I REALLY appreciate your masculine perspective! It really helps. Your statement about loyalty may explain why my H is so loyal to his BMF even though it seems that his BMF is a taker and not much of a giver in their long-term friendship.
Re: techno gadgets, my H LOVES these! I was always at a loss to know about which gadgets were the good ones to get for him. In the past I looked at Men's Health magazine for ideas, but was always pretty insecure about finding something he would really groove on.
With respect to your question about romantic ideas......I know it may be hard to believe, but having a man help around the house IS romantic to a woman, but I think you are looking at romantic type ideas. Here are a few: --cooking dinner for your W. It's even better if you can be working on it and surprise her with a wonderfully aromatic house when she gets home. This gives you the opportunity to ML to your food while eating together, licking fingers, making appreciative sounds....you get the idea. If your W is receptive you could even feed her from your spoon? --candles lit everywhere with the lights low. Cinnamon is supposed to be a scent that that has aphrodisiac qualities for both men and women. --offer to give her a pedicure if you have that type of relationship now. Every woman LOVES pedicures, and its an opportunity to massage her feet (very sensitive) and legs --back rub, shoulder rub, scalp massage
Sorry, I didn't have a chance to check your sitch so I'm not quite certain where you are with her right now. These things may be too advanced for her right now. If you are not quite at this point you can try:
--flowers, flowers, flowers.....EVERY woman loves flowers --special shower gel or bath oil --calling before coming home to ask if there is anything she needs you to pick up for dinner or for the home.
I hope that some of this helps. Maybe there is a kernal of an idea here that you can tailor to your W's likes.