Monthly Archives: June 2015

Your First Date – Again

Posted on June 29, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

Looking for a way to create a romantic interlude? Remember your first date? Do you recall where you went? What you did? Conjure up as many details of that first date as possible: what you wore, the weather, the season, the … Continue reading →

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A Balloon and a Song For Romance

Posted on June 25, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

Read about something new the other day. Then I saw it on TV. Balloons can be a great way to tell your sweetheart how you feel about him/her. They’re different and often last longer than flowers. Now set your gift … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Romantic Preference?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

Steamboat Spring, Colorado (USA) in January invites skiers of all abilities with several feet of snow covering gentle greens and double-diamond suicide ski trails, a town feeling like the old West, and the namesake hot springs. What a great vacation … Continue reading →

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Romancing With Touch

Posted on June 18, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

A common theme runs through at least one song by each of these musicians. Dolly Parton Brandy The Black Keys Gretchen Wilson Diana Ross Barry Manilow Each of these artists have sung about one of the major ways to romance … Continue reading →

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Romancing With Time

Posted on June 15, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

Howard Stern has earned the reputation as shock jock, unpredictable, indecent and outrageous radio personality. He’s also known as a great interviewer and his guest list proves it. Recently Mr. Stern interviewed music legend David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash & … Continue reading →

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Romancing With Words

Posted on June 11, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

My friend Georg (yes, that’s how he spells his name), earns income writing and arranging words. For a couple years he shared a weekly Andy Rooney-ish surveillance of life, The Joyful Curmudgeon. He has a way of taking the same … Continue reading →

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Romancing With Little Gifts

Posted on June 8, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

The meeting ran late. The taxi driver was unperturbed. If my impatience had touched the accelerator, we’d have traveled at warp 8. My mind played the scenario of missing the flight and missing a day with my daughter. Naturally I … Continue reading →

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Keeping Romance Alive While Apart

Posted on June 4, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

If you’ll be separated from your sweetheart for a few days, here’s a way to shrink the distance between you and actively romance your sweetheart. Write your sweetheart a series of emails. Schedule them for delivery, one per day while … Continue reading →

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Looking Back For Romantic Encouragement

Posted on June 2, 2015 by RomanceALIVE

For what felt like hours, I followed a long series of switchbacks. The trail traveled across the mountain, turned 180 degrees and traversed back, each switchback gaining a few feet of altitude. It seemed like I just went back-and-forth without … Continue reading →

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