However, when a man publicly compliments his beloved he sends a strong message that he is happy, fulfilled, and committed to her. The same positive results occur when women publicly compliment their men. Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom - there I will give you my love. The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my lover. While spontaneous demonstrations of love are important in romance, there is also a real need for planned romance.
Life is too hectic to rely on spontaneity alone.
If you don't plan your time, someone will plan it for you. So to be sure you spend enough romantic time together, use your imagination and make some plans. Routines may be comfortable but so are raggedy house robes, and neither are conducive to romance. Solomon and his bride left the city and explored the countryside together. The important thing is not that they went to the countryside but that they got away from their mundane routine and familiar surroundings.