The park idea is certainly a good one. We actually do that a couple times a year, and its alot of fun. Im semi-romantic, and my wife likes little things like that rather then expensive things, at times.
Well, subtly is a lost art after all. I guess you could just give her something meaningful that she once asked for, or wondered about, or was some sort of inside joke or something like that.
I never thought you were a romantic after you told the story about stealing some chicks cash or something like that on a date? How'd that turn out?
Horrible actually. Worst date of my life. It wasn't so much that she wasn't up to my tastes but simply that she was probably the worst bitch I've ever met in my entire life.
I picked her up, at her house, waited for about 30 minutes. She comes to her door, OBLIVIOUS, about the fact that the date was today. Changes for an hour. No problem.
We go to a restraunt. She's a student, like me, so she would expect me, a student, in debt, to be a little economical. She criticizes me because I took her to Applesbee's and not a fancy tavern. Once again, no problem.
We make small talk, I ask her about her personal life...big mistake.
For 45 minutes she explains to me that her ex boyfriend is an asshole, and that I am a rebound.
Finally, she concludes the night with saying "ew" to the nachos SHE ordered.
So yeah, I packed up all of hers and mine's food, stole 75 bucks and told the waiter that she'll pay.
Bought Crysis 2, came home, ate my steak and her nachos and had a beer. Great night.
She then promptly took it back when her sister told her it was the most mature thing in her closet. She equated mature with being old, I guess! 
