When I think of most romantic and breathtaking stories that my friends and I discuss over coffee, we don't talk about flying off to Europe or drinking most expensive champagne. The little things like holding hands, reading stories together, and lots of laughter are what we hold dear.

I've put together a list of ways to show love -- without running up your credit card bill. And, ladies, this list is for you, too. Initiate following ideas with your Sweetie, and show him how much you care. The ideas below are for men or women and fit every budget.

Love Notes - Leave Love Notes for your Sweetheart to find.

Pampering - Brush her hair. Scratch his back.

Wildlife - Feed ducks, squirrels, birds, turtles or fish near you.

Games - Turn off TV. Sit and play cards or board games together.

Cooking - Find recipes to make with your sweetheart.

Candles - Candles should be used every day -- for meals, bath time, snuggling.

Read together - Choose a book and take turns reading it to each other.

Photos - When is last time you had a photo taken together? What are you waiting for?

Work Date - Surprise your love with a lunch date.

Stroll - Leave TV, phone and computer behind and go on a walk together.

Spell it Out - With Sidewalk Chalk, write your names in a heart on sidewalk where your sweetheart is sure to see it.

Entertainment - Go see a High School or College play or concert. It is affordable and fun!

Slow Dance - Turn on radio and dance to songs you fell in love listening to.

There are a number of different billiards games to choose from, but before you play these you need necessary equipment. Apart from getting a good quality pool table that you can enjoy for many years to come, you will need billiards balls and a good pool cue. You need to be able to use correct movements and hone your skills to master billiards, so it may take a lot of practise before you become adept at this game – however, you can have great fun with billiards even when learning to play and practising shots.

A Brief History

Billiards is a hugely popular indoor game today, with countless fans that either go out to establishments to play these games or those that have their own billiards tables and pool rooms within home. The game actually became popular in nineteenth and twentieth centuries in England. Gaming establishments known as pool rooms began to incorporate one or two of these billiards tables but they became so popular that soon they became main feature of these pool rooms, and they became known as pool tables.

Pocket Billiards

Pocket billiards is played on a pool table with holes known as ‘pockets’ in which to shoot billiards balls. There is a pocket on each corner of table and then one on each side, making six pockets in all. In all pockets billiards games, object of game is to shoot balls into pockets, although how and where you shoot balls can vary from game to game. Below is a rundown of some of most popular pocket billiards games:

8 BALL This is one of most basic and popular types of pool games, and is played by old and young, male and female, all across world. With 8 ball fifteen balls are used, each of which is numbered. Player one is assigned balls one through to seven and player tow is assigned balls nine through to fifteen. The object of game is for each player to try and pot all of his assigned balls. The first player to pot all of his balls can then try and pot 8-ball. If he manages to do this without also potting cue ball (the ball with which he is potting other balls) then he wins game.

9 BALL This is another very simple form of billiards, and is an excellent starter game and ideal for those learning or practising their billiards skills. With this game there are just nine numbers billiards balls along with cue ball. Each player has to shoot at lowest ball in order to try and pot it, and as each lowest number gets potted players move to next one until final ball, number nine, has been pocketed.