I love thinking up romantic gift ideas. I wish I could have a job where I could think up romantic gift ideas for other people's specific gift giving dilemmas. Here's a little secret: so many people forget that romantic gift giving is about the experience. So, why not go the extra mile and make it a gift that someone will never forget?

I once helped a good friend on his romantic gift ideas. His girlfriend's birthday was coming up and he was in a jam. He had a budget, but he had no romantic gift ideas. We decided to look at discount jewelry for his significant other. I found him the best deal on gorgeous bracelet jewelry through an online superstore. Surprisingly, finding the gift was the easy part. He thought he was done, but I told him that it wasn't even half over.

I said, "If you're going to give a romantic gift, you better give it in a romantic way."

So, though the gift hadn't come in, we planned how he was going to wrap the present. We decided to find a professional to wrap his present at the mall. We then found an appropriate card where he made up a poem and placed it inside. We also booked a meal for him at a high end restaurant. Safe to say, his girlfriend was extremely happy.