Written by Najwa Zulhisham
A bubbly personality with a hint of pseudo-sarcasm, Najwa is a world of creativity on her own. Coming from her failed acting career during her uni days, she started writing for fun, eventually making it her career. Besides having to do her nails every month, she also finds solace in her interior designer alter-ego, redesigning her bedroom whenever life doesn’t feel quite right.
The next time you’re tempted to go all out on a gift for your special someone—whether it’s for Valentine’s Day, an anniversary, or just because—stop and think. A basic, off-the-shelf present might not be the ideal approach to honour a once-in-a-lifetime romance. Think instead of entertaining, creative, personally relevant, and one-of-a-kind treats as a surprise. If you know the recipient well enough, you can give them a thoughtful present without breaking the bank.
Today’s romantic relationships are more intricate than ever before. The very core of love might be elusive in today’s world of monthly relationship status updates and mobile dating apps. If you happen to know a romantic who refuses to give up hope, count yourself blessed.
A hopeless romantic is someone who is passionate, dreamy, and sentimental and who places great value on romantic gestures and significant presents. If you want to show your love for someone with all your heart, these sentimental presents are perfect.
Flower Jars
Flowers have always been, and will always be, the ultimate expression of sentiment, tradition, romance, and uniqueness. As a hopeless romantic, they would greatly value receiving an arrangement of flowers because they accurately reflect the sender’s feelings of love and devotion.
You’ll definitely leave a lasting impression on the lucky recipient with the innovative gift of flower jars you gave them instead of a typical flower bouquet. A gift of these flower jars, with the option to include additional gifts in the included box, is sure to win over even the most hopeless romantic.
Handwritten Letters
You can’t go wrong with a handwritten letter as a one-of-a-kind present that will be treasured for years to come. Handwritten letters, as simple as they sound, are the BEST present for a romantic sucker. Spending time writing and sending a personal letter indicates that you value the relationship you have with the recipient. A handwritten letter is more likely to be treasured than a store-bought present by a hopeless romantic.
Personalized Mixtape
Do you long for the days when we recorded our favourite songs onto cassette tapes and listened to them on repeat? While tape recorders may be extinct, the art of creating mixtapes need not go the way of the cassette. Still, mixtapes make fantastic gifts, especially for the hopeless romantic in your life.
The art of making a mix can express any feeling, with or without explanation – the lyrics pretty much say it all. Even if they lose the mixtape (which they won’t), they will remember every song order, song bridge, and artist on it, and it will always remind them of the time, location, and person who put it together.
Romantic Getaway
Give your hopeless romantic the gift of adventure with a getaway. The process requires minimal effort and preparation. Think about the stores, parks, and hotels they choose, as well as the activities they enjoy doing in their spare time. Sometimes all it takes to turn a trip into a romantic getaway is for the couple to spend some quiet time thinking about what they love doing together.
Weekend trips out of town or even a day at the beach can both serve as romantic getaways because any hopeless romantic would recognise the effort you put into the trip.
It’s important to keep in mind that hopeless romantics would appreciate anything that’s given to them as long as it came from the right intentions and love! Now that you’ve got your romantic gifts sorted, it’s time to start planning, ordering or whatever it takes to make your hopeless romantic smile.
