Romantic Gestures

[delvin313]

So Escapists, I know the demographic is fairly young, but that doesn't mean you don't have good ideas to share. Most of us have had that special someone and we either did something special for them, or they did something special for us. Maybe it was poetry, maybe it was a song, or some gesture to show that you care. My question to you is this: "what romantic things have you done for someone else, and/or what has someone else done for you that was romantic?" This could also be considered "what romantic gesture have you dreamed of doing for someone else, or having someone else do this for you?"

Since we all have a different view of what romantic is, and we have different creative abilities, I'm curious to see what you have experienced.

 

[Amberella]

I usually tend to write poetry when I feel the compulsion to or when I get in my gushy romantic mood.

But I mostly don't get anything romantic in return. And I'm learning not to expect anything in return either. Although it just makes me want to stop doing my romantic gestures.

 

[Saviordd1]

So Escapists, I know the demographic is fairly young, but that doesn't mean you don't have good ideas to share. Most of us have had that special someone and we either did something special for them, or they did something special for us. Maybe it was poetry, maybe it was a song, or some gesture to show that you care. My question to you is this: "what romantic things have you done for someone else, and/or what has someone else done for you that was romantic?" This could also be considered "what romantic gesture have you dreamed of doing for someone else, or having someone else do this for you?"

Since we all have a different view of what romantic is, and we have different creative abilities, I'm curious to see what you have experienced.

For my last girlfriend I had an old chain her grandmother gave her fixed and shined as well as doing a small bit of research to find some info about her grandmother (Never knew her but wanted to know more)

Seemed romantic enough to me, she liked it enough.

 

[kinggamecat]

I made my girl friend art on our one year anniversary,

she made me a painting ^^

She got me a plushie I'd lost when I was a kid, it was my favorite toy (I lost it and missed it to that day forth, I'm so happy she found one for me)

I'd told her about romantic fantasies about us.

 

[thylasos]

A song or two, more poetry, creative redecoration of my flat to fit the ethos of a special dinner, that sort of thing. Unexpectedly delivering lunch, that's happened a few times.

 

[Hunter15]

do nice thing basic stuff get her something for valentines day, ask her out to dates, come to her birthday party. the basic stuff

 

[Devil's Due]

I made a glass art of a rose in a heart, very actually well done if I may say so myself. Took me a while, only until a month later or so she decides to go out drinking, smoking, doing drugs, and cheating on me with some guy at a party and feels no regrets about it.

That was my last real romantic gesture I've really done. All I could really do now is write stories, which is the only thing I'm decent at so far. I suppose the second most romantic gesture was writing a special letter to another by hand and mailing it the old fashion way with a very personal object that I treasured over the years as a gift with it. But I must say my hand hurt pretty badly after writing that much in cursive! (Rubs wrist) That one was worth it, however. So I am glad I did that.

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[kuyo]

Learn to do the Dr. Claw voice. It's not hard to do, but it's murder on the throat.
Note: This only works if she's familiar with the show.
Note: or he, but I imagine whoever is doing the voice is a man.
Note: I've never met a woman who could do it right.

 

[Jonluw]

I have never given anyone a romantic gesture. Nor has anyone given me one.

That's one of the things about relationships that bother me: I'm afraid I'm just not capable of showing affection towards another person.

I did buy my mom a nice necklace once though.

 

[Hader]

Without going into too much detail, girl once drew me some silly but sweet picture for my birthday a couple years ago. She also gave me some of her senior pictures to go with it. Nothing much, but to me it was quite the nice gesture. In return I gave her some jewelry for her birthday.

And now we are on shit terms and don't talk to each other. So that affair is done, I would say I regret my expensive gift of jewelry, but I don't. My gift was sincere, even if eventually she was not.

 

[delvin313]

I remembered one that I think is pretty special. I was living with girlfriend at the time and I had to rush out the door one day before having the chance to make anything for lunch. She took the time out of her day to make me a special lunch, then leave it as a surprise in my car with a love note. She knew I would have to enter my car soon, so she knew it wouldn't go bad in the meantime.
Some gestures feel special just because it shows the other person cares about you, this was one of those.