SOYOUWANNA COOK A ROMANTIC DINNER?

4. ENGAGE IN SOME AFTER-DINNER ACTIVITIES

Now, we all know you don't plan to kick your beloved out the door the second the last chocolate covered cherry disappears down his/her throat. ("Goodnight! See you next year!") We also know that dinner is frequently a prelude to· something else. You should plan this part of your evening just as carefully as you did the dinner.

First things first, you need to learn how to kiss. And you may think you know how, but we asked your ex, and we know you could use a kissing refresher course.

If you are a recent acquaintance of your dinner guest, you will want to keep things low-key. Someone you met that afternoon in the grocery store might be a bit surprised by a bed covered with roses. Perhaps renting a romantic movie might be more appropriate.

If you do know your partner won't slap your face at any lewd suggestion you come up with, you can surprise him/her with romantic treats like a scented bathtub (complete with floating candles - just make sure to remove them before you get in!) Or, you might want to prepare your bed like a massage table and present your beloved with a bottle of massage oil and thirty minutes of your fingers' time. But before you start karate chopping away on your partner's back, learn how to give a massage the right way. You'll thank us later.

After that, it's up to you. There is no SYW for what comes between dinner and a romantic breakfast (unless we start using NetNanny). Don't worry: we have faith in you. Good luck!