want to surprise gf with something different, ideas?

[pipe007]

so I was just thinking that last time I did something nice for my current girl was in valentines. I found where she parked her car at her university and I placed a rose on her windshield. and she really enjoyed that.

well I havent done anything like that since, and since she has been really good to me up to now, I'm thinking of surprising her with something creative that is not expensive.

I'm open for any creative ideas!

 

[bigneil]

A great creative and inexpensive gift is to make her a CD of her favorite songs (and maybe some of yours). Be sure to come up with cover art (hopefully a photo that one of you took), overlay a creative and humorous title in Paint Shop, and put it in a Jewel Case with track list on the back (and the side flap so you can read it when it's on the shelf). Takes about 30 minutes and costs about $2 but she'll always associate those songs with you. Mail it to her in a padded envelope. They love that stuff. Remember - a man falls in love through his eyes and a woman through her ears, and nothing captures the moment like a song.

Another idea: borrow her car and have it detailed.

 

[vatoloco]

A nice pearl necklace.

I hear women like jewelry.

 

[pipe007]

Lol the pearl necklace thing is not creative...

 

[xs_]

unless you make it yourself..

 

[pipe007]

mehhh, nah! im thinking something that will surprise her1

 

[foomee]

Sometimes the best gifts are gifts that let you spend more time together.

So plan a surprise that you two can do together. I had one girlfriend that loved dolphins, so as a gift I got her two tickets to marine world to swim with the dolphins. She loved it and to this day, even though we are broken up she still remembers it.

Some ideas you could do with her, plan a romantic picnic in the park. You could make it a surprise, have everything in your car, blind fold her, and then take her there. You can fly kites, sit around drinking wine and eating sandwiches. Picnics are great in the spring.
- What are her interests? If she's a baseball fan, take her to a game.
- If you leave near the water, some places have short cruises that provide a romantic dinner. For example, I live near San Francisco and one year I took a girlfriend on a dinner cruise around the bay. The boat stopped under the golden gate bridge and we were able to stand on the deck and watch the city lights and everything. The food wasn't worth the price, but the experience together was very romantic.

- so try to think of her interests, try to figure out something she's never done, and think of something the two of you can do together.

 

[PDubb75]

foomee's ideas are similar to some things I have done.

In Chicago they have dinner cruises that go out into Lake Michigan that are really nice. In my opinion, nothing beats the Chicago skyline, so it's a perfect backdrop. We also have boat tours along the Chicago river that give a lot of historical information, and interesting facts about the city. Maybe there is something similar to these by you.

I see you are in Miami. If you have never done it, I recommend driving down the Keys. My company took us all out to Key West, and I met up with a coworker in Orlando. We rented a convertible and drove down all the way through to Key West. It was a pretty interesting drive, and some places you can stop along the way. I know gas prices suck, but it was a lot of fun. You could even stay a night or two and have fun in Key West, which is fun it itself.

 

[EvilAgenda]

Anybody can buy anything. Your gift has to hold big sentimental value, and make her think of you every time she sees it.

For example if she loves to read, buy a unique rare edition of her favorite book.

Spend the time on your gift, it's not the gift itself, it's the gesture and the sentimental value that it holds which are important.

But... if you are just out for spontaneous fun, here is what I did recently.

We were in bed, and I looked at her seriously and I said, "You know... any two lovers can be passionate [pause for dramatic effect] but it takes REAL lovers to be silly," and then I licked her. She laughed for 5 minutes.

Plan what you will do, but do it in a spontaneous way like it came to you naturally. It will add mystery and attraction.

 

[Fred_Scuttle]

Take her out for a nice afternoon. Go on a picnic. Make a nice lunch and sit on a blanket. Then go for a nice walk and then push her on the swing. Go for a nice bike ride. Go on a hike. Take a nice adventure. Go to a museum. Take a tour of something. Those are the best times you can spend with a girl. Good memories and fun times. Flowers die in a few days but good memories will last forever plus you did something fun with each other.

 

[pipe007]

thanks for the replies guys, had forgotten how to use the simple things and make it into a small "adventure"

mini cruises, picnic, riding bike... yep, I can do that