Go beyond shopping for dinner or even making dinner together. Really "have a meal" together. Just for fun, play games with your significant other at mealtime once in a while.

You can start with one of you not being allowed to use their hands to eat. The other person can feed them (and hold the wine glass, and blot with the napkin). Or make a rule that you can each only feed each other. Not for people that get angry when someone gets wedding cake icing on their face.

Ready for advanced food play? NO hands! Neither of you can use hands to eat. Leave the plates on the table, or even put them on the floor on a dropcloth. You can feed yourselves, or each other... drag that steak over to her on your hands and knees and let her eat her half! Puppy-like growling and other fun may ensue. Worried about germs? Where do you think the germs go when you kiss?

Choose food that is fairly easy to pick up with your teeth... bite-sized chunks of fruit, meat or vegetable. eating from both ends of a breadstick. Some pasta shapes are good... or go for the messiest gusto and re-enact the scene in Walt Disney's "Lady and The Tramp" by slurping down the same spaghetti strand. Roll her a meatball with your nose!

Choose food that will not cause burns, or be impossible to lick up... this is not the night for BBQ ribs or chicken with bones. Watch for sauces that could sting the face or eyes if things get very messy, like hot sauce or curry. And don't eat food that falls on unsanitary surfaces. No making him chase the strawberry that rolled under the refrigerator! Wearing washable clothing might also be advisable.

Be creative... and just think how much fun it will be when you have to go shower off the mess together.