To find perfect gift, we have to tune into that person. Listen to what they have to say. Did you watch Friends episode where Ross bought Rachel broche she had seen in a shop window some months ago? What’s what I mean by tuning in. Find what person wants and then give it to them. That’s when thought really counts.

You know when you have done a good job with your gift selection when you absolute astonish your recipient.

There are times when we don’t know what our recipient would like. There are ‘safe gifts’ we can give. Safe gifts are flowers, a gift basket perhaps, even a bottle of wine - something that is popularly considered ‘nice’. Safe gifts are what we give people we don’t’ know too well. From someone that has been disappointed many times and astonished others, if you are to give, listen to what your recipient wants. You will find they will treasure you and your gesture 100 fold. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © Gina Stathopoulos

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* Write a long love letter telling your partner why you love him/her. List in it all their good qualities. Write down all things he/she does that makes you feel special. Write down how you see your future together and anything else you can think of. A better idea would be to write all this stuff in a journal so it can keep longer. Accompany with a dozen of their favorite colored roses.

* Write a love letter to your partner and put it into an attractive glass bottle. Fill tub and scent it with your favorite aromatic bath oil(s). Scatter in a few rose petals and put bottle in tub. Let your partner discover it for themselves when they get into tub.

* Give your partner 11 roses and tape last one to mirror of your bathroom. Tell him/her to go to bathroom where they will see last rose along with your message that says ‘these are 12 most beautiful things in world.’

* Buy a bunch of different colored artificial roses. On each rose write what each color represents. These roses will last forever and your partner when they look at them will always be pleasantly reminded of first time they receive them.

* Place a rose on windshield of your partner’s car which they will see and be delighted by before they leave for work. This will make them think beautiful thoughts about you all day. Then when they get home, present them with rest of 11 roses.

* Lay a white sheet on floor of your bedroom/living room or wherever else. Scatter rose petals on it, place candles around sheet, put on soft music and have your partner lay there and give them a massage.

* If you have a spare key to your partners car and know where they park during day, while they are at work, put a bunch of roses in car seat along with a note. They will be pleasantly surprised that you were there during day.

* Present your partner with 10 red roses and 2 white roses. Write in card something along lines of “You will never be alone”

* Two weeks before valentine’s day, send your partner a rose for every day leading up to big day. For day arrange to do something you don’t usually do as a special treat to celebrate.

* Make a list of qualities you love about your partner. Write each one individually on a small card and hang off each rose.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © Gina Stathopoulos

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