Grace Edwards - Crazy Love: More Than 200 Insanely Creative Ways to Show Love

It may be true that love is all you need, but how can you keep love fresh, creative, exciting, and romantic over the course of months or years? Sometimes it seems like there are really only a handful of romantic activities to choose from, and we all know what they are: a love note; a dinner date; a movie; a nice picnic. Theyre all fine, but theyve all been done before, and it can be easy to get into a love rut by doing the same things over and over again. Crazy Love is here to change that! The ideas in this book will help you overcome the boring and ordinary, and set you on a course for adventure into uncharted territory. Some of the ideas presented here are unique twists and creative additions to the standard romance repertoire, while others are completely novel. Your partner will wonder just how you managed to come up with something so creative!

You can and should use this book in the way that suits you best: use the ideas as inspiration, and tweak them to meet your budget or time constraints, or follow them to the letter for a truly remarkable romantic experience. You know your relationship better than anyone else ever could, so use this knowledge to help you decide whether or not a particular romantic idea would excite your significant other. After all, some people are mortified by public displays of affection, while others cant get enough of them. Respect the needs and wishes of your partner, and youll find that these ideas will take your relationship to a new level of romance that you have to feel to believe!

Write a song about her, and then hire a local band to play it for her. There are plenty of eager musicians in college music departments looking for quick gigs.

Get a fancy restaurant to surprise him with his favorite food, even though its not on the menu. Ask the kitchen ahead of time, but be prepared to try several places before you find one that will do this for you. It might help if you first approached a smaller restaurant that the two of you have frequented previously, and where you might be recognized.

Buy him a book hes been wanting to read, then paste a love letter on the inside back cover, so its the last thing he sees.

Rent a billboard declaring your love on a road she drives every day. If thats well outside of your budget, you can hang a sign on an overpass.

Put love notes in your partners books or magazines, so that she will find them when she least expects it. This works especially well if she is taking the magazine with her somewhereto work or on a trip, for example.

Take a picture of the two of you, and then use photo editing software to place your faces on a backdrop derived from your partners dream vacation location. If she always wanted to go to Venice, paste your heads in front of the canals of Venice. Have the photo made into a puzzle (there are several companies that do this) and when shes finished putting it together, surprise her with tickets to the destination in the puzzle!

Name a star after him through the International Star Registry, and then go one step further: Buy a telescope, and set it so that its focused on your partners star before he comes home in the evening. Bring him outside with some wine and let him have a look!

Video record yourself talking about all the things you love about her, and then ask your local movie theater to air it as a preview at a movie you take her to see.

Take him to a sports game, even a local high school or college game, and have the cheerleaders do a cheer of his name.

Buy a dozen roses, and use them to design a scavenger hunt for her! Leave one rose on her car at work, along with a clue that will lead her to the next rose. Each subsequent rose is paired with a clue, until you ultimately lead her to a restaurant where youre already waiting.

Plan a complete surprise vacation for him: Pack his suitcase, call his boss to arrange his time off, and let his friends know what youre up to, as long as you trust them not to tell! On the day you leave, pack the luggage in secret, tell your partner youre taking him out to dinner, and then drive straight to the airport!

Hire a local artist to make a mixed-media collage, sculpture, or painting of the two of you, using some of your favorite photographs. If you dont have enough photos yet to pull this off, stage a quick photoshoot with a friend or a photographer to help round out the choices.

Plan a full-out surprise party for him on the anniversary of some small success or accomplishment, such as his one-year anniversary of when he learned to ski. Get him a cake, a card, and a small gift that relates to the anniversary in some way.

Surprise her by transforming your home into a spa, complete with a private masseuse (either you or an actual professional), soothing music, and a new bathrobe.

Put together a tour of his favorite movie or TV show. Go and visit the places where it was filmed, eat where and what the characters eat, and take pictures of yourselves in front of some of the recognizable landmarks.

Go for a picnic during a workday! Buy all of the supplies you need, and then head out to his workplace for lunchtime. Give him a call or a text, and ask him to come outside. Then, use his lunch break to have a quick meal for the two of you! If there are parks around, go there; but if not, your car will do just fine.

Gather up any love letters or cards the two of you have exchanged, and have them bound into a book for safekeeping. There are numerous options you could take with the binding, whether you prefer a classical, leather-bound volume, or something a bit more contemporary.

Give her a locket with a meaningful picture in it. Each day, write a new small message and place it in the locket before she goes to work.