Whether you've been dating a dude for a week or married to a man for 10 years, a romantic evening every now and then is absolutely necessary.
Love and romance are like peanut butter and chocolate: the combination is far greater than the individual components. Since your boo is with you, he or she obviously has high standards and good taste. Your romantic evening must be nothing short of...
Consult this checklist to make sure everything about your night is up to snuff.
1. Shift your focus to your boo
The most romantic thing you can do for another soul is to put their needs before your own. What kind of food does your boo like? What does the perfect date night look like them? Being selfless during the planning will result in an extremely romantic night that you will both thoroughly enjoy.
2. Create the perfect playlist
Whether it's for the car ride, the at home dinner, or bedroom "activities," a lovingly created playlist can transform a pretty good night into a pretty great night. What kind of music gets your boo going? What's that one song that played in the bar when you first met? Make the songs personal. Make the music sexy. Make the selections fun. Try and tell an epic romance through the music you choose.
Light a candle. Spritz some sexy perfume or cologne. Burn some incense. Why let your special place be the only body part that gets all tingly on date night? Give that nose an orgasm it won't forget!
4. Eliminate distractions
Turn off your cell phone. Stop tweeting. Forget about Instagram. Hire a top-notch sitter to take care of the kids. This time is meant for you and your boo. No one else allowed!
5. Sprinkle in some surprises
Even babies love surprises
Surprises are sexy. Maybe you make reservations at his all-time favorite restaurant. Perhaps you book a room at a local bed and breakfast to get out of the house for a night. Maybe you get tickets to your boo's favorite indie music group. Whatever you do, throw in a surprise or two to heat up the romance.
6. Sensuous foods
This isn't a night for sloppy joes, unless y'all are really into messy stuff. No judgement if you are! Think about foods that act as aphrodisiacs, like chocolate, oysters, pomegranates or a glass of red wine.
7. Sexy lingerie
I don't feel this needs any explaining. Lingerie speaks for itself.
