Armenian: "Sirem zk 'ez"

Aztec: "Nimitzlaco'tla"

Bengali: "Ami tomake bhalbasi"

Bulgarian: "Obicom te"

Burmese: "Chitte"

Cambodian: "Khnoms(r)alan 'neak"

Cantonese: "Kgoh i nei"

Cherokee: "Kykeyu"

Cheyenne: "Ne-mehotatse"

Chinese: "Wai nei"

Czech: "Miluji vas"

Danish: "Eg elskar dig"

Dutch: "It hous van jou"

Egyptian: "Anna bahebek"

Eskimo: "Nagligivaget"

Finnish: "Mina rakistan sinua"

French: "Je t'aime"

Gaelic (Irish): "Mghradh thu"

German: "Ich liebe dich"

Greek: "Sas agapo"

Romany: "Mandi komova toot"

Hawaiian: "Aloha wau ia oe"

Hebrew: "Ani ohev otakh"

Hindi: "Mayn toojh kpyar karta hun"

Hungarian: "Szeretlek"

Icelandic: "Eg elska pig"

Indonesian: "Saja tjinta padamu"

Irish: "Thaim in grabh leat"

Italian: "Ti amo"

Japanese: "Ai shite imasu"

Korean: "Na nun tangshinul sarang hamnida"

Kurdish: "Asektem"

Latin: "Egte amo"

Mandarin: "Wai ni"

Mohawk: "Konoronhkwa"

Norwegian: "Jeg elsker deg"

Persian: "Aseketem"

Polish: "Ja cie kocham"

Portugese: "Eu te amo"

Russian: "Ya lyablyu tyebya"

Samoan: "te alofa ya te oe"

Sanskrit: "Aham twan sneham karomi"

Sioux: "Techi 'hila"

Somali: "Wankudja'alahai"

Spanish: "Te amo"

Swahili: "Mimi nakupenda"

Swedish: "Jag alskar dig"

Taiwanese: "Ngua ai d"

Thai: "Pom rak khun"

Tibetan: "Khyod-la cags-so"

Turkish: "Seni severim"

Ukrainian: "Ya vas kikhayu"

Vietnamese: "Anh yeu em"

Welsh: "Rwy'n dy garu di"

Yiddish: "Ich libe dich"

Yugoslavian: "Ja te volim"

Zulu: "Ngi ya thandela wena"

BE CREATIVE.

154 Create a "Romantic Ideas Jar."

Write a hundred romantic ideas on separate slips of paper. Fill a jar with them. Once a week, one of you picks an idea at random and has to implement it within the next week. Take turns being the chooser.

Or, number slips of paper one through 1001. Pick a number, then refer to the corresponding number in this book. (For this activity, you may want to skip the chapter "Spare No Expense"!) Or, number slips of paper one through 10,000(!)-and use the Romantic Idea Jar to choose items from my book, 10,000 Ways to Say I Love You.

155 Is she a crossword fanatic? Create a custom crossword puzzle for her. Make the clues reminiscent of your relationship and life together; include private jokes, funny phrases, and names of favorite songs. (And maybe some suggestive stuff! Hmmm?!) For a real surprise: Carefully glue her custom crossword puzzle over the top of the Sunday New York Times' crossword puzzle-and wait for her to discover it!

156 Remove the mechanism from a musical card and attach it to the bottom of a dinner plate or to the inside of a heart-shaped box of chocolates.

Everyone has tremendous creative potential inside. You just need to tap into it!

BE PREPARED.

157 Be prepared-for anything! Create a "Gift Closet." Gather gifts ahead of time; buy things on sale; order quantities of items and get discounts; buy things during end-of-season sales; pick up presents on a whim. Then warehouse them and save them for later!

Never again will you have to rush around at the last minute looking for an anniversary gift.

You'll have more fun giving gifts and presents.

Your partner will appreciate it.

You'll save money!

You'll be prepared to surprise her whenever the inspiration strikes you.

If you live in a very small house or apartment, create a "Gift Drawer" or store a "Gift Box" under your bed.

158 Be prepared for spontaneous romantic escapes! Have "His" and "Hers" overnight bags packed at all times. Keep under the bed or in the car trunk.

159 Be prepared for shopping! Know all of your partner's sizes! You should be able to buy any item of clothing for him or her, and have it fit 80 percent of the time.

Could you buy her any item of lingerie? A coat? A sweater?

Could you buy him a pair of shoes? A pair of gloves? A hat?

Seems like a paradox, but it's not: "Preparing for spontaneity!"

Be prepared-always have on hand: A bottle of champagne A romantic greeting card A sexy greeting card Love stamps A local/regional "Calendar of Events"

A few candles Scented bubble bath A fun little "Trinket Gift"

A little extra cash A CD of romantic music A bottle of massage oil.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS.

160 Always, always, always stay in touch with the special, memorable, unique ways that the two of you have fun together.

What's the most fun you've ever had with your clothes on? Well, do it again!

What's the most fun you've ever had with your clothes off? Well?!

161.

Learn your partner's "hot buttons"-and vow to never hit them.

Learn your partner's pet peeves-and avoid them.

Learn your partner's "blind spots"-and help him or her cope.

Learn your partner's "soft spots"-and indulge them.

Learn what turns your partner off-and avoid those behaviors.

Learn what turns your partner on-and practice, practice, practice!