Romance and Corniness

[purple haze]

My girlfriend and I are celebrating our two month anniversary on Friday. Yeah I know two months isn't a big deal, but as crazy as it seems we are both in love. My roommate is finally going out of town and with the place to myself I wanted to do something really special. The thing is I'm having a hard time balancing the line of romance and corniness. I'm planning on cooking dinner followed by a nice movie, followed by a lot of romance. For the romance part I was planning on covering the bed with rose petals and have the room totally lit by candle light with some nice music playing. I have some oils and things and was planning for a full body massage, followed by some foreplay with some chocolate covered strawberries and whipped cream. To me this seems to be extremely cliché and rather corny. Where is the line drawn between romance and corniness? Should I go back to the drawing board or just build of what I have already. I hate to have the night come off like I'm some sort of cornball, I want it to be special.

[sera300]

It's not corny! It's very nice in fact. And much appreciated. Also pick up some nice flowers for the dinner table & have her take them home with her when she leaves. Chocolate covered strawberries are great, use the really large ones (you can find them in the store) they are made just for this purpose, I think they are put out by Driscolls, there are only about 10 in a pack. Dip half (5) in dark chocolate and the other 5 in white chocolate and when you take them out of chocolate roll in sprinkles. Makes for a nice presentation! I love them unless you could not tell!LOL. But do not make them too far in advance of when they will be enjoyed. They are best if eaten within a few hours of making them. Champagne, a nice Bruit is good with them too!

If you want to skip the movie, take a bath together...LOL. The only problem is it's hard to top this evening at some point in the future!

[Demonic-Booze]

lol sounds like something i did for my gf before we were officially dating. i set candles around the room, had my xbox playing a spa soundtrack (very relaxing music), i had hand dipped strawberries in chocolate, covered the bed in rose petals, got her a stuffed puppy that she absolutely adores, and had more roses arranged in a fan on my desk next to my bed. i brought out the massage lotion and worked her over for about half an hour. finally i played with her until she couldnt move and we went to sleep in each others arms. that was the best night of my life

[~*GenericUserName*~]

Aww, that sounds so sweet. I don't think it's too corny... but like Sera said it will be kind of hard to top that in the future for bigger occasions, such as a 6 month or 1 year anniversary. But there's nothing wrong with doing something totally special every month, if you're up to it. My boyfriend and I have been together 'officially' for almost 2 and a half years now, and we don't even think of our monthly anniversaries as anything other than regular days anymore. It's not bad, I just think that's what usually happens. Something to keep in mind I guess. =) Good luck!

[curious_woman]

I think thats romantic, some girls might find it corny though it depends on the girl, you need to decide whether she likes it.

~*GenericUserName*~, My partner and I have been together for about a year and a half "officially" (we fell in love before that) and when our monthly anniversary comes up we always take as much time off from life as we can, just to be together, spoil each other, and remind each other why we love each other...so I guess it depends on the couple.

[Raidenator]

It's been said but I'll say it again. Try not to go overboard. You don't wanna set the bar too high as rude as that is to think about. 2 months is like you said, not a big deal. You have a great idea but I think you should probably save it for another occasion.

Making dinner I would recommend keeping, and flowers is a never lose situation.

[demonbuttercup]

I think I've said before that my b/f and I don't even really have an "official" date.
We knew eachother a long time LD...then we finally met...then later on we moved in together.. so I wouldn't even know what day is official...and I forget anyhow lol.

I do agree it is quite a display for just a 2mnth anniversay.
And it also depends on if your girl is into that kind of stuff. If she melts over the corny romantic stuff..then go for it!

I myself would be really uncomfortable in that situation. I feel weird around the whole romantic candles/music/rose petal stuff. I don't know how to react to that stuff... it makes ME feel corny! lol

[Engage!]

Maybe my wife and I are just odd, but we've never done anything like that. She's more the pizza and ice cream type. She likes chocolate, but says that fruit should be served chilled and plain. She would consider this sort of scenario pretty corny, but then she and I are pretty different. I think most girls would love it!!! After all, it's the thought that counts.

It seems that you might be jumping the gun and thinking you're in love after only two months. Perhaps after a year this sort of thing might be more appropriate. I agree with demon, it would be a bit weird for me and my wife in that sort of situation. For us, I think we're more comfortable sitting outside with some bratwurst on the grill.

[EvilEvilKitten]

Hmmmmmm

how about candle light, heavy metal music playing softly in the back ground, a very very good single malt scotch, a very very good cigar for you to smoke while wearing nothing but a collar and a smile?

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