Love Dating and Romance Tips

While it's true that it takes work to keep a romance alive, that doesn't preclude couples from having fun on the job. The merry-making can be as simple or elaborate as couples desire. The only limits are their imaginations, and their senses of decency.
Even traditional board games can be tweaked for amorous occasions. Consider: strip poker; "suggestive" Scrabble; touchy-feely Twister.
The spiciest love games of all may be the ones couple dream up themselves. Role-playing games may encourage couples to drop their inhibitions and please their partners in creative new ways.

1. Strangers in the Night

   • Couples can reignite the flames of attraction that brought them together by pretending to "hook-up" for the first time. Just select a night spot, coffee bar or commuter train (etc.) as a place to meet and designate a time. (Please, do the really fun stuff at home or get a room!)
     As for variations on the theme, consider such scenarios as: "the cop and the suspect"; the blindfolded "prisoner"; the "escort" service.

   Hired Help

   • Acting out fantasies of dominance and submission set the mood for intense encounters. Couples can have fun switching roles as the boss and the employee, or the spoiled brat and the servant.
     Try such scenarios as: the repair technician comes calling; the doctor and the difficult patient; the door-to-door "novelty" salesperson.

   High-tech Highjinks

   • Couples can take advantage of digital devices to add sparks to their romance. Even if they're only seated a room away from each other, couples can simulate online dates that wind up being more intimate.
     Couples can "chat" over the phone as if they were completely anonymous and eventually "meet" in person.
     And while actual photography of encounters is staunchly discouraged, the "danger" factor associated with pretending to record a rendezvous can result in renewed passion.