| As a female in the home improvement field, I get | | | | love kids. |
| asked questions differently than my male counterparts. | | | | Plants and nice animals are other big turn-ons. You |
| Sometimes, guys come to me instead of other guys | | | | don't have to have coffee table center pieces. Again, |
| who do what I do. There is a reason for that and for | | | | you are trying to let her know that you are all man, but |
| now I'll give you one reason why. | | | | that there is a classy side to you. Put a tree in the |
| One morning, I was into my second cup of coffee and | | | | corner. Bamboo palms or birches are perfect |
| catching some news in the background while browsing | | | | examples of trees that you can put in the corner. Put |
| through a handful of mail. My phone rang a few times | | | | a geranium in your window. You've got the plants |
| and I hollered at my secretary that I was busy. But, we | | | | covered. |
| have an informal work relationship and she told me | | | | Moving to the animal department, a big scary |
| that she was in the middle of something herself. So, I | | | | Rottweiler won't help your cause. But, something like a |
| picked up the phone. | | | | nice looking Golden Retriever hits the soft spot. The |
| It was a guy on the phone who needed some home | | | | woman you are trying to romance will feel like kicking |
| improvement advice. Well, that's what I do. So, he had | | | | off her shoes, curling up on your couch and petting |
| called the right person. But, it seemed that it was hard | | | | your dog while you carry on a half decent |
| for him to get the question out of his mouth. After | | | | conversation with her. Now, all you need to do is |
| several attempts, he had worded enough to say, "Can | | | | complete the atmosphere. |
| you come look at my house and I'll explain things | | | | Have a warm, welcoming fireplace in your living room |
| there." | | | | where you can both get comfortable and actually feel |
| That's not a hard proposition. I met him a few hours | | | | the romance between you. But, my client was a renter |
| later at his house. We walked through and my thought | | | | and his home didn't have a fireplace. Nor would |
| was, "There's nothing to this place." It was functional, | | | | anyone in that situation want to invest into a fireplace |
| totally utility. It had everything you need. Nothing you | | | | for a landlord and not be able to take it with you when |
| really want. | | | | you move. That's why I'm loving these ventless gel |
| But, that's none of my business. I was there to hear | | | | fireplaces more and more. They seem to popup in |
| the question and give my best possible answer. After | | | | every conversation I have with a client. It is the perfect |
| meeting with the guy and walking around his home, | | | | solution for a romantic evening without all the hassle of |
| talking about different rooms, he finally came out with | | | | the installation, maintenance and mess of traditional |
| what he had been trying to ask all day. It was | | | | wood burning fireplaces. |
| awkward how he worded it, so I'll put my own spin on | | | | That basically scratches the surface of our |
| the question. | | | | conversation. We talked about more things than that, |
| "How do I make my home a little more romantic?" | | | | but you get the gist. If you can set a mood in your |
| Of course, the answer was easy for me. I'm a | | | | home that says I'm all man, but I have a romantic and |
| woman and I know what I would like to see in a man's | | | | inviting side, then you have your dating life beat. The |
| house if I am dating him. But, now you can see why it | | | | women you date will be more likely to want to spend |
| was a little difficult for him to ask me in the first place. | | | | more time with you. That's really all you want, isn't it? |
| He knew to come to me. He wouldn't even begin to | | | | Fit your romantic atmosphere to your life. Don't be a |
| ask another guy that question. But, it was even hard | | | | fake! |
| for him to just come out and let me know that was | | | | If you don't have kids and your brothers and sisters |
| why he was seeking my advice. | | | | don't have kids, don't start putting pictures of kids up all |
| So, I began. I had to consider the fact that he was a | | | | over the place. She'll ask who they are. You'll get a |
| man and had to put forth a manly presence in his own | | | | special look when you admit that you don't know. But, |
| home. But, he needed to dress things up a little to | | | | that's not a good thing. Just follow the model though. |
| make the atmosphere more welcoming to the women | | | | You have to have things adorning your walls that say, |
| he was dating. Pictures on the wall would be a nice | | | | "You're not boring." |
| place to start. | | | | Not everyone can have a dog. But, fish and turtles are |
| Now, I'm a home improvement expert, which means | | | | fine too. Use your imagination and get a pet that fits |
| that construction and carpentry are more up my line of | | | | your lifestyle. There are plenty of types of animals that |
| business. But, I don't have a problem taking a few | | | | say to a woman you care about more than just |
| minutes out of my day to help a guy with home | | | | yourself. |
| décor issues. I started with describing to him | | | | A fireplace is perfect for the romance you are trying |
| what kinds of pictures would do great. | | | | to invite. There is nothing that competes with it. You |
| Flowers aren't what you want. You're a guy. Flowers | | | | can have music. You can have candles. But, a |
| are nice for a woman. But, for a guy living alone and | | | | fireplace says that you have class and you know |
| wanting to date Women, flowers don't quite say what | | | | what you want. Nothing turns a woman on more than |
| you want to say. However, nice tranquil pictures of | | | | a man who knows what he wants. |
| ships at sea in the dusk hours when the sun is | | | | There is no stupid question. If you don't ask, you'll never |
| beginning to set says, "I'm a guy with a bit of class." | | | | know. But, I'd be willing to bet that I get the weirdest |
| Pictures of kids are great. Even if you don't have kids, | | | | questions of anyone in my line of business and that's |
| pictures of your nephews and nieces say that you | | | | just what I have to deal with. In fact, I love it! |
| love kids. You want a woman to melt? Tell her you | | | | |