If you are like me, you are tired of trying to figure out what to give your boyfriend or husband for a gift when his birthday rolls around. Sure you can go out to eat at a romantic restaurant and all that, but once the meal is over, what guarantee do you have that that gift will be remembered? If your boyfriend is anything like my husband, you're doing well if he remembers two days later that you did something special together!

In order to get creative with your gift ideas, you need to think outside the box. That means stop looking at the traditional gift options—shirts, ties, socks (ugh!), and even tools—and look for things that will surprise and capture your man's imagination.

Give a New Twist to an Old Gift Idea.

While food may be the way to a man's heart, there's just one problem with food gifts. They get eaten and once in stomach, they're forgotten as well. So you have to give this gift idea a new twist. Give your man redeemable coupons for some of his favorite meals. If you use a computer program to make the coupons itself into a border it will create a frame. As each coupon is redeemed, take a digital picture of the two of you enjoying your meal together. Insert the pic in the coupon frame, and each time a coupon is redeemed you create a picture memory of your "date."

Don't worry about whether you are a great cook. You can always go to a restaurant or order the food in. The idea is to do more than hang together. It's to create something that sparks your boyfriend or husband's memories.

Note:Information that will make the Coupon fun—Name of the Meal (Mexican Fiesta Night, for example), Items on the Menu, Date (for recording when the coupon was used).

Do Something Active Together.

You may not be ready to take up skydiving, but there are plenty of exciting outdoor adventures to consider. How about a river-rafting experience? Lessons in rock climbing would be a unique gift for the man who loves adventure. If you both need to work on your fitness level, a gift of a few personal fitness training sessions might be just the thoughtful gift your significant other would appreciate.

Give Something Only You can Give

Personalized gifts are popular, but how many coffee mugs and tee shirts have you seen in the thrift shop? If you want a truly personalized and romantic gift for your husband or boyfriend, consider turning your kiss into a work of art. All you have to do is order a kiss collector kit.

When your kit arrives, all the information you need to walk through the process is right there. You can select the right color options for the room where the art will hang. You can choose the design options you want and size of print. Then, as the , you can sign your own personal kiss.

The final custom kiss print is mounted on archival canvas and printed with archival inks using the Giclee (zhee-CLAY) process. No one else can duplicate your own kiss, so this is the ultimate in unique gifts to give your boyfriend or husband.

Now, that's a gift that is outside the box!. It will surprise and delight the man in your life.