The valentines day idea thread

[junglesteve]

Everyone gets flowers and chocolates! What else is there that isn't boring and cliche!?

[rayne_dragon]

Blue roses, paper mache skulls, candy snakes, and absinthe.

Also: pinatas

[arguskos]

I'll be "that guy" and say it. I hate Valentine's Day. Not just because I don't have anyone, mind you, but I dislike the entire idea of it. You should treat your sig other to such niceties all year round, not just on some random day that society designates as "special" or whatever! :smallfurious:

*seethes, gets off of soapbox, provides some actual content* Yes I'm pedantic. Pet peeve.

If you're actually participating (blech), and you're looking for something nice for your sig other, may I recommend something unique to them? For instance, a concert if they're a music lover, a wine tasting if they love wine and high society, etcetcetc. Get them something you can't normally get due to cost or timing or whatever, and make it an occasion, just for them.

[AsteriskAmp]

I'll be "that guy" and say it. I hate Valentine's Day. Not just because I don't have anyone, mind you, but I dislike the entire idea of it. You should treat your sig other to such niceties all year round, not just on some random day that society designates as "special" or whatever! :smallfurious:

*seethes, gets off of soapbox, provides some actual content* Yes I'm pedantic. Pet peeve.

If you're actually participating (blech), and you're looking for something nice for your sig other, may I recommend something unique to them? For instance, a concert if they're a music lover, a wine tasting if they love wine and high society, etcetcetc. Get them something you can't normally get due to cost or timing or whatever, and make it an occasion, just for them.
I agree with this.

But on the spirit of contributing:
Send escalating presents before the day. It demonstrates planning and actual consideration.

[alchemyprime]

My S.O. has her birthday right before Valentines Day, so she insists I only get her B-day presents.

I have a friend making her a Green Lantern ring with a light in it for me to give to my girl on her birthday. It'll have a G underneath for Guy Gardner, her favorite Lantern.
A box of candies for Valentine's Day.
And a Star Sapphire Ring for the day after her birthday as a "Just Cause" gift. :smallredface:

[THAC0]

Hubby's Bday is Vday.

For Vday, I'm cooking an extra-fancy dinner. For Bday, a NICE bottle of port.

[Felixaar]

I love the smell of Valentines in the morning... smells like... Victory.

(you know, because they both start with 'V').

For the record: I think having a day to celebrate love is nice, I think commercialising it is evil.

Also, for a real surprise, treat them to Valentines on February 13. Then, because they're not expecting it, go double or nothing on real Valentines.

Gifts that mean something to the two of you are obviously the best idea. Think of 'in-jokes' you might have and go from there. Or, take something they've given you and change it to give it back to them. For instance, I once had someone give me a real nice journal, so I printed out photos of a trip we took together and made a photo album.

Oh, and another idea - keep the paper/box they give you your present in, and then use that for next year or something. I know it sounds dorky but it can be a lot of fun if they catch on.

[Lioness]

Well...this is the first Valentine's day that I've been single for about 3 years...

So, instead of whining and moping, like some of my friends, I'm doing everything I'd usually do for an SO for myself.

So that means chocolate, relaxing, and celebrating my own awesomeness.

Considering sending myself a V-Day card reminding myself that I'm amazing, and a great person even without someone else.

<nod> :smallcool:

"I'd like to ask the sexiest person alive to be my Valentine. ...But I'd feel sort of weird asking myself" :smallbiggrin:

[grimbold]

instead of a stylized heart get a more realistic looking heart
that would turn some heads

[Haruki-kun]

I'll be "that guy" and say it. I hate Valentine's Day. Not just because I don't have anyone, mind you, but I dislike the entire idea of it. You should treat your sig other to such niceties all year round, not just on some random day that society designates as "special" or whatever! :smallfurious:

Have you seen my Valentine's day Avvie from two years ago?

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/Haruki-san/EmoRuki.png

Not very fond of it, either. :smalltongue:

On the actual subject of gift ideas: Avoid "pink" gifts and get whoever you're giving a present to something that you think they'll like. Use what you know of them.

[Dallas-Dakota]

Not very fond of it, but considering that my middle name is Valentine :smallamused:

[Haruki-kun]

Not very fond of it, but considering that my middle name is Valentine :smallamused:

Hmmm....

Dallas Valentine Dakota.... it has a nice ring to it. :smalltongue:

[junglesteve]

I was thinking of getting her this bamboo orchid arrangement but then I thought 'This might remind her of her last boyfriend too much..' He was a chef who was the prototypical anime / game geek. Enamored with everything japanese or 'asian' flavored...

[Dr.Epic]

Resurrect their favorite dead historical figure using black magicks or vaguely defined science. (just make sure said dead person is better looking than you, although depending on how long they've been dead, that may on longer be an issue)

...or just spend the entire day together going for romantic walks in the park, seeing a movie you'll both enjoy and going out to dinner at a nice restaurant.

(Personally, I like my first idea better.:smallwink:)

[Trog]

Everyone gets flowers and chocolates! What else is there that isn't boring and cliche!?
Not everyone gets them. To many such a display would be a most welcome change.

>> Also:

*POOF!*
*changes into his usual Valentine's Day garb* :3

http://home.centurytel.net/jeffsjunk/avatars/TrogCupid.gif

*flutters about looking for people to stabbity*

[KenderWizard]

Do it old school - give things that you've made yourself. A homemade card with some homemade chocolate chip cookies and a necklace you made from some beads you thought she'd like on a narrow ribbon. Or whatever you're good at. IIf you're good at calligraphy, cooking dinners and ... I dunno, whittling wood, do that instead.

[SDF]

I save creativity for another time. The gf just likes chocolate. So we both get each other chocolate, and it goes like this.

ME: Here's some chocolate.
HER: Awesome thank you! You are wonderful! Here is some chocolate.
ME: You know I don't like chocolate. Also, I'm diabetic.
HER: Oh, well more for me I guess.
ME: Happy Valentine's Day, girl. :smallbiggrin:

[Obrysii]

I...have no one. I will spend the day alone, wishing I was not what I am, and hoping somehow to learn to change me.

[rayne_dragon]

Well...this is the first Valentine's day that I've been single for about 3 years...

So, instead of whining and moping, like some of my friends, I'm doing everything I'd usually do for an SO for myself.

So that means chocolate, relaxing, and celebrating my own awesomeness.

Considering sending myself a V-Day card reminding myself that I'm amazing, and a great person even without someone else.

<nod> :smallcool:

"I'd like to ask the sexiest person alive to be my Valentine. ...But I'd feel sort of weird asking myself" :smallbiggrin:

This is awesome. I was planning on spending my Valentine's just getting in touch with the better half of myself, but I might have to go all out and treat myself to a fancy date with the person who understands me best. :smallbiggrin:

[Alleine]

Every couple I see will be getting a gift of high velocity lead.

Not really, although if my friends all start to be unbearably cute I'll probably just make occasional puking noises at them. :smallyuk:

[Savannah]

instead of a stylized heart get a more realistic looking heart

I approve of this idea :smalltongue: (Even if I am with the "hate valentine's day because of the commercialization" crowd :smallwink:)

[CynicalAvocado]

give here a boquet of flowers and refer to it as flower genocide

[ShortOne]

If you absolutely must give them something, ThinkGeek has a lot of good geeky Valentine's Day stuff.

I like experiences, though. We'll probably have a low-key day and cook something nice for dinner. Mmm, mushrooms...

[Dvandemon]

I'd treat it like any other day but, slightly more special. It were birthdays, on the other hand, I'd give that person a great gift just so that I could tell them it was my birthday. Now every year they'll remember that day I gave them a great gift and realize why

My S.O. has her birthday right before Valentines Day, so she insists I only get her B-day presents.

I have a friend making her a Green Lantern ring with a light in it for me to give to my girl on her birthday. It'll have a G underneath for Guy Gardner, her favorite Lantern.
A box of candies for Valentine's Day.
And a Star Sapphire Ring for the day after her birthday as a "Just Cause" gift. :smallredface:

Ah, sweet nerd love :smallredface:

[Thufir]

Give her a bouquet of flowers and refer to it as flower genocide.

I see nothing romantic about misuse of the word 'genocide'. (Correct usage of it is, of course, another matter entirely)

[Ikialev]

And "genocide" used correctly is romantic how? :smallconfused:

[Felixaar]

Dead Plants; Dead Plants!

[rayne_dragon]

Heh, I just saw the perfect thing for this thread at the mall: a skelanimal. It's a plush skeleton animal. They're so cute - I kinda wish I had someone who'd get me one for V-day.

[Lady Moreta]

Heh, I just saw the perfect thing for this thread at the mall: a skelanimal. It's a plush skeleton animal. They're so cute - I kinda wish I had someone who'd get me one for V-day.

That is awesome. I wonder if I could get my husband to give me one of those...

I'm also in the 'you shouldn't need a special day to do nice things for the person you love' camp... but I do like the idea of extending it out. My husband did that for me at Christmas this year. I got a Boxing Day present a day-after Boxing Day present, a day-after the day after Boxing Day present... it was awesome. Christmas should be done like that every year :smallbiggrin:

One idea if you're in a long distance relationship - origami flowers. When we were dating, this is what my husband did. He made me 12 origami roses (red roses with green stems) stuck them in a box and posted it over. Best present ever :smallbiggrin:

[Deathslayer7]

My SO and I switch off between V-day and our anni. This year she has V-day and our anni happens to lie on my brother's graduation. So I just straight up told her, take me to Aloha Kitchen (my favorite restaurant) and Nightmare Before Christmas so we can watch it. :smallcool:

And when May comes around, I'll take her to the $20 sushi place up in Reno as well as an Awful Awful (Awful Good Awful Big).

[junglesteve]

I ended up taking the thinkgeek advice and buying http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/valentines/e731/ !!

[Dvil]

Hmm. I'm looking for Valentine's ideas to help win over a girl. Normally I'd just try to think of things myself, on principle, but I got confused about what date it's on and I find myself with only 7 days instead of 17 to get ideas. So, I come to the Playground.

The girl I'm trying to woo studies Further Maths at college, so I was thinking of giving her a little maths problem to solve, where doing to gets the answer i < 3 u. So I then decided it'd probably make sense to come up with a sheet of maybe 5 or 6 of these, but I'm not sure what the others should be. Maybe something involving cos^2 and sin^2?

I dunno. Can any of you guys help, or perhaps inspire me for some better ideas?

[junglesteve]

Hmm. I'm looking for Valentine's ideas to help win over a girl. Normally I'd just try to think of things myself, on principle, but I got confused about what date it's on and I find myself with only 7 days instead of 17 to get ideas. So, I come to the Playground.

The girl I'm trying to woo studies Further Maths at college, so I was thinking of giving her a little maths problem to solve, where doing to gets the answer i < 3 u. So I then decided it'd probably make sense to come up with a sheet of maybe 5 or 6 of these, but I'm not sure what the others should be. Maybe something involving cos^2 and sin^2?

I dunno. Can any of you guys help, or perhaps inspire me for some better ideas?

By 'win over' do you mean introduce yourself or that you have been actively pursuing her for awhile now? Or are you just friend and she doesnt know you have stronger feelings for her?

If its all new introduced or friends id lay off the I <3 U but then again I am no expert with this stuff and tend to play safe but fun and I dont know the lady in question. Instead of focusing on her major why not tap into another aspect of her life? What else is she into?

Right now I have zero ideas :( Maybe someone more creative then I can help

[TheCountAlucard]

Ooh, ooh, I've got a story! :smallbiggrin:

PG-13-ish...The college always has these intolerable events for the week leading up to Valentine's Day, mostly concerning safe sex and not-rape. First day? Free chocolate and condoms, as they show you pics of STDs that take you out of the mood for either. :smallannoyed: Women's (which are only revealed as such when you arrive at the event itself) self-defense, where the guy calls everyone prostitutes (f'real, I swears! :smalleek:).

Friday was a "make your own valentine"-and-"kissing"-booth. By "kissing," of course, I mean they give you Hershey's Kisses and facts about STDs :smallyuk:, and by "make your own valentine," I mean that all the vowel-stickers were gone before they'd even set up the booth. :smallmad: Thoroughly fed-up with these guys, I take the time to lovingly craft a card, one that reads, "To my favorite slut on Valentine's Day." I show it to the booth-monkeys, the biggest smile on my face, saying, "She's gonna love this!" :smallbiggrin:

Surprisingly, she did, when I told her the whole story, and wanted to keep it. :smalleek:

[Dvil]

By 'win over' do you mean introduce yourself or that you have been actively pursuing her for awhile now? Or are you just friend and she doesnt know you have stronger feelings for her?

It's the bolded one. And she knows, and has been reciprocating. Just a question of cinching the deal now, and it seems a nice coincidence that it's so near Valentine's.

[Lord Loss]

I may be getting someone either a box of chocolates or a flowever on Valentine's day. I've been trying to find the courage to tell her I like her for over a month, so here goes. And when I say a flower, I mean a nice, blue flower, not a cliché'd rose. She's a good friend of mine and I'm pretty sure she likes me. *blushes* :smallredface: .

[CoffeeIncluded]

My male friend and I, neither of whom are in a romantic relationship? For whom our relationship with each other is completely platonic and we both know this and openly discussed it? And yet we've come to the conclusion that the two of us are a walking ship tease and that everyone who sees us thinks we're dating, especially since we're comfortable with each other, I can be very touchy-feely, and the two of us are the embodiment of several tropes, including a good version of the entire Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope?

Oh, we are going to troll everyone in Manhattan who walks by us. :smallamused:

[CrimsonAngel]

Give her the family jewels. :smalltongue:

[SilverSheriff]

Well...this is the first Valentine's day that I've been single for about 3 years...

So, instead of whining and moping, like some of my friends, I'm doing everything I'd usually do for an SO for myself.

So that means chocolate, relaxing, and celebrating my own awesomeness.

Considering sending myself a V-Day card reminding myself that I'm amazing, and a great person even without someone else.

<nod> :smallcool:

"I'd like to ask the sexiest person alive to be my Valentine. ...But I'd feel sort of weird asking myself" :smallbiggrin:

I find it hard to believe that a lovely lady such as yourself is spending Valentine's Single, but at least you have the right idea regarding the back-up plan; hard to beat being awesome.:smallcool:

[Lioness]

I find it hard to believe that a lovely lady such as yourself is spending Valentine's Single, but at least you have the right idea regarding the back-up plan; hard to beat being awesome.:smallcool:

Well, I've only recently split from my BF, so I'm not really looking for someone else yet.

[SilverSheriff]

Well, I've only recently split from my BF, so I'm not really looking for someone else yet.

Fair Enough, break-ups can be pretty hard.

[Lord Loss]

Kinda feeling awesome right now. On Friday, I found out, with 100% certainty that the girl I've liked since October likes me back. I was pretty sure she did, but we're good friends and I didn't want it to get awkward if she didn't, so I didn't say anything. :smallsmile: Any ideas for something original and out of the ordinary I could get her for V-Day? Ideally something that can be found on a street with a Florist, a Depanneur (and by that I mean Convenience Store), a pharmacy, a few restaurants, a vet clinic, a ski shop and a bookstore (she doesn't read much).

[Asta Kask]

Well, I've only recently split from my BF, so I'm not really looking for someone else yet.

That is where cats are awesome. They'll give you the same benevolent-dictator treatment whether you are single or not.

[Lioness]

Cats ARE indeed amazing...

And speaking of which, so are:

Pokemon:
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgabrffiMk1qzik8ro1_500.png

Doctor Who:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/169045_1744363843039_1057025098_1927079_5227270_n. jpg

And ocean-dwelling mammals:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgj825syY81qg771xo1_500.png

:smallbiggrin:

[Nosferocktu]

I am having a two part valentine's day present for my wife. It may be a little... wait.. alot cliche' but I got married to her on Valentines day 2 years ago. *sigh* I know. However, I sent her a dozen roses, chocolates, and some yaoi manga for her to read since I am still on deployment. It sux being away from her...:smallfrown: However, when I get back soon, I am surprising her by taking her to a bed and breakfast, dinner, a movie, and relaxing couples massage. I am a good hubby. ^_^

[Zaydos]

Chocolate Mousse and duck.

That's what my mom always made on Valentine's Day (she'd make a 7 course meal; I really think that was something of a present for my dad, a way to get us kids to do whatever they said afterward, and a bit of a present to herself because she enjoyed it every year) and therefore what I actually associate Valentine's Day with (that and my ex's birthday; which reminds me I need to wish her happy birthday in half-an-hour).

For gift ideas how about a heartstone (http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=207924) if they're a geek.

Okay seriously something from the heart, something that shows you know them, and if possible with the aforementioned something that you made yourself. Yes that's a cliche thing to say but it's true.