Highly Romantic Date Ideas for Men

If you are like a lot of men, you would love to melt your lady's heart with an out-of-this-world date night. Unfortunately, work, commitments, deadlines, and life in general get in the way of putting together the kind of romantic evening we know they deserve.

What follows are some ideas for amazing date nights that don't have to break the bank.

Tip Number 1: Make the Invitation Public

Set up your date by sending flowers or a card to her at work. The key here is your note or flowers need to be delivered in front of her co-workers and by someone other than you. There's nothing like getting flowers or being semi-publicly invited on a romantic evening to make a lady feel special. Make sure the co-workers know something is going on, but keep the mystery. Let your spouse decide how much she wants them to know.

Tip Number 2: Build Anticipation

Leave a note in her car at work, send her an email, hide a note in her lunch box. Do whatever you can to let her know how excited you are to be able to spend special time with her.

Tip Number 3: Use Other People

It takes a real man to be willing to have other people help deliver his message of love to his mate. Some guys just don't have the guts. But try this: Take your spouse to dinner and through-out the meal, have wait-staff, bus boys, managers, et cetera deliver Thank You Cards to her, each one thanking her for something she does for you or your family.

Another idea is to have them give her adjectives. You start by having your server give her a note, in your handwriting, that says, "You are..." then every few minutes another note is delivered: "Beautiful," "Amazing," "the world's best mom," and so forth. You can set this up ahead of time or you can slip the hostess a note and an envelope containing all your adjectives when she seats you.

Tip Number 4: Ask Her Questions

Just this one night, be absolutely into everything she has to say. Ask her about her dreams, her challenges, her hopes, her fears, her favorites, everything her. When the conversation turns away from her, steer it back. Make this her night. Let her know how truly into her you really are.

Tip Number 5: Clean House