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Write a love letter. Handwritten love letters are the same as emails and text messages, but are more emotional and can express a lasting romance. Even if writing a love letter feels a little weird or silly to you, your girlfriend will probably enjoy it, especially if you're not usually very good at expressing your feelings. If you wear a specific type of cologne, spray a little on the paper before you send the letter.
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Post her place with loving notes. If you live with your girlfriend, have a spare key, or can ask her roommates or family members for a key to her room, you can cover her place with loving notes. Put one on the bathroom mirror, her closet, dresser, door, anywhere you know your girlfriend will see it in her daily life. These notes don’t need to say anything profound. Simple words like "I love you" and "Always thinking of you" are enough to show that you care about her.
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Buy a classic romantic gift. Try a box of chocolates, a teddy bear, jewelry, roses, or a bouquet of her favorite flowers. Choose a gift you can afford, but make sure she'll enjoy it. For example, if your girlfriend is allergic to roses, you should probably choose something else. If done too often, these gifts may start to look boring. When used as an occasional surprise, they express more of your romantic feelings for her.
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Give her a tailor-made gift. If you want something more personalized, you can choose gifts that target your girlfriend's interests rather than traditional romantic gifts. Buy her a signed copy of her favorite book, the latest album from her favorite band, or tickets to a show she wants to see. These gifts will show your girlfriend that you know her well and know what she likes, and they will be practical.
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Cook a meal. Small gestures can also be romantic, like cooking, especially if she's the one who cooks a lot. If you're confident in your ability to cook, go for the luxury. Otherwise, try making a simple meal like egg fried rice. You can make breakfast, lunch or dinner, it doesn't need to be fancy, but you should show the right amount of effort.
If you're nervous about cooking for yourself, surprise her by offering to cook a meal together. The two of you can have a very happy relationship together, and the gesture will still be very romantic.
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Surprise her with lunch. Show up to her place of work and bring a lunch from her favorite restaurant or fast food joint. Homemade sandwiches, wraps, or saladsAlso a good choice. If showing up at her place of work isn't an option, you could also make a picnic lunch on an occasional weekend and take her to a park to eat it.
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Take her to a good restaurant. This restaurant can be a new restaurant with many good reviews, or it can be a favorite restaurant that you rarely go to. Before going, make sure your girlfriend knows what to wear to suit the restaurant's dress code or atmosphere. Second, if you're picking a new restaurant, pick one that your girlfriend has expressed she'd like to visit or at least one that serves a type of food that your girlfriend really likes.
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Tell her that your world revolves around her. Plan a whole day to relax and spend time with her. Prepare her meals, do her laundry, and offer to do things for her, like giving her a massage or preparing a bubble bath. You can put this day on a weekend, or it can be during the week. If you know she's been stressed out at work lately, it would be especially considerate to find a time during the week when she can enjoy a back massage or a girly movie after a long day at work.
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Do something she likes, especially something you don’t do often. For example, you can take your girlfriend out shopping for a whole day. If shopping isn't her thing, take her to a play or a concert she likes, or to a museum, arboretum, zoo, or botanical garden. Try doing something you wouldn't normally do. Your girlfriend will feel that you have made a sacrifice and will appreciate your actions very much. Just make sure you don't complain.
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Plan a treasure hunt. Leave clues for your girlfriend and take her to different parts of the house, school, or the entire city. Every location should have a special meaning to you and your girlfriend, if possible. At each location, you can have it give a clue to the next location by itself, or you can use a small "treasure" or prize to give a clue to the next location. At the end of the treasure hunt, you should have a big gift for her. This gift can be anything from a homemade dinner to Juyuan tickets to a large bouquet of roses.
