Romantic nights in
are an absolutely
superb way to show
your loved one what
they mean to you,
what's more is that
for those who might
be on a tight budget
a Romantic night in
does not need to be
an expensive affair
but it can potentially
offer a far more romantic
evening than spending
money and going out.
The thing with Romantic
nights in is the thought
and the planning that
goes into them.
Now
if you are planning
a true romantic night
staying in then you
need to plan ahead,
you don't want to
be trying to sort
it all on the spur
of the moment and
not leave yourself
enough time to get
everything just as
you want it.
First thing you need
to think of is when
you plan to have your
Romantic evening,
if it's for a specific
special occasion such
as a birthday, Wedding
anniversary, Valentines
day or even just because
you want to have a
special night because
you can then you need
to get the date set
in your head and then
work your plans for
the evening around
that.
Once you have your
date for the Romantic
evening then you need
to make plans for
anyone else who lives
in the same house,
so if you have children
you might want to
see if grandparents
would let them stay
with them or if they
could go around to
friends houses for
the night, you don't
particularly want
to be having to worry
about picking them
up later in the evening
as it would just break
up the whole evening
and take away some
of the romance to
the evening. If you
share a house with
a housemate then you
could try politely
asking if they mind
going out for the
evening, maybe go
out with friends and
stay at a friends
house, or if they
have their own partner
they could perhaps
go and stay with them.
So
once the date is sorted
and other people are
out of the way now
comes the challenge
of sorting the romantic
night at home. First
on the list to think
about is food, you
don't want to be having
to make something
really hard that is
going to stress you
out, something nice,
simple and tasty is
all that you need
to do, you also don't
want to make absolutely
loads so you are completely
stuffed when you have
finished eating. There
is always the option
to buy a takeaway
if you really are
completely unable
to knock anything
up yourself, but the
personal touch and
making it yourself
will really add that
extra to the food
and it will be so
much more well received
by your partner knowing
that you have put
the time and effort
into making it yourself
especially for this
romantic night at
home.
Ideally you want
to have the table
set before your partner
arrives if possible,
so you want a CLEAN
white table cloth,
napkins, cutlery,
2 plates, 2 wine glasses,
some table candles
(positioned so that
they are not blocking
your view of each
other), you could
also add a rose into
a little vase for
the middle of the
table too. You should
have the table all
set out with you both
sat facing each other.
If you both drink
wine you should get
a couple of bottles
of your favourite
wine, make sure the
wine compliments the
food you are going
to be eating too.
Now the whole evening
is unlikely to be
spent sat round the
dinner table so you
also have to prepare
the other room(s)
that you may be going
to,such as the living
room and maybe the
bedroom...
After you have eaten
do you plan to watch
a film together? If
so make sure you choose
carefully, the latest
all-action shoot-em-up
is unlikely to keep
the romantic feel
to the evening but
also you don't want
a film that just goes
on & on &
on. Something that
you will both enjoy
that you can cuddle
up together would
be ideal. You want
to have low lighting
in the living room
to keep the ambiance
so try and get some
side lamps in there
if possible.
Get yourself showered
& changed preferably
before your partner
gets home, this means
you can then allow
them time to get themselves
changed (thats if
they live with you)
while you finish off
the preparations for
the romantic night
in.
When they arrive ready
for the romantic evening
you could greet them
with a glass of wine
and at this point
you could both go
to the living room
for some talk. Make
sure you don't bring
up any subjects that
are likely to case
divisions or arguments,
the last thing you
want is to get into
a heated debate right
at the start of the
night that could possibly
ruin the whole evening.
Now
if you are planning
a true romantic night
staying in then you
need to plan ahead,
you don't want to
be trying to sort
it all on the spur
of the moment and
not leave yourself
enough time to get
everything just as
you want it.
So
once the date is sorted
and other people are
out of the way now
comes the challenge
of sorting the romantic
night at home. First
on the list to think
about is food, you
don't want to be having
to make something
really hard that is
going to stress you
out, something nice,
simple and tasty is
all that you need
to do, you also don't
want to make absolutely
loads so you are completely
stuffed when you have
finished eating. There
is always the option
to buy a takeaway
if you really are
completely unable
to knock anything
up yourself, but the
personal touch and
making it yourself
will really add that
extra to the food
and it will be so
much more well received
by your partner knowing
that you have put
the time and effort
into making it yourself
especially for this
romantic night at
home.
