The Romantic.com

……………………………………………………….

TheRomantic.com  Tip of the Week

November 7, 2007

Creative ideas, great prizes from http://www.TheRomantic.com/
over 80,000 subscribers in 125 countries –  est.  1998

Back issues here: http://theromantic.com/romantic/main.htm

……………………………………………………….

You  are receiving this newsletter because you requested it at
my web site or  another web site. If you want to be taken off or
change your address, please  follow instructions at the bottom of
the newsletter. DO NOT press reply  (nothing will  happen).

……………………………………………………….

~~~  In This Issue ~~~

* From the Editor – missing  paintings
*  Its   the  Little Things – a little  song
* Contest   –   search and   find
* Tip    of   the   Week  –   more than words
*  Romantic   Resources   –   get  closer
*  Who   is  Michael    Webb?
*  Removal/Change   of  Address     Instructions

……………………………………………………….

~~~  It’s the Little Things ~~~

Having your darling’s favorite music  playing when they come home
from  work

……………………………………………………

~~~  Contest ~~~

Thanks to all who entered last weeks contest.

From  all the correct entries I randomly chose a winner for last week:

Brandi  Palmer from Grand Junction, Colorado

The answer was: The Gayle King  Show

*** This week’s contest: I have a great selection of  romantic
recipes on my site.  One of the recipes calls for poached  peaches.
What are the poached in?

Search http://www.TheRomantic.com/  for the answer.

Email your answer to me at tipofweek@aol.com and put  “peaches”
in the subject line.  In the text of the email give me your  answer
along with your name and city where you live.

From all the  correct answers I will pick one person to win a trip
to the prize  vault.

TheRomantic.com’s ever growing PRIZE VAULT is filled with over  100
books, board games, CDs, other fun stuff  at

……………………………………………………….

~~~  Sponsor ~~~

Do you want her back?

Are you…

* Mentally  exhausted from the pain of your breakup

* Dying to know how to get her  back

* Confused about the real reason she broke up with you

*  Afraid that what you   re doing is pushing her further away

*  Terrified of losing her to another guy

* Scared to death that  she   s out of your life forever

I can help you get her back  —
http://www.TheRomantic.com/getherback.htm

………………………………………………………

~~~  Tip of the Week ~~~

MORE THAN WORDS
by Michael       Webb
http://www.TheRomantic.com/

Finally.  Athena went away for  the weekend. It’s not that I was
getting tired of her — I just needed a few  hours alone to create
a special gift for her.

I’m sure most of you  have seen the magnetic poetry kits at gift
shops. They contain a hundred or  so individual words with magnetic
backing that can be arranged to create  refrigerator poetry. I
think they’re a great idea, but I wanted to make a set  that was
more personalized.

First I went to the office supply store  and purchased a pack of 25
magnetic backs for business cards. They cost about  5 bucks. I measured
the magnetic pieces and created the appropriate margins  in my word
processing program.

Then I began typing. I put in over two  hundred poetry words like
“stars, flicker, moonlight, touch, and gentle.”  Then I added
personalized words such as “Athena, Michael, travel, best,  friend,
sweetheart, cutest, girl” and other nick-names and words that  would
have special meaning to the two of us.  Of course I included  liberal
amounts of “a, an, the, I, and, but” and suffixes and prefixes  like
“s, ed, pre, sub, extra, ly, ing” and so on.

I printed out all  the words and then placed them on top of 20 of
the magnets. Then, I used  clear shelving paper and placed it on top
of the paper for a protective  layer. I used a razor utility knife
and scissors to cut the words  apart.

Then I rummaged up a little box and put all the pieces inside.  I
created a label on the computer that said “More Than Words” and put
it  on the box. It was ready to greet Athena when she came back from
her  trip.

By now, some of you are saying “that sure does sound like a  lot
of work to me. I don’t have any spare time to do anything like
that.”  The whole project probably took me about 2 or 3 hours. It
is true that you  probably don’t have the time in one sitting to
create this. However, if you  took 10 to 15 minutes of your lunch
break every day, you could have it done  in a couple of weeks.

If it still seems overwhelming for you, you can  always buy the
romance edition of the Magnetic Poetry at gift stores. It  won’t be
personal, but it still is a nice  gift.

………………………………………………….

~~~     Romantic Resources      ~~~

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

Spice up your love life with 500 Love…making Tips & Secrets
http://theromantic.com/500tips.htm

Do you know what a woman REALLY wants?
http://theromantic.com/lick.htm

Instructions how to please a man AMAZINGLY

http://www.blowtips.com

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

……………………………………………………….