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February 12, 2003:
Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Interview with Gregory Godek, author of 1001 Ways to Be Romantic

Gregory Godek:
Let me tell you what romance really is. Romance is the expression of love, it is the action step of love.

Greg Godek, author of the book 1001 Ways to Be Romantic, has some different ideas for Valentine's Day gifts.

Let's just say your partner is a Barbra Streisand fanatic. You come home on Friday with an armload of movies starring Barbra Streisand and all weekend long, you're going to have a Barbra Streisand film festival. Your partner will love this. You can do it with a favorite book, you can do it with a favorite singing group.

Certainly, giving a dozen red roses is a classic Valentine's Day gift, though Greg thinks it's a little boring.

All right, even if you're going to insist on giving her a dozen roses, give it a creative twist. Give her a dozen roses, but make sure there are eleven red roses and one white rose. And here's the note you put with it: "In every bunch, there's one who stands out. And you are that one."

And Greg believes that breakfast in bed is always a good idea for Valentine's Day.

But here's a creative twist on that idea. What about serving dinner in bed? People don't do that, do they? And yet it could be so much fun.

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