The Romantic.com

September 21, 2005

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TheRomantic.com Tip of the Week

September 21, 2005

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~~~ In This Issue ~~~

* From the Editor – clarification
* It’s the Little Things – on the phone
* Contest – grand prize winner
* Tip of the Week – cucumber pumpkin surprise
* Romantic Resources – get closer
* Who is Michael Webb?
* Removal/Change of Address Instructions

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~~~ From the Editor ~~~

There was a little confusion about my mention last week of how you
can get a professionally painted portrait done for a fraction of the
cost. While most of the artists who are doing this are overseas,
the company that coordinates this is a US based company and they are
very legitimate.

You dont have to worry about customs, language barrier or anything.
I guarantee you will be pleased. But most importantly, this company
has a money back guarantee if you dont like the painting.

And thanks to those who responded to my request for missing back
issues. I now have almost all of my back issues on my site. I am
mainly missing issues from 1998, the first year I began this weekly
ezine.

Have a relaxing week. — Michael

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~~~ It’s the Little Things ~~~

Putting a love message on your sweetheart’s cell phone (whenever I
turn on my cell phone I see *Hello Love* because Athena put it
there)

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~~~ Contest ~~~

Thanks to all who voted for the 6 semi-finalists in the Love Poem
contest. The winning poem is *When Daytime Turns to Twilight*. The
author wins a $100 gift certificate to Barnes and Noble. You can
read the winning poem (he was the winner from week 3) here:
http://theromantic.com/love_poems/main.htm

This weeks contest is on ROMANCE WITH CANDLES. How have you (or
someone else) used candles in a uniquely romantic way?

I have had a large selection of premier candles donated for the
prize vault by www.northeastcandlesandgifts.com . You can check out
all the ones you will now be able to choose from in the prize vault
here:

TheRomantic.com’s ever growing PRIZE VAULT is filled with books,
several board games including Romantic Sensations, An Enchanting
Evening and others, CDs, dance lessons and other fun stuff at

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~~~ Tip of the Week ~~~

Cucumber Pumpkin Surprise
by Christy Hodder
http://www.TheRomantic.com/

Mark has done three wonderfully romantic things for me in the
garden. His favorite one is mowing “LOVE” in the grass when it is
getting long.

Another is to scratch a pumpkin when it is baby with “LOVE” and
present it to me full grown. The pumpkin will have a neat SCAR with
his message etched on it in the fall.

The last one is the most fun… take a pop bottle and put a
laminated love letter in it or one sealed in a plastic bag. Slip a
baby cucumber into the bottle mouth when it is just big enough to go
in. Let the cucumber grow inside the bottle until it fills up the
bottle. Now you can present her with a love letter in a bottle with
a cucumber grown right inside the bottle!!!!!

It is the weirdest thing ever and it will be a love letter NEVER
forgotten. You could also etch “love” on the cucumber and give a
LOVE cucumber in a bottle… BIZZARE yet so interesting!

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~~~     Romantic Resources      ~~~

Draw closer together with 1000 Questions for Couples at
http://www.questionsforcouples.com/

Spice up your love life with 500 Lovemaking Tips & Secrets
http://theromantic.com/lovemaking.htm

Discover 300 Creative Dates at
http://theromantic.com/creativedates.htm

100 Bedroom Games for Couples
http://theromantic.com/games.htm

Learn the 50 Secrets of Blissful Relationships at
http://www.50secrets.com/

There is A Better Way To Date
http://theromantic.com/abetterway.htm

Read about The Romantic’s Guide to Popping the Question at
http://www.howtoproposemarriage.com/

You can purchase Michael Webb’s bestseller, The Romantic’s Guide:
Hundreds of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love, at bookstores
nationwide, Amazon.com or BN.com
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~~~  Who is Michael Webb?     ~~~

He is:
Athena’s loving husband
Father to Ashton and Ireland
Best-selling author
* The Romantic’s Guide: 100s of Creative Tips for a Lifetime of Love
* The Romantic’s Guide to Popping the Question
* 50 Secrets of Blissful Relationships
* 50 More Secrets of Blissful Relationships
* 300 Creative Dates
* 1000 Questions for Couples
* A Better Way to Date
* 500 Lovemaking Tips & Secrets
Founder, National Resurrect Romance Week (second full week in Aug)
Syndicated Columnist, “TheRomantic.com Column”
Romance/Relationship expert on over 500 TV/radio stations
Founder, TheRomantic.com
Founder, Love One Another Foundation