Overdo something.

457 Go skinny-dipping: in the ocean, in a pond, in a lake, in a river, in a creek, in your pool, in the neighbor's pool!

458 Fill an entire packet of Post-It Notes with romantic sentiments: Write twenty-five sexy notes.

Write sixteen romantic ideas.

Write thirty-one silly notes.

Write seven romantic song lyrics.

Write twelve suggestive suggestions.

Wright nine intriguing questions.

Now stick the whole pack of romantic Post-It Notes throughout the house. Or stick up three new notes per day for several weeks!

QUITE OUTRAGEOUS.

459 Gals: Hire a limousine to pick up your husband at the airport upon his return from a business trip. Send the driver into the terminal to locate and help your husband. Be waiting in the back seat of the limo...dressed in your finest lingerie, sipping champagne, and listening to a recording of Heart String, by Earl Klugh.

"Outrageous" is giving her ten pounds of Hershey's kisses.

"Quite outrageous" is filling the bathtub with Hershey's Kisses.

"Outrageous" is getting Super Bowl tickets for your sports fan.

"Quite outrageous" is getting seats on the fifty-yard line.

"Outrageous" is a balloon bouquet delivered to his office.

"Quite outrageous" is a hot-air balloon vacation over Switzerland.

460 How about a balloon adventure-over Switzerland? (Or France. Or Italy. Or Austria.) Call Buddy Bombard's Europe at 800-862-8537, or visit www. buddybombard.com.

And once you get hooked on ballooning, you'll want to know about "In the Air: The Ultimate Catalog for Balloon Enthusiasts"! Call 800-583-8038, or visit www.intheaironline.com 461 Kidnap her! Blindfold her. Drive her around town until she's thoroughly lost. Then reveal your destination: her favorite restaurant, or maybe a romantic inn.

462 You want more time for love in your life? Shoot your TV.

TV is a black hole that sucks time into it. Have you ever noticed how you're drawn toward a television set when it's on-even when you're not particularly interested in what's on? The average American watches about four hours of TV per day.

SLIGHTLY NAUGHTY.

463 Fill the back seat of your car with pillows. Go for a little drive in the country. Use your imagination.

464 Talk Dirty to Me: An Intimate Philosophy of Sex, by Sallie Tisdale, is a thought-provoking book on a subject that embarrasses many people. Tisdale observes that our society is publicly lascivious yet Puritanical at heart. "We're vicariously living out, in a public way, sexual permissiveness-because we don't have one-to-one, intimate, mature conversations about sex." A little "talking dirty" might just be a good thing.

465.

How about staging a personal Lingerie Fashion Show for him?

Or how about creating a Lingerie Fashion Show videotape for him?!

466 Gals: Buy some specially selected items of cheap lingerie-so he can literally rip them off your body!

467 Buy these items of clothing in matching colors: a necktie and silk boxer shorts for him, and a bra and panty outfit for her. Make a relationship rule that whenever one of you wears your items, your partner must wear his or her matching items. Guaranteed to keep your partner envisioning you all day long!

Musical accompaniment: "Take Me in the Backseat," by The Donnas.

QUITE NAUGHTY.

468 Join the Mile High Club.

469 Make love in other unusual places, too: cars, trains, beaches, pools, boats, ponds/lakes/oceans, store dressing rooms, libraries, elevators, bathtubs, fire escapes, porches, rooftops, tree houses, boardrooms, saunas, airplanes, kitchen tables, and hot tubs.

470.

One couple in the Romance Class confided that they have a tradition of making love at every wedding reception they attend!

Another couple keeps a U.S. map in their den with pins marking the many places where they've made love!

Fly the friendly skies!

"Slightly naughty" is a garter belt and stockings.

"Quite naughty" is a black garter belt, matching black bra and panties, black seamed stockings, and three-inch spike heels.

"Slightly naughty" is the movie The Forty-Year-Old Virgin.

"Quite naughty" is the movie Secretary.

"Slightly naughty" is sharing your sexual fantasies with each other.

"Quite naughty" is role playing and acting out your sexual fantasies together.

471.

Gals: Perform a personal striptease for him. You might be spontaneous about it or you might choreograph and practice your routine. Note: Some stripteases emphasize the strip part, while others emphasize the tease part. You choose!

If you want a little inspiration-and some choreography-for performing a personal striptease for your lover: Check out the movie 9 Weeks, and fast-forward to 1:18:20 into the film. Take notes, practice, and you're sure to get a rise out of your guy.

Guys: Does the word "Chippendale" mean anything to you? And for additional inspiration, watch the movie The Full Monty. Grab your black bow tie, grab your top hat, drop your inhibitions and drop your pants!

Best songs to accompany a striptease: "Private Dancer," by Tina Turner "Naughty Girl" by Beyonce

SHOPPING FOR DUMMIES.

472 When window-shopping together, pay close attention to items that she really likes. Sneak back later and get them for her. (Store them in your "Gift Closet" for use at your discretion.) 473 Get professional help. No, no, I don't mean a psychiatrist-I mean hire a personal shopper. He or she can help you run those errands and pick up those gifts that you always seem to forget about. Set a budget, provide your personal shopper with some key information about your partner, then set him or her loose in the mall!

474 Around your town are all the stores you'll need to inspire and satisfy your romantic urges. Try browsing in each of these types of shops with nothing specifically in mind...and see what romantic possibilities jump out at you. See a list of ideas on the following page.

Get help!

Bookstores Used bookstores Card shops Stationery stores Toy stores Lingerie shops Second-hand shops School supply stores Nostalgia shops Sporting goods shops Music stores Paper stores Dress boutiques Hotel gift shops Video stores 475 Get to know the owner and manager of her favorite clothing boutique. Ask them to inform you of new arrivals that they feel your lover will love. (This is an easy way to get surprise gifts that are guaranteed to please her.)

ADVANCED SHOPPING.

STRATEGIES.

476 While out shopping with her: If she's trying on an outfit she adores (or that you find sexy)-pay for it quickly while she's still in the dressing room. (A good reason to carry cash on these little outings.) Return to the dressing room with a pair of scissors, cut off the price tags, and announce that she can wear the outfit out of the store. Watch her jaw drop. Then watch her leap into your arms.

477 Go shopping with no specific task, and no specific goal in mind. Let the gift find you.

478 Always be in a "gift-buying mode." I don't mean that you should be shopping all the time-but that you should be prepared to buy a great gift whenever you happen upon one. If you have this mind-set, you'll usually have birthday and anniversary gifts already purchased long before you need them.

479 Sign up for a Bridal Gift Registry and then go "fantasy shopping." Do this even if-especially if-you're already married! Here's what you do: Before going into the department store remove your wedding rings and prepare to pretend you're single. Filling out the registry form together will be fun and will probably reveal some surprises about each other. Then browse throughout the store and discuss items that you wish you could get as gifts. In other words, pretend that money is no object. Do you want that expensive crystal vase? Put it on your list!

Note: If you hold a formal rededication wedding ceremony, you just might really get some of these dream gifts!

Introduce the practice of "Zen Shopping."

This tip will give your partner ideas for future gifts for you!

WORDS OF LOVE/.

SHAKESPEARE'S

480 Use these elegant words on a homemade Valentine card this year: Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move Doubt truth to be a liar But never doubt I love.

-Hamlet Write this sonnet on a scroll. Add your own note, something like, "I can't write this poetically, but I can love you this passionately."

Or how about some