101 ways to show someone that you love them other than having sex

1. Give them your last rolo
2. Say ‘I love you’
3. Go on a love boat
4. Share a gingerbread man
5. Tickle them
6. Pick them a flower
7. Send them a romantic txt
8. Flirt
9. Kiss when people aren’t looking
10. Name a star after them
11. Take them to places that would mean a lot to them
12. Watch a romantic video together
13. Be with them when they are upset
14. Take them to the place where you first met
15. Organise an ‘I love you’ message out the back out of a plane
16. Help them with their problems
17. Go for a romantic walk on the beach
18. Give them loving cuddles – even in the street
19. Make sure they are safe
20. Get their name temporary tattooed on your body
21. Write them a poem using their name as a subject
22. Make them a walkway to a dinner table using roses and candles
23. Buy them a piece of the moon
24. Buy them a kinder egg and hide a ring inside
25. Compliment them and make them feel special
26. Suck their toes
27. Go paddling on a summer’s day together
28. Walk a thousand miles for one of their smiles
29. Leave romantic notes on their pillow
30. Cuddle each other and fall asleep in front of a fire
31. Hold their hand
32. Drive for 2 hours just to see them for one
33. Write their name in the sand
34. Run them a bath
35. Learn to say ‘I love you’ in 10 different languages
36. Propose marriage
37. Make a cd of favourite songs
38. Parachute together
39. Write their name with a sparkler
40. Throw them a surprise party
41. Phone them every day
42. Listen to love songs together
43. Do something fun and have a laugh together
44. Support and offer them advice
45. Share strawberries dipped in chocolate
46. Share secrets
47. Decorate their room / house in all their favourite things
48. Take them on surprise trips
49. Hold them and let them know you care
50. Send them flowers at college / work
51. Cook them their favourite meal
52. Be nice even if you are in a mood
53. Dedicate time alone together
54. Give your partner space to see their friends
55. Play footsy
56. Talk sweetly
57. Be open and honest
58. Each suck one end of a long piece of spaghetti
59. Make something for them
60. Take an interest in something personal to them
61. Meet their friends and family
62. Listen to their problems
63. Be a shoulder to cry on
64. Be willing to compromise
65. Respect each other
66. Share your dreams
67. Go on the rides on the pier together
68. Win them a prize (e.g. cuddly toy)
69. Be proud of your partner
70. Touch and caress them
71. Trust each other
72. Dance with them in a candle lit room
73. Kiss them deeply
74. Gaze at the stars together
75. Tell them they are beautiful even if they look rough
76. Go on a bike ride together
77. Adopt an animal for them
78. Give them a pet name
79. Watch the sun rise
80. Spend a day pampering each other
81. Talk to each other about sex and find out their thoughts on the subject
82. Find a special hobby to do together
83. Tell them all the little things you love about them
84. Play with each others hair
85. Stay up for hours – just talking
86. Have a moonlight picnic together
87. Write them a song and sing it for them
88. Gaze into their eyes
89. Cuddle at the cinema
90. Dedicate something to them
91. Have a locket with their picture in
92. Make a scrapbook with photos of times together
93. Give them a foot massage
94. Put a note in their pack lunch saying ‘I love you’
95. Sit under the pier and eat fish a chips together
96. Nibble their ear
97. Never cheat on them
98. Buy them some nice underwear
99. Surprise them
100. Just be genuine!
101. Read them the 101 ways to show someone that you love them other than having sex and then try some of them!

Thank you to all of the young people in Brighton and Hove who entered the competition to come up with these 101 ideas and special thanks to the winning entrants from the Crew Club

 

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