What is the best gift you have received for Valentine's Day?

A school friend of mine once received a card from her then boyfriend which read," To the girl with the ribbon in her and the bow in her legs". This wasn't remotely funny because she really did have bandy legs. Fortunately she also had a fantastic sense of humour. I never received a single card until 14th Feb 1978- the day I moved away from home, when I received several. What was that all about?

I’ve just had my early Valentine’s Day present- two dozen red roses, bless his heart!

DH not into Valentine's , 6months after we moved in together he got me my first ever dishwasher. Family joke was that when I got a dishwasher they new I was settled. When pointed out to him that it was delivered on Valentine's day just shrugged.

I cant remember the last time Mr Riggie bought me a valentines card. He used to be quite romantic with at least a card on Vakentines (and spontaneously on other days too)

Its daft because its just a commercial day and I know he wont bother now but theres always a little wish thst he still would.

We don't celebrate Valentine's day.

My first boyfriend who was 17 when I was 15 did sent me a beautiful card, which I kept until we broke up.

I've never seen him since and I wasn't his first girlfriend, I doubt he remembers me.

In all the years of my marriage my husband and I always gave each other a Valentine card. Unfortunately this habit stopped when my poor husband got Alzheimers then had a stroke and finally. died. How I miss him. He was lovely.

My husband always bought lovely gifts and cards before we were married. Hasn't bought one since. He says he shows me he loves me doesn't need to buy cards to prove it.
He takes me out to dinner at least once a week but it would still be nice as a surprise. Oh well can't complain he's a lovely man.

Ssshhhh don't tell my fiancee, but the best gift was from the ex! Oi, I said sssshhhhh!!!

I had forgotten that, that day was V day. I'm say at my desk in work, and it out second V day.

Reception came up with some flowers and a box, and you should have seen the faces of my co-workers. Flash bang wallop, what a picture!

I opened the box and a balloon popped out, and inside was a lil ted, and choice.

Who knew six years later, we'd not only split, but despise each other lol

I had a few weeks of boasting on that one!

We always celebrate Valentine’s Day but have done in different ways over the 45 years we’ve been wed. My most memorable gift was given when were newly weds, very poor and both doing extra jobs to pay for the mortgage. My sister had just rung me to tell me that her American boyfriend had just sent her dozens of red roses, so I was feeling a little low. Up roared my DH on his motorbike back from an extra job, carrying a large brown paper bag. My heart leapt, a gift...and it was, bless him. He’d carried home carefully 2 small golden chicks from a local farm. They lived in our garden for several years and gave us lovely brown eggs!

I don't usually get Valentines gifts - just cards, which I do like receiving. This year I've sent a Valentines card to some strangers - its part of a lovelly idea from the Mental Health Collective: mentalhealthcollective.org.uk/greatbritish-valentine
They are creating ideas to help connect people in ways which make everyone feel a bit better and cared about. I may receive a card from a stranger too! Many years ago I received half a birthday card on my half birthday , from my then boy friend!

It said I LOVE YOU

A love letter I received from a boyfriend I’d only been seeing a few months . He’d started each paragraph with a large capital black letter I ..... L.....O....V ....E & so on . I didn’t notice it until a friend pointed it out to me later when I showed it to her as I was just so pleased to get a letter from him .
He later became my husband and we had a little boy together who’s now 21 . We are divorced now and I no longer see him but I still remember how that letter made me feel .. over the moon . As I had all ready fallen for him . Memories are so precious when things never stay the same x

The best valentines present ever!
A surprise trip to New York on Concord to see Phantom of the Opera on Broadway- staying at the Waldorf Astoria!

Oops, several typos. Sorry, it really got me emotional

Two years ago I we lived separately 5 days a week since I rented an appratment closer to my workplace so my husband gor me a biggest wall calendar I've ever seen with the photos of the two of us together. Turned out he madeit by himself with the help of special site (photo-calendar-software.com), he said this easy calendar maker helped him to tell me that he was there for me all the time. I got different presents from him later but this one is was the sweetest

well, I've been married 51 years, have never received a gift/taken out etc. but I have had a couple of random cards.

Oops pressed too soon. He still wouldn’t cook though.

My best Valentine gift would be for DH to cook me a meal. However as far as I know he has no clue when it is.

Gillybob, that's a lovely story.
We don't do Valentine's, but, before we were married, he used to send lovely cards for birthdays, anniversaries etc. I still have them in the loft.
I guess life overtook us, but we do have a special meal.

To me there all great...we’ve been married 47 years and he’s never missed buying me a card and gift .

A new car completely wrapped up with a huge red ribbon bow. ?

A proposal of marriage on the beach on holiday. He had a bottle of champagne and two glasses in his backpack. I said yes of course!

We don't give gifts at Valentines, just cards, but my husband always chooses one with a heartfelt message (and he's not a romantic type so I know it's important). He can be difficult and has multiple health and emotional issues which often cause arguments, and I know how much he hates this. So his cards are very special.

Over 20 years ago, when I was still working and DH was between jobs, he used to make me a packed lunch every day. On Valentines Day I was expecting the usual cheese sandwich, but at lunchtime had a lovely surprise when I found smoked salmon sandwiches complete with a wedge of lemon and black pepper! And a little love note! I thought that was so romantic.
Another time he took me out to dinner and presented me with a beautiful heart shaped necklace with matching earrings, so unexpected. This from the man who would take me to the jewellers before Christmas and get me to choose something because he didn't trust his own judgement.

Similar to MissFoodLove although a decade later, our son was born on 14.2.97.