What is the best thing to get your SO for Valentine's Day?

[MikeG]

[candy]

1. Diamonds. If that's not possible perfume or flowers.

Do NOT give anything practical.

[progmom]

4. that's funny - I was going to ask my hub for a coffee maker

One of those single cup ones? They look cool, and it would be great to have at work.

[candy]

6. Don't do it. You want something totally frivolous.

Give the coffee maker to him!

[pantouflard]

2. Is your SO a boy or a girl?

I'm a female, so that's the kind of advice I have. Since I don't know you, here are some general suggestions. Any of them look interesting?


First of all, the most important thing (to me, at least) is effort. I don't care if all I get is a note on the back of an envelope, as long as it's from the heart. Once a guy lit dozens of candles all over the house and sprinkled rose petals on the bed. Cheap, beautiful, and tres romantique.

Secondly, if you give flowers, try to avoid the carnation/baby's breath crap. We know you get them at Safeway. Find something exotic or special, like a potted orchid or a single gardenia blossom. Or have flowers delivered to her - this gets huge points, especially if she receives them at work in front of other people.

What does she like? What are you good at? Mix 'n' match. Write a silly poem, or make a coupon good for a massage or home-cooked meal. Make a mix tape of songs that will make him laugh. Plant flowers in a pot or small garden bed.

Buy tickets to a show or concert. Agree to take your SO to do something he loves but you don't. Put a photo collage or album together with funny captions.

One other idea: what does this person complain about, wish they could change about their life, house, car, etc? Do it, arrange it, take care of it, fix it.

[yardwork]

3. Buy a cd of something sexy and unexpected

One year I got a Billie Holliday collection. Another year, I got Muddy Waters. Mmmmmmm. Sexy.

One year a friend made me a tape of "sexy songs."

[shesemsmom]

5. Ticket to a cooking school.

He loves to cook. I got him another this year

[StopTheMorans]

7. a life

[MikeG]

12. I have one - do you?

[rbnyc]

8. If you live together...

...the most romantic thing you can do is clean the house! Clean the house, make dinner, give your SO a card with a letter in it that you really spent time on. I would top this evening off by presenting my sweety with a very nicely wrapped box of condoms.

:evilgrin:

[EstimatedProphet]

9. I'm getting mine flowers

She loves them. Probably dinner and a movie too.

[AlCzervik]

10. A card and make him dinner

his birthday is on the 12th so he gets mad when i go overboard, well not mad but he always says..."I have everything i need Honey" and you know he really does.

[foxy]

11. A day at the spa sounds good to me. n/t

[Beaverhausen]

13. I got mine a guitar effects box

bought it from a DUer.

I have hinted that I want lingerie.
We'll see what he comes up with.

Last year I got a lamp.:crazy: