Malayzia Mag Issue 7: The Thanksgiving Edition | Page 23

really your thing, the element of surprise may be your biggest advocate
because when there are no expectations, there can be no disappointments. A
nice surprise, from something as small as a card or love letter, to surprises as
extravagant as week-long getaways, will go a very long way.

Tip #4. If you are uneducated, educate yourself.
If you don’t know how to be romantic, it has simply got to be that you haven’t
invested enough of your time to figure it out. There are several ways you can
educate yourself on the things women like and what could be considered
romantic. There is a plethora of articles on the internet you can find by simply
searching “romance 101” or “romantic things women like”. There are hundreds,
if not thousands of books on the subject and almost a million articles like this in
circulation. Therefore, not knowing is no longer a valid excuse. Take advantage
of the resources that are at your disposal.

Tip #5. Do even the things you
don’t necessarily want to do.
Sure, you don’t want to spend 15
minutes of your precious gaming time
giving your woman a back
massage…and you don’t want to go
out in the cold and warm up her car or
scrape the snow off her window but
she doesn’t necessarily want to clean
up after you or hang out with your
friends and/or relatives, but she does it anyway. For that, she deserves a nice
back rub, perhaps even a bubble bath, and a nice warm car with a defrosted
window if you can help it. Love is overcoming the selfishness and caring for
someone else as much as yourself. Is that reassessment I hear?

Tip #6. Never get comfortable doing just enough.
So, you bought her flowers on Valentine’s Day and you really don’t understand
why that doesn’t count for something. Well my friend, I regret to inform you
but that was EIGHT MONTHS AGO. This is just my opinion but I think every man