This book is all about romance. Its whole purpose is to ignitethe fanciful, sentimental, glamorous, wild, and emotional areasof your relationship with your lover. It is our observation thatmany relationships endure a few years, and then the flame thatonce burned with such intensity dies down to a couple glowingembers. This book is intended to get your creative juices flow-ing and to blow new enthusiasm over those embers. We believe romance can be as much a part of a 50-yearmarriage as it can be part of a honeymoon. It all depends on theamount of energy and effort that each person is willing to putinto keeping the flame alive. The ideas contained in this book will offer some fuel for love'sfire. The ideas are not magic remedies guaranteed to repair arelationship falling apart, nor are they secret potions that willalways succeed in winning the heart of some potential partner.But if there is a spark, many of the resources that follow can be agreat help. Inside this book, you will find a variety of datingideas (each one tried and proven effective by the authors), thatwill help you say "I love you" in a creative and memorablefashion. A few tips before you explore the contents of this book. ,t Don't overdo it. It is not necessary to employ a wild and crazy date every weekend or to always be doing the unusual. Add enough to spice up life. Save things to use later. ,t Plan ahead. Because many of the ideas take prepara- tion and time, it is important to do a good job setting up the date. v Hide this book. Make your mate think that you are the most creative person who walks the face of this earth.