The Heart Bandits love giving our romantic tips you can do with your partner.  One timeless romantic thing to do with your girl is to be outside on a beautiful evening and stargaze.  It’s even better if there’s actually something you know about astronomy and you can point out which stars are which.  Can you point out the big dipper?  Do you know where you can see the Southern Cross from?

For those of you on the East Coast or areas that are being pummeled by snow or bad weather, it’s not a good time to be outside.  But do not let that stop you from creating an evening of romance with your girl.  Instead of going out in the blistering cold stay inside, light up the fireplace, open a glass of wine or champagne, and download one of the many star gazing phone applications out there such as SkySafari or Pocket Universe.   This is a great way to make the best out of a seemingly bad situation while enjoying each others company.  Also, both these apps offer you the ability to see what the sky would like like at a past or future date…. Got a big anniversary coming up?  Show her what the night will look like at that date.  Next time the weather is better, then you can do the stargazing in real life with what you already learned.

Marvin