15 beautiful and romantic stories to tell your girlfriend

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This article was co-written by Maya Diamond, MA. Maya Diamond is a love and marriage counselor in Berkeley, CA. She has 11 years of experience in counseling conflicted couples to regain stability, heal past wounds, and create a lasting, loving union. She received her Master’s degree in Experimental Psychology from the California Institute of Integrative Studies in 2009.

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Almost every girl likes to hear her lover tell stories, but what will you tell? An ideal story should be romantic or cute and short enough to be told before bedtime. You need to tell her how to make her fall in love! To get you started, we’ve put together some great stories and a few popular books or plays that you can check out for inspiration.

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Like or love

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Let your girlfriend know how much you love her with this short story. A girl asked her boyfriend if he liked the way she looked. Unexpectedly, the guy said “no”. The girl asked him again if he liked her personality, again he said “no”. Finally, the girl asked “So do you like me?” The boy replied, “I don’t like you.” By the time the girl started to cry, the boy hugged her and said, “I don’t like you – I love you. I love the way you look, I love your personality, and I will love you for the rest of my life.” ^{[1] X Research Source}

Dramatize the story by describing the girl’s reaction. Fill the story with details like “The girl started to walk away in the rain and the boy ran out after her.”

Endless Love

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Tell this story to let her know that you will love her forever. A wife is surprised when her husband gives her a bouquet of 12 roses, of which 11 are real flowers that give off a fragrant aroma, and one is a fake flower. She asked her husband, “Why did you give me a fake rose?” He replied, “I will love you until all these roses wither. You see, I’ll never stop loving you.” ^{[2] X Research Source}

Replace roses with flowers that your girlfriend likes to make your story more personal.
Surprise your girlfriend with a bouquet of flowers after telling her the story. She will be very touched to see that you have planned so thoughtfully.

List of cutest spots

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Tell this story to secretly tell your girlfriend that you love her with unconditional love. A girl asked her boyfriend what he loved about her. She waits for him to randomly list things he likes like personality, looks, or the like. To his surprise, the young man replied that he could not speak. When the girl asked why, he said, “Because I love you for no reason at all. I love all of you inexplicably.” ^{[3] X Research Sources}

If you want the story to be more romantic, create the atmosphere before telling the story. Light some candles or play soothing music, for example.

Fiancee

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Tell this cute story if you want to flatter your girlfriend. A couple early in the morning were still lying in bed. The husband wakes up first and takes his phone to take a selfie with his wife. The wife suddenly woke up complaining, “Why are you taking pictures when I’m not ready? I look so messy!” The husband replied that he took pictures to always remember how naturally beautiful his wife was. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

If the two of you are talking about having a baby, say you save the picture so you can show your kids how you looked when you were still dating.

Love unconditionally

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Choose this story to imply that you love her with all your heart. There is a couple in love. The girl comes from a rich family, and the boy has only two empty hands. The couple has overcome all obstacles to come together and have a prosperous life. When someone asked the husband how he had such a successful career, he replied that his wife’s love is the driving force that helps him work hard and achieve his goals. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

To give your story its own color, describe a challenge you and your girlfriend are going through. For example, the two struggled to find time for each other despite their busy schedules. Then you can describe how love brought the two of you together.

Commemorative photo

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She will smile when you tell her this. There was a little girl walking on the trail. The little girl picked up a picture of a boy around her age and put it in her purse. Years later, she dropped the photo as she reassembled a box of precious childhood memories. Her husband picked it up and asked who the boy in the picture was, to which she replied, “He’s my first love.” The girl’s husband smiled and said, “That’s the picture I took when I was 9 years old and I dropped it!” ^{[6] X Research source}

Surprise your girlfriend with a lovely photo of yourself. Tell her to keep it in her purse so she won’t lose it.

A pleasant surprise

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Show her your deep feelings with this unexpected story. One evening, a man came home with a huge bouquet of flowers for his wife. The wife was surprised because it was not a holiday, birthday or anniversaries. When she asked her husband what occasion, he replied, “Every day with you is a reason for me to celebrate.” ^{[7] X Research Sources}

Do something to surprise your girlfriend. If you don’t want flowers, you can bring her a cup of coffee or a pair of tickets to see her favorite band perform.

Meet the parents

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Make your girlfriend smile with a short story with deep meaning. A guy went to meet his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. The guy was a little nervous, but everyone was having fun. When the boy returned, the father turned to his daughter and said, “I see that he loves you”. The girl asked how her father knew, and he said, “Daughter, he looks at you just like I look at your mother.” ^{[8] X Research Sources}

This can be a good story to tell your girlfriend if you’re ready to introduce her to your family.

Mutual mind

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Tell this story to imply a bond between you and her. A couple met online and immediately fell in love. They talked several times a day, but both felt awkward at the thought of meeting each other. When that day came, the girl was very nervous. However, just as the guy walked over, the girl involuntarily said, “I love you! I feel like I’ve known each other for a long time.” ^{[9] X Research Source}

After telling this story, tell your girlfriend about the moment she had a crush on you. Describe how you felt when you realized she was your other half.

Foreigners

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Share this steamy story with your girlfriend if she likes historical fantasy stories. A nurse after the second world war is somehow magically sucked back to 18th century Scotland. She meets a brave warrior and is forced to marry him. Gradually, the two people develop feelings when they understand each other better and have a passionate love. Their love is a destiny. ^{[10] X Research Source}

This is part of the Diana Gabaldon series of novels, so if your girlfriend likes it, you’ll have endless resources to tell her stories every night.

Time Traveler’s Wife

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Choose this romance book if your girlfriend is into mystery stories. A girl falls in love with a boy who appears and disappears throughout her life. The boy suffers from a disorder that causes him to occasionally travel to different times in his life. Despite this challenge, they still fell in love and got married. Nothing can separate the couple whose fate has bound them together. ^{[11] X Research Source}

After telling the story, tell your girlfriend that nothing will ever keep you apart.

Proud and prejudice

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Repeat the story of Darcy and Elizabeth if your girlfriend likes classic novels. There was a family with five daughters. Their parents wished to marry their daughters to rich men. One day, a rich man moves in and becomes their neighbor, but the brightest daughter immediately has a grudge against this guy, and so does he. Through the many misunderstandings and declarations of love that ensued, the two gradually fell in love with each other and realized that they were made for each other. ^{[12] X Research Source}

There are countless movie adaptations of the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen. If your girlfriend likes this story, ask her out to see one of those movies on date night.
You can use old-fashioned accents and language to score points with your girlfriend.

love diary

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Tell her the main details of this novel if she likes the story. You could tell this modern story by Nichpas Spark like a fairy tale – an old man visited an old woman one day to tell her about a couple who fell in love. He recounted the decades they loved each other, struggled together and bonded together. Every day, she forgot who the old man was. Finally, for a brief moment, she realized that she and him were the couple in the story, and he still doesn’t stop loving her to this day. ^{[13] X Research Source}

If you’ve read the novel or seen the movie, add as many details as you want.

Snow White

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Tell this classic story if she likes fairy tales. To make the story shorter and more romantic, you should focus on Snow White and her prince. The scene begins with Snow White eating a poisoned apple and falling unconscious, then a scene where the prince romantically awakens her with a kiss of true love. ^{[14] X Research Source}

She will be ecstatic if you wake her up the next morning with a kiss!
If you’re looking for more stories about girls falling in love, tell her “The Cloud-Haired Princess” and “The Sleeping Beauty.”

Romeo and Juliet

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Get your girlfriend hooked if she hasn’t heard this classic story before. Shakespeare’s tale of forbidden love begins between two clans whose enmity is so old that they no longer remember why. When the young couple of the two families met the lightning of love, they had to fall in love in secret. Their love is hidden until Romeo is banished and Juliet fakes her death. Romeo doesn’t know Juliet’s plan and thinks she’s dead. Lonely in suffering, he committed suicide. Juliet wakes up to find her dead lover beside her. She also committed suicide to follow him. ^{[15] X Research Source}

If your girlfriend likes this story, the two of you can go see the movie adaptation of the play. There are many movie versions of this play, so you’re sure to find one she likes!

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