The sweet way he took me by surprise: here, readers tell how their men melted their hearts when they least expected it. (Heart Copy).

"A few years ago, I was working in a clothing store. One night, the manager made me stay late, despite its being my birthday. At one point, she asked me to run down to the coffee place and pick up a latte for her. When I came back, she said she needed me to grab some sweaters out of the stockroom. I trudged back there to find my boyfriend holding a bouquet of red roses and a picnic basket. Apparently, my manager had agreed to help him plot a birthday surprise. The best part was, she closed up the store and left us alone so I could repay him in my own special way." --Amy, 22

"I was in the middle of a really busy work project when my grandmother died. I was completely distraught and stressed out, and to make matters worse, a whole bunch of relatives were coming to stay at my apartment for the funeral. Due to my hectic schedule, my place was a complete mess, but I was too busy to clean it. One night, I came home from the office to find everything spotless. While I was at work, my boyfriend had come in and cleaned. He even did my laundry! He also left a note ordering me to get some rest and telling me that he would always be there for me." --Andi, 24

"The day Andrew and I got engaged was one of the happiest of my life, but the months leading up to the wedding were total hell. Andrew wanted a big, elaborate ceremony, but I wanted to keep things simple. We fought about the church and the reception hall. We stopped speaking for two days because of a chicken-versus-fish argument. I think we argued about our wedding more than we looked forward to it. One night, after a particularly horrendous fight, Andrew showed up at my door with a bag packed. I thought he was going to announce that he was leaving me, but instead, he told me to get my stuff together because we were going to elope! We ended up driving 10 hours straight to Las Vegas and got married the next afternoon. I wouldn't have wanted my wedding any other way." --Jana, 25

"I met my boyfriend while I was living in London for a semester, but despite the fact that we were in love, ...