Your favorite gift that you have given?

Yes, When_I_See_You_smile, part of romance is making her happy in any way you can. Having diner ready when she gets home, cleaning the house, taking things off her to-do list, being her handy-man, letting her know she can count on you to make her life easier and less stressful. That is a carry on to all the other romantic things you do for her. I do it all for her and more and I love all I get in return, though I don't expect it. It takes 2 people to make a happy, healthy relationship and if you give of yourself it makes a big difference.

I wrote a poem and had it engraved. I gave it to my son's mom the day my son was born. It was written from my son's point-of-view, inside his mommy's belly, titled, "Before I was born."

I gave her two-dozen roses. On each rose I taped 4-5 small pieces of paper, 101 all totaled. On each piece of paper I wrote a reason why I loved her.

I gave her a photo book about Brad Pitt. I taped my face over his body in places, and taped photos of myself opposite him, as if we were talking in the articles.

On our first date, I brought her one rose.

On our second, I brought two.

On our third, three. etc.

To commemorate that, every Christmas I bought her a ceramic rose.

And I gave her our son.

I really hate that I haven't met someone since who's inspired me to feel that way.

I guess all that razz killed off more of me than I like to admit. I suppose at some point you learn it doesn't matter what you get them.

They either want you, or they don't want you, gifts notwithstanding.

Wow. That's depressing.

Kinda like that time my dog died of lung cancer (Cut to mangy dog smoking. A cat walks past, and he growls through one of those voice-synthesizers).


- Saul