21 Ways to Say, “I Love You”  

1. Hide little love notes in a coat pocket, Bible, car, desk, or wherever your love will find it for a nice surprise.
   
   
2. Prepare a surprise candle lit gourmet dinner for two.
   
   
3. Send through the mail a love letter listing the reasons, “Why I love you so much.”
   
   
4. Surprise your love and plan a picnic lunch with the works; picnic basket, sparkling cider, goblets, etc.
   
   
5. Write a pledge of lifelong love to each other in calligraphy, or design it on a computer, print it on parchment paper and have it framed.
   
   
6. Show your creativity by making a card for your love with a photo of the two of you. Include a poem, Scripture, or get ideas for a saying from store-bought cards.
   
   
7. Tie a message onto a single flower explaining how its beauty reminds you of your love. Have it delivered at work for an extra surprise.
   
   
8. Write the story of your relationship, from when you first met until the present time. Share, from your perspective, how you felt at each stage.
   
   
9. Write a poem (it doesn’t have to rhyme).
   
   
10. Make a coupon book and include coupons for a back rub, a compromise when about to lose an argument, a listening ear when needed, and doing the dishes when the other cooks. Be creative.
    
    
11. Design your personal crest. Include and combine symbols that are meaningful to both of you.
    
    
12. Make a “love” paperweight: find a smooth stone, paint it, and write a message of love on it.
    
    
13. Buy favorite fruits that are not in season.
    
    
14. Announce a message of love on a radio station. Make sure your love is listening at the right time.
    
    
15. Take your love’s car to get thoroughly washed and detailed.
    
    
16. Bake a giant cookie, decorate it, and write “I Love You” in frosting.
    
    
17. Write a love song.
    
    
18. Make a big sign that professes your love and hang it in front of the house for everyone to see.
    
    
19. Change a habit that your love has wanted you to change.
    
    
20. While out together, arrange for someone to sing your favorite love song to the two of you.
    
    
21. Place a message of love in the “Personal” section of the local paper.