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   How to find the perfect romantic gesture!    Sometimes Romance is right under your nose. Look around your hometown. You might be surprised at what you find.  We found several ideas in the Twin Cities to share….

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Upgrade your Happiness! We tend to think of idleness and play as indulgences or distractions from what we should be doing…but low productivity pursuits can have some surprising benefits!

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It’s never too early (or late) to plan for Valentine’s Day!   Send us your best/worst Valentines Day experience!   Submit to romance@outoftheboxdates.com. Your submission will remain anonymous.  But we really do have some advice from some Stars….and others…on Valentines Day plans.  For example, Mr. McDreamy (aka Patrick Dempsey)’s recent interview in Reader’s Digest reveals:

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Are you asking Santa or your partner? Are you a shoe-in for Santa’s nice list? Maybe it’s time to shake things up a bit. Every relationship could use a little naughty now and again!  No, I don’t mean Tiger naughty. But sometimes you have to practice being playful. Do something unexpected.

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Where do you fall on the Romance Meter? Are you the Ultimate Romantic? No gesture is too corny, no whimsy to be denied. You take chances, and are open to ideas from any romance source, real, cinematic, or literary.  You’ll be the one who dangles rose petals to create a boudoir tent in your bedroom, [...]

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Surprised your partner lately? Merriam- Webster (aka the dictionary) says the definition of Spontaneity is Voluntary or undetermined action or movement.       Voluntary…Huh.       What if you made the choice to be spontaneous? Voluntarily?  Spontaneity in a relationship can take just a second. A whisper, An eyelash. And it can produce?       An upturned corner of a [...]

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