his birthday, he came home to his favorite home made dinner. He was also pleasantly surprised when I brought the cake out I had made, also a family recipe. On top of the cake were oreo crumbs and little plastic models of farming equipment. With a grin slapped on his face and the love gleaming through his sapphire eyes, I knew I had accomplished my goal: to make him happy.
Answer Posted by |Michelle Gonzalez
Answer 5: I have learned over the past years that the best gifts you can give to someone are time. The most important thing I did for my son was to make more time for him. He, like any other child, asks for things all the time. Usually, the most recent commercial items. I explain to him about our budget and we compromise on small things. Hes incredibly excited about our next big event. We are going next weekend to a park not too far from here, about a 20 minute drive. Well pack a cooler with hamburgers, pasta salad, chips and dip, and fruit salad (all made at home), take our charcoal and lighter fluid and grill at the park. After that, well play on the playground for a little while and then take a swim in the lake.
The next adventure is a camping trip on Grandmas property!!!
For the different type of love. When my ex husband graduated from college, I wanted to do something extra special for him, but I was pretty much broke and didnt have the extra to spend on a nice gift for him. Instead, I decided it might be nicer and more romantic to stay in. I rented his favorite movies, and spent most of the day preparing a home made meal, everthing from scratch. I wanted it to be extra special.
Answer Posted by |jennifer_bailey75
Answer 6: For a very dear friend whose father was dying, I cleaned her entire house while she was away. When she came back from her fathers funeral, exhausted emotionally and physically, she returned to a spotless home.
It cost me only time and a little labor, and 5 years later, she still tears up thinking about how she felt so cared for in a time of true need.
Answer Posted by |Myra Emmons
Answer 7: Love for each other can be showered through-out the year. It doesnt require a specific day to remember your loved one. Love is not a remembrance day. Love is all about Caring and Sharing, be their for each other at all times (both highs and lows). According to my sweet wife the sweetest and most expensive gift I ever gave her was on our Wedding party where I sang “I want to Spend my Lifetime Loving You” (from the film “Mask of Zorroâ€) for her.
Answer Posted by |enlightened
Answer 8: To me, love is priceless. I once made a coupon booklet for my sweetie that was good for “1 romantic dinner”, “1 massage”, “1 batch of cookies”, “1 bubble bath” and so forth. I went to the craft store and just picked up some colored paper and printed them up and stapled it into a booklet. The whole thing cost maybe $3.00. The idea is that it is a gift that can go on for days or months and doesnt die like flowers. Its thoughts and time together.
Answer Posted by |jenoliver33
Answer 9: I think the best thing a woman can do for her man is totally free - When he gets home from work meet him at the door with a nice meal dressed in lingere (or nothing at all). Food and sex - Thats the way to a mans heart! And it will mean much more to him and stick much longer in his memory then buying him some expensive gadget.
Answer Posted by |goudah2424
Answer 10: They say the way to a mans heart is through his stomach, and there is some truth to that.
When I was living with my boyfriend of a few months while relocating for a new job, it was sometimes difficult to come up with inexpensive “dates,” especially since the relationship itself had been long-distance and for less than a year. One night, I pulled out one of those Chef Boyardee Home Pizza Kits ($3.99) and a bag of shredded mozzarella, and we made our own pizza while staying in and snuggling up in front of some “Scrubs.” It was WAY tastier and more nutritious (one of our other favorite dates is going to the gym together) than ordering Dominos or going out, and we got to spend quality time in the kitchen together!
Answer Posted by |Ashley1216830082
