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Dh was gone over the weekend and had to come back to an extremely stressful situation at work. I'd love to plan a romantic evening tonight, preferably going out after the kids go to bed.
Any ideas for spur of the moment romance? I'm hoping to get him to relax and forget what was going on today!
hhmmmm.... Why don't you book a hotel room for the evening (or for several hours), stock it with wine, room service, bubble bath and pretty nightie??
You always have good ideas, Amy! We're back home now for the evening and the baby sitter is gone. We haven't done anything like that for a while now. Maybe we can sneak away this weekend! Thanks for the great suggestion! :)
Originally posted by Jeff
He's a guy! She can just show up nekked! The rest would be for her benefit.
ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! too true!
You could have the hotel room key delivered to his office near the end of the day with a little note attached to it.
Originally posted by Jeff
He's a guy! She can just show up nekked! The rest would be for her benefit.
ROFLMAO....................you've got that right, so get yourself the food and wine you want....the nakedness is really all he wants.....LOL...
ROFLPMP!!!! :blush: :D
You know, I never really thought of it that way, thanks Jeff, for the insight!
Ann, I love the idea of having the room key delivered to the office!
KarlaB
10-09-2001, 11:50 AM
Originally posted by Jeff
He's a guy! She can just show up nekked! The rest would be for her benefit.
:banghead: Many of us poor gals have struggled for years to keep the romance alive and put all sorts of time, effort, and money into it only now to find out it was so simple ;) ....we have no excuses now do we! :lol:
Diane
10-09-2001, 01:31 PM
I liked the idea of having the key delivered to his office. LOL I know it would work for dh. LOL Great idea's...
Diane... :wave:
ROFLMBO!!!!! Jeff-I was trying not to be vulgar!!! LOL What i really wanted to post was to lay across the bed naked with a flower in your ear. I tried to remain tasteful and yet you blew me out of the water!! LOL!!!!!
Brichard
10-09-2001, 02:44 PM
We recently played the board game "Men are from Mars, Women are From Venus." One of the questions asked men what most turned them on. I can't remember the other two choices, but the men were unanimous in their vote for the winner:
BE AGGRESSIVE!
So join me in an old high school cheer...
Be Agressive!
B-E Aggressive
B E A G G
RESSIVE!
:)
The hotel sounds great. Break out the candles, soft music, and be creative!
:)
darlene
10-09-2001, 05:57 PM
LOL Jeff!
Sounds like you may have a wonderful weekend ahead Pam! :*
:)
Originally posted by Brichard
BE AGGRESSIVE!
So join me in an old high school cheer...
Be Agressive!
B-E Aggressive
B E A G G
RESSIVE!
:)
:)
So while we are doing ALL this fabulous things to make our dh's happy and being naked-we have to be AGGRESSIVE too??? Good god man! Anything else we can do toplease you men? LOL How about stand on our heads and recite all 50 states in alphabetical order too!! ROFL!!:banghead: :brow:
Brichard
10-09-2001, 07:18 PM
Originally posted by Amy/CO
So while we are doing ALL this fabulous things to make our dh's happy and being naked-we have to be AGGRESSIVE too??? Good god man! Anything else we can do toplease you men? LOL How about stand on our heads and recite all 50 states in alphabetical order too!! ROFL!!:banghead: :brow:
Well, if you were wearing the Little Bo Peep outfit while reciting the 50 states...
Hmmm.....
:biglaugh:
ROFLMBO!
Leigh
10-09-2001, 08:46 PM
I was going to say bubble bath and candles too, but I guess that isn't what guys really like...:brow: :lol:
PS like the idea of having the hotel key delivered to work.
Leigh
10-09-2001, 08:48 PM
I was going to say bubble bath and candles too, but I guess that isn't what guys really like...:lol: :newwink:
PS like the idea of having the hotel key delivered to work.
Now, Leigh, from what I've heard here today the bubble bath and candles would be great.... depending on who's NAKED in the tub, right? Am I getting the hang of this??? :brow:
angie r
10-09-2001, 10:32 PM
I can't believe my candle burning, bath drawing, poem writing, romantic husband is behaving this way!! Standing on our heads reciting states in a bo-peep outfit. Who is this man and where are my flowers??
Originally posted by angie r
I can't believe my candle burning, bath drawing, poem writing, romantic husband is behaving this way!! Standing on our heads reciting states in a bo-peep outfit. Who is this man and where are my flowers??
He's just FINALLY showing his TRUE colors!!!!!!!!!! better watch out..undershirts, beer, belching and "come here woman" can't be too far behind!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
angie r
10-09-2001, 10:43 PM
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (me running screaming from the room)................................................................................
Originally posted by Jeff
Ditch the talking gig LOL!!!
HEY, it's a RULE in our house..he has to TALK to me first!!!!!!!! LOL Heck, sometimes, it's the only time he REALLY listens!!!!!!!!!! :newwink:
Im starting to see visuals and its not a pretty sight!! LOL
Annw-dh only listens to you during sex???????
Jeff-You are so BAD!!!! LOL
Brichard-I have given up on you long ago! ROFL!! So do you make angie get out that Bo Peep outfit often???.......
Angie.....life is a changing for you babe!!!!!!!!! LOL
Amy.....Not necessarily, but it's the only time I am GUARANTEED that he is paying RAPT attention!!!!!!! LOL
Brichard
10-09-2001, 11:23 PM
Actually I think Romance is sooooo easy for women. The best description I've heard of Men and women is that men are microwaves and women are slow cookers! :) Men don't need a reason... they need a place! Of course, I think most men would enjoy some thoughtfulness in a romantic evening. The 101 Nights book has given us some ideas and we have each enjoyed the romances. And No Amy... No Bo Peep costume! lol
I think the pressure is on the guys. We need to buy the flowers, Ben and Jerry's, play the music, light the candles...
Sorry ladies... the burden of providing romance for you is much easier then it is for us IMHO!
I do think it is critical to get some time away from the kids and just talk. It is easy to just get through the day and not really communicate. By the time you get the kids down... you just want to vegitate! LOL
The hotel room is a great idea, but if you are low on funds... nothing is wrong with a cup of coffee. Movies can be ok, but only as part of an evening. You just don't talk to each other enough at a movie to enjoy each others company.
I love it when I come home and dw has surprised me by sending the kids to my Mom's so we can 'nap' :)
netmechwife
10-10-2001, 12:45 AM
Ok... Here goes... My favorite romantic evening I gave to my dh was... While he was at work I worked hard all day long to get the house spotless. I planned for him to run an errand before he came home. I dressed in a sexy evening gown he had bought me last Christmas and lit candles in every room. Ran him a bubble bath and got out my massage tools. I made him a really nice dinner complete with dessert, wine, and candle light. Took a nice hot bubble bath together. Gave him a full body massage and of course whatever else he was interested in........ I think dh liked the extra attention and all the work I put into it. And I'm not a bad massuese. :) It made me feel great to make him so happy.
I have a book by the same author as 101 nights I think. Is her last name corne? or something like that. I have The Great American Sex Diet. It is a really great book. DH and I are planning to diet before my surgery (get it in while we can... lol)
Originally posted by Brichard
Actually I think Romance is sooooo easy for women.
I think the pressure is on the guys. We need to buy the flowers, Ben and Jerry's, play the music, light the candles...
Sorry ladies... the burden of providing romance for you is much easier then it is for us IMHO!
Poor wittle Brichard...life is so tough...just saying "hey baby, wanna do it isn't foreplay.......he has to work hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:
Actually, the most romantic thing dh does/did (especially when our kids were little) was come in and say "you look tired, let me take over with the kids"...that would get my motor going every time!!! LOL
Originally posted by AnnW
Actually, the most romantic thing dh does/did (especially when our kids were little) was come in and say "you look tired, let me take over with the kids"...that would get my motor going every time!!! LOL
that still works for me....LOL....a little down time to refresh my mental self, and I am ready...
Diane
10-10-2001, 10:21 AM
Originally posted by Brichard
Actually I think Romance is sooooo easy for women. The best description I've heard of Men and women is that men are microwaves and women are slow cookers! :) Men don't need a reason... they need a place! Of course, I think most men would enjoy some thoughtfulness in a romantic evening. The 101 Nights book has given us some ideas and we have each enjoyed the romances. And No Amy... No Bo Peep costume! lol
I think the pressure is on the guys. We need to buy the flowers, Ben and Jerry's, play the music, light the candles...
Sorry ladies... the burden of providing romance for you is much easier then it is for us IMHO!
I do think it is critical to get some time away from the kids and just talk. It is easy to just get through the day and not really communicate. By the time you get the kids down... you just want to vegitate! LOL
The hotel room is a great idea, but if you are low on funds... nothing is wrong with a cup of coffee. Movies can be ok, but only as part of an evening. You just don't talk to each other enough at a movie to enjoy each others company.
I love it when I come home and dw has surprised me by sending the kids to my Mom's so we can 'nap' :)
Goodness... my dh must get off pretty easy! LOL He doesn't need/have to buy me flowers, Ben and Jerry's, play the music, OR light the candles... All he has to do is be nice/kind and maybe HELP me get a few things done that need to be done and I'm THERE. When/if he walks in the door in a bad mood and hardly say's hi... sits down to eat dinner, turns on the tv and proceeds to channel surf, the chances of him getting anything are pretty slim. THEN he wonder's what's wrong with ME??? LOL I've TOLD him SO many times... but sometimes it just doesn't sink in. I guess it just must be TOO easy to believe. :)
Diane... :wave:
Originally posted by Diane P.
When/if he walks in the door in a bad mood and hardly say's hi... sits down to eat dinner, turns on the tv and proceeds to channel surf, the chances of him getting anything are pretty slim. THEN he wonder's what's wrong with ME??? LOL I've TOLD him SO many times... but sometimes it just doesn't sink in. I guess it just must be TOO easy to believe. :)
Diane... :wave:
Ain't that the truth!!!! psst...men..big secret here........
BE NICE, TALK TO US!!!!!!! LOL in our early years, dh would take this slinky nighty I had and drape in on the bed as a hint...um..babe..the nightgown turns YOU on... you doing the dishes makes me crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL
Brichard
10-10-2001, 11:31 AM
Originally posted by AnnW
Poor wittle Brichard...life is so tough...just saying "hey baby, wanna do it isn't foreplay.......he has to work hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:
Actually, the most romantic thing dh does/did (especially when our kids were little) was come in and say "you look tired, let me take over with the kids"...that would get my motor going every time!!! LOL
Does the truth hurt Annabelle? lol
Face it... some things are easier being a woman and some things are easier being a man. Providing romance for women is an absolute piece of cake. All you have to do is show up! How hard is that! LOL
I also think there are plenty of guys who would disagree with you on who needs to be nice to whom! I see lots of guys that are pretty much hen pecked from day to night by their wives.
The burden of communication is not on the men alone... it is on both of you. It is so easy to blame the partner for not making the effort when in reality both parties share equal responsibility.
But hey... you are preaching to the choir. Brichard buys flowers, draws the bath, writes the poetry etc. and does the dishes, do the laundry, and pay the bills! I enjoy the romance and I like helping out around the house.
Jealous???
:biglaugh:
Diane
10-10-2001, 11:57 AM
I usually find that it's the man who doesn't usually want/like to talk. A lot of times when dh comes home from work he'll walk in the door acting/feeling as if he were the only one who worked all day. After dealing with people all day/fighting traffic and so forth... he's usuallay not in the "best" mood and I usually always try to get him in a "better" mood once he walks through the door. I ALWAYS greet my dh with a big hug/kiss and ask him how his day was. The way HE responds has everything to do with the way the rest of the evening will go. I DO believe that it is the responsibility of both partners... but like I said, most guy's aren't usually out there doing that but are more interested in the newspaper or the tv... until it's bedtime and suddenly were VERY important. LOL THAT doesn't work for me. :( Now if he had been as attentive/thoughtful and helpful throughout the entire evening... he just might have gotten lucky. :)
I know I'M jealous... I wish my dh did HALF of the things that you do. WOW... even poetry? I really don't EXPECT as much and it's not necessary... but I have to admit that it would be nice to be pampered like that once in a while. :)
Diane... :wave:
Im not jealous Brichard!! LOL I dated a guy like you in high school and I couldn't take it. LOL It was all too over the top. I guess you must realize the kind of man I like-look who I married!! LOL Actually, he has a very sweet side, but a little stinker too and I like that! ROFL!! He said he would even do AnnW!!! ROFL!!!
TXmom
10-10-2001, 01:20 PM
Good grief - the last time I looked at this post there was 1 reply - now its turned into a total sex thread!8o
Brichard
10-10-2001, 01:41 PM
Originally posted by Amy/CO
Im not jealous Brichard!! LOL I dated a guy like you in high school and I couldn't take it. LOL It was all too over the top. I guess you must realize the kind of man I like-look who I married!! LOL Actually, he has a very sweet side, but a little stinker too and I like that! ROFL!! He said he would even do AnnW!!! ROFL!!!
So... you like the Johnny Zucko (sp?) type eh?
Watch it or I'll turn this into another Grease thread!
rofl!
Originally posted by Brichard
Does the truth hurt Annabelle? lol
Face it... some things are easier being a woman and some things are easier being a man. Providing romance for women is an absolute piece of cake. All you have to do is show up! How hard is that! LOL
I also think there are plenty of guys who would disagree with you on who needs to be nice to whom! I see lots of guys that are pretty much hen pecked from day to night by their wives.
The burden of communication is not on the men alone... it is on both of you. It is so easy to blame the partner for not making the effort when in reality both parties share equal responsibility.
But hey... you are preaching to the choir. Brichard buys flowers, draws the bath, writes the poetry etc. and does the dishes, do the laundry, and pay the bills! I enjoy the romance and I like helping out around the house.
Jealous???
:biglaugh:
THIS post was from BRICHARD??????????????????(
Originally posted by Amy/CO
Im not jealous Brichard!! LOL I dated a guy like you in high school and I couldn't take it. LOL It was all too over the top. I guess you must realize the kind of man I like-look who I married!! LOL Actually, he has a very sweet side, but a little stinker too and I like that! ROFL!! He said he would even do AnnW!!! ROFL!!!
Yep..I tend to chew up and spit out the sensitive guys too! LOL My ex fiance was cloyingly romantic..couldn't take it.
Correction..when he saw my PICTURE he said he would do me!!!!!!!!!!! now THAT'S romantic!!!!!! :biggrin ...think your dh is pretty hot too! :newwink:
Brichard
10-10-2001, 05:00 PM
Originally posted by AnnW
Yep..I tend to chew up and spit out the sensitive guys too! LOL My ex fiance was cloyingly romantic..couldn't take it.
Correction..when he saw my PICTURE he said he would do me!!!!!!!!!!! now THAT'S romantic!!!!!! :biggrin ...think your dh is pretty hot too! :newwink:
So...
You want guys to do romantic things, but you don't like romantic guys b/c they are sensitive???
Once again proving that women make absolutely no sense!
If you like them rough and tough, don't complain about the lack of romance! LOL!
Brichard
10-10-2001, 05:07 PM
Originally posted by AnnW
THIS post was from BRICHARD??????????????????(
Yes, 'tis me! Does it sound crabby or something? It isn't meant to be, it is just that somebody has to defend the guys around here!
:)
Diane
10-10-2001, 05:32 PM
Originally posted by AnnW
Yep..I tend to chew up and spit out the sensitive guys too! LOL My ex fiance was cloyingly romantic..couldn't take it.
Correction..when he saw my PICTURE he said he would do me!!!!!!!!!!! now THAT'S romantic!!!!!! :biggrin: ...think your dh is pretty hot too! :newwink:
I can't BELIEVE how this post started and where it's gone since then. LOL Too funny!! While I only suspected that you were all a bunch of crazies before... I know for SURE that you are now... LOL :biglaugh: It feels good to fit in somewhere!!! LOL
Diane... :wave:
Diane
10-10-2001, 05:37 PM
I can't BELIEVE how this post started and where it's gone since then. LOL Too funny!! While I only suspected that you were all a bunch of crazies before... I know for SURE that you are now... LOL :biglaugh: It feels good to fit in somewhere!!! LOL
Diane... :wave:
Brichard-you are starting to really disappoint me! ;) Its DANNY Zuko, not Johnny Zucko! LOL That is my favorite movie of all time and now you know why I couldn't sit by and watch you desecrate it in the other post! LOL
Now don't lump all women together. Not everyone loves the sappy, lovey dovey, sugar coating kind of guy. I like manly men, who do manly things in a manly way. (Is that from a movie??LOL) I have never complained that my dh isn't romantic enough. I actually made him stop buying me flowers because its a waste of money. I don't recall AnnW complaining since her dh bought her a freaking truck for her birthday either! ROFL!! I think the stonger the woman is in personality, the stonger personality they seek in a mate.
Annw-just think if dh ever met you then!! They always say that people are better looking in person! ROFL!!
I personally think this thread is hysterical. We were all to stuffy on the old board where all of this would have been taboo.
Originally posted by Brichard
Yes, 'tis me! Does it sound crabby or something? It isn't meant to be, it is just that somebody has to defend the guys around here!
:)
No...just confused..do you usually refer to yourself in the 3rd person??????? :)
"But hey... you are preaching to the choir. BRICHARD buys flowers, draws the bath, writes the poetry etc. and does the dishes, do the laundry, and pay the bills! I enjoy the romance and I like helping out around the house.
angie r
10-10-2001, 06:33 PM
This thread really cracks me up!!
Amy/co really made me think when she wrote "I think the stonger the woman is in personality, the stonger personality they seek in a mate." I can really see that is true in lots of relationships. It makes the relationship balanced.
Brichard and I were talking the other night about balance in our relationship. I really liked Brichard because he was the "life of the party" and not timid or shy. Because I am shy he pulls me into life without me having to be alone out there?? Does that make any sense?
Yep...give me a new truck over flowers any old day!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFL!!!!!!!!!
Amy...better not let me back to Colorado!!! :newwink:
btw..your phrase "manly men" has me thinking of the Irish Spring commercial "ay, I like a manly man!!" LOL
I think it's funny that you think that we were too stuffy on the old board for this conversation ...so many people have complained that because you can't go "anon" (or chicken as I see it! :newwink: ) that this board is stuffy...if there were anon features people would be more "free". I think everyone finally feels safe to be themselves knowing that chicken egg posters won't come in and attack them.
Angie..most definitely!!!!
Originally posted by Diane P.
I can't BELIEVE how this post started and where it's gone since then. LOL Too funny!! While I only suspected that you were all a bunch of crazies before... I know for SURE that you are now... LOL :biglaugh: It feels good to fit in somewhere!!! LOL
Diane... :wave:
Us??? Crazy??? Knew you belonged here!!!!! :newwink:
ROFLMAO :roll: :biglaugh: :bounce:
Brichard
10-10-2001, 09:14 PM
Ann W- Sorry about the third person thing, did you think I was re-acting the famous Seinfeld episode with Jimmy? lol Not sure why I did that, but since brichard isn't really my name... I guess it did not seem quite as odd!
Amy/CO- Sorry about the Danny Zucko comment! I guess I know the songs better then the characters! You know, I used to date a girl in high school who would constantly... not just once in awhile... refer to me as being "perfect." GAG! I hope you don't get that impression of me! I've been called alot of things, but sappy???? LOL
I'm not that overboard! I simply help out around the house. I think guys who don't are just plaing lazy. I'm not addressing anybody's dh here with that comment, it is just my general opinion. The weakest thing a person can do is sit around and do nothing. That to me is very un-manly. The romantic stuff doesn't happen all that much, but if you are going to do it... do it right! dw likes the flowers, poetry, etc. and I guess you provide what the other person likes. LOL to Jeff on the flowers... that is too funny!
I think the key is being well matched. Sometimes two strong personalities collide if they don't have enough "give" But if you match a strong person with a weak person they will run you over. I actually love being around dw because she does have a strong personality... she has an opinion. But... she isn't rude and overbearing either. We really compliment each other well.
Leigh
10-10-2001, 09:32 PM
Reading this post has me ROFLMAO!:biglaugh::lol::biglaugh::lol:
All I can say is if this was the old board I definitely would have posted ()!!!
:chicken:
Diane
10-10-2001, 11:42 PM
Originally posted by PamE
All I can say is if this was the old board I definitely would have posted ()!!!
:chicken:
You can post here too... or did you mean that you would much rather do it anon? Nobody else here seem's to be shy about posting so please... post away! Join in on all the craziness. LOL
Diane... :wave:
Originally posted by Jeff
Now THAT is the kinda stuff that just makes a woman HOT!!!!
Jeff, what are you trying to say to me??? Should I be booking us a hotel room if I promise not to talk????? ROLFMBOWTIMES!!!!
:D I was just saying if this were the old board I probably would have posted this anonymously. At this point in the game I'm rather speechless! :blush:
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