Among the many things synonymous with romance, roses have a special place in the duet of love. Throughout our history and mythology (the rose was associated with Aphrodite and Venus) roses have had a special place in our hearts. Nothing quite foreshadows an evening of romance like the perfect placement of a rose.
A trail of love
Leave a single long stemmed red rose taped to the front door of your house so your significant other will find it, and a trail of rose petals from the front door to the kitchen where a romantic candlelight dinner is waiting.
Roses have also been considered the perfect romantic gift. There are a myriad of ways to incorporate the romance of the rose into your gifts. Here are some of the things readers of saltyvixenstories.com sent to me:
A reason for romance
My fiancé and I have made it a tradition that whenever one of us buys the other roses, we enjoy their beauty for a few days but then rather than throwing them out, we sprinkle the petals into a hot bath that we enjoy together. It’s so romantic to be surrounded by velvety rose petals and it’s also a great way to enjoy the roses after they have started to fade.
A rose and a poem
One day I felt like telling my girlfriend, Kate, how much I loved her, so I wrote her a poem about how much I loved her. I wrapped this poem around the stem of a single red rose with a red ribbon. I put the rose on the passenger side in the sun visor. When she got the car I looked at her funny and said “what’s that on your face?” she pulled down the visor to look at her face in the mirror and the rose/poem fell right into her lap. It made her cry…
A dozen reasons why
Spice up a gift of roses. Individually wrap each rose, and within each wrap, add a little piece of paper with one reason why you love them so much. So they get a dozen roses and a dozen ways you adore them!
Frame of roses
I took the dried petals of the first rose my boyfriend ever gave me and glued them to the frame of a picture of us
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