Your boyfriend or husband may not seem as romantic as Don Juan de Marco but he would certainly appreciate a romantic gift from you this Valentine’s Day. So forget about the latest gadgets or rc trucks and cars. It’s time to be a little cheesy and give him gifts that will show his romantic side. Here are some gift ideas that you may want to give your boyfriend or your husband:

• Love Message in a Bottle – nothing is more personal than a message that comes from the heart. You can tell him all the reasons why you love him and put this personalized message inside an elegant bottle to make it more romantic.
• Picture painted in Canvass – a painting is a timeless present especially if it is a painting of your own pictures. You can put the painting inside your room and surprise him.
• Valentine’s Gift Basket – you can wrap his favourite wine and chocolates. You can give him all the love food that you can both enjoy on a romantic evening together, most especially this Valentine’s Day.

Before a man asks the one-million dollar question, one of the dilemma he is faced is finding the perfect designer engagement ring for his lady love. Men want to give the best for their partner but unsure on how to choose the right one for her. The engagement ring is the symbol of commitment and unwavering love.

You must remember the four C’s if you are going to buy your future wife the engagement ring of her dreams. The four C’s are:

• Cut – each diamond is unique that is why it is pricey.  The cut adds to the brilliance of the diamond.
• Color – it may come in various color like red, blue, yellow and brown. The most popular are the white diamonds or colorless.
• Clarity – it is based on the absence of flaws in the diamond both on the surface and inside.
• Carat – it represents the weight of the diamond.

This coming weekend is Father’s Day. It’s time to make dads feel special and make them feel like a king on their very special day. Find ways to make your dad and your kids’ dad feel they are very important part of the family. To all Dads out there, Happy Father’s Day!

Most Dads experience high level of stress at work, thus their health suffers because of this. Some diseases affect both genders, but there are illnesses which is prevalent among men.

One of the most common disorder affecting men is low testosterone symptom. This would include weight gain, erectile dysfunction and even decrease in muscle mass.

Another disease affecting the male species is Prostate Cancer, it comes second to lung cancer which is also another common health issues among men.

Apart from these complex health disorders, men are also faced with a problem with hair loss. There are numerous hair products that can help prevent the hair loss problems among men. Men should pay much attention to their hair rather than regret it later on.

I am just so inspired to write this article for my friend Jethro Reyes.  His wife is in the Philippines now and will be back in few days.  I can tell he misses his wife so much, not only because he was left with the kids at home but also with all the chores and cooking! lol!

It is funny how dads can feel this way whenever mom is away.  I remember when I had a five-week vacation with my kids in the Philippines more than a year ago, my husband won’t let a day pass without telling me how much he missed us/me.  And when I came back to Sydney…ahhh…I can feel the difference with the way he talked and kiss and hug me!  Whew!  Hahaha!

I jokingly told Jet to cook for wifey when she comes back…and I think Jet will really give that idea a go.

But don’t even think that I was dictating to Jet what to do.  I just want to give husbands out there some ideas that wives would love and make them feel really missed, appreciated and pampered once in a while.

I told Jet to prepare something simple for wifey.  These are my exact words: “View my website for some simple recipes. When is wifey coming home? It’s a good idea to prepare a special dinner at home for her. Simple dish but impressive…. parang fried fish fillet on top of a potato mash with garlic spinach and white sauce….”

Jet had a look here in LMC for the recipe of the meal that I have mentioned.  But the thing is, this meal is a very simple one that it does not need a recipe at all.  Well, simple instructions will do.  Thus, I am providing here those few simple steps.

For the fried fish:  Buy a good fish that has a flaky white flesh which I personally prefer.  You can also try Salmon or Ocean trout.  Buy the filleted ones.  Fry the fish fillet in a pre-heated pan with vegetable oil.  Cook until golden brown.  Season with salt and ground black pepper.

For the mash:  Peel and cut into small cubes few pieces of potatoes.  Boil in salted water until tender.  Drain the water.  While still hot, add in as much butter as you want to make the potato well moisted and not dry.  Mash the potatoes and butter together.  Season with ground black pepper.  You can also add finely chopped parsley for flavor and some color.  Bacon flakes can also be added to the mash for a variety of flavor.  Tip:  If the mash gets too dry, you can add more butter or few spoons of fresh milk.

For the garlic spinach:  Pour vegetable oil in a pan.  Add minced garlic (as much as you want) and saute until soft but not brown.  Add spinach leaves and cook until wilted.  Season with salt and pepper.

For the sauce:  Melt half cup of butter in a pan on very low heat.  When the butter is clear, add half cup of thick cream.  Mix.  Add a tablespoon of dijon mustard (or lemon juice).  Mix again until well blended.  Season with ground black pepper and salt if needed.

For the presentation:  Put the fish fillet on a bed of your garlic spinach.  Be generous with the spinach so that it will still be much visible on the plate even with the fish fillets on top of it.  Put mash on the side.  Pour sauce on top of the fish fillet.

You can come up with your own presentation.  Be creative.

With this meal, you can also prepare some Green Vegetable Salad or the very simple Iceberg Lettuce & Sweet Corn Salad.  If you want another main dish to come with this on the table, try  the very simple Pesto Pasta or Spaghetti Garlic Aioli.

Who said only moms can be good cooks?  Dads can also try to cook and be the best cook that they can be.  All they need are simple instructions and lots of inspiration to cook.

Ok Jet, are you really going to give this a try?  Go, go, go Jet!!

This is a helpful guide for first time dads or men whose wives are pregnant.  I want to share this because as a woman I have experienced lots of difficulties when I was pregnant with my first and even my second.  How I wished at that time that my husband would be more attentive to me and to my needs.  Don’t get me wrong, my husband is a wonderful person.  It’s just that it is a fact that during pregnancy, the needs of a wife differ emotionally, mentally, and even physically.

Ok dads, here we go…

Your wife needs to feel that you feel the same happiness and excitement of this stage in her life as a woman.  She is more likely to talk about plans for the coming baby like your choice of names, your expectations of parenthood, and regular visits with the doctors, and the like.  Sharing what she feels can give her a feeling of support from you and assurance that you will always be with her in every moment of this stage in your life together.

She needs to hear words of love, thoughtfulness, support and happiness from you as her partner.  Women tend to crave more for attention and expression of love in terms of words in the same way as expression of love through physical contact, hugs, embraces and kisses.

When she starts to gain weight usually on the second trimester of pregnancy, make her feel she’s beautiful still.  Telling her how beautiful she is and complimenting everything that is beautiful about her will strengthen her confidence which usually fades away when pregnant women start to experience ante-natal depression.

Ante-natal depression is common to pregnant women.  Making sure that you have time together to talk and just be alone with each other, nurturing love and finding more time to be intimate will help prevent this.

Get involved in the preparation for the coming of your baby.  Going shopping together and deciding on things that you need to buy for the baby will be great fun for both of you.

Give her a day when all she needs to do is rest – no cooking, no house chores…  I used to love it when my hubby comes home when I was still pregnant and tells me that we are going to have dinner in our favourite restaurant.  Isn’t that sweet and thoughtful – special dinner with the most special woman in your life.  Remember that opportunity to go out together when the baby comes will be as rare as a blue moon for a while.

For more helpful tips you can read this related article:   http://www.socyberty.com/Relationships/How-to-Keep-Romance-Alive-in-Marriage.554699