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

I've been lucky over the years to receive some wonderful and generous Valentine's gifts, but the best one was years ago when my boyfriend at the time and I were penniless students. He wrote me a love poem and I still have it.

I had gone out with a man for some time, and felt we were going nowhere. Some time later I became involved with another man, and we were engaged. On Valentine's day I had a card with the most romantic and wonderful message from the man I thought didn't care...but by that time I had commited to life with my soon to be DH. What if I had know how he felt a year or so previously? I wonder?

I was very happy to receive a card on St Valentine’s day, and really miss it now.

Haven't celebrated Valentine's day in over 50 years, we got married on 17th February and have all our celebrations then.

Lunch has been booked and a card bought ready to celebrate the 17th February.

Handmade Valentine cards from my children -

My divorce papers from my first husband landed on the doormat on 14th February. So happy to celebrate getting away from a wife beating little weasel. Happy valentines now with my lovely 2nd husband. I'm making us both a steak and ale pie with veg. Xx

A pair of lovebirds in a gilt cage

Whats St Valentines day ?

Mine was my darling dad surviving his quadruple heart by-pass operation on the day . It was 6 weeks after my mum had died suddenly from a massive heart attack in her sleep .
He went on to live another 10 years with his broken but mended ?.

DH proposed 29 years ago on the 13th - he thought the 14th would have been too cheesey. It was a really romantic moment and so we [well I] always celebrate our engagement anniversary rather than V Day. On our Silver E Anniv, he took me back to the park where he proposed. It was bitterly cold and the wind was horizontal. We tried to find the exact tree but had to pick the nearest one and staggered back to the car laughing. I have told him that next year will be our Pearl. We don't have to go back to the park again but maybe a jeweler's?? Love a pearl.

I remember at work seeing a colleague in some lovely new suede boots. I complimented her on them and she told me they were a Valentines present from her husband. I was shocked - I didn’t know people gave each other presents for Valentine’s Day let alone expensive ones. A romantic gesture from my OH is usually something like a piece of toast cut in a heart shape served with a cup of tea in bed. When I rather pointedly told my OH about my colleague’s boots, he said “some people have more money than sense”.

Yet another day to feel like some sort of a failure, a sort of very mini Christmas.

This morning I was given some red Roses and a card. A departure from the normal card. But, one year dh did buy me tickets to see Meatloaf.

This is a lovely thread...some lovely posts but also some sad ones.
Greymar
We don't really do V day but my DH brought me up a cup of tea this morning and said 'have done the ironing..have a good day at work !!

I couldnt find my v card to my DH last night and had to make one instead. Not done that since primary school.I think I've posted it to someone as a birthday card or binned it Anyway that was fun and will probably make one again for next year.
Greymar ⚘

NotAGran55 a lovely if poignant story. Thanks for sharing it and reminding me that my DGC's other grandpa is having a serious heart operation this week. They are very worried but it may save his life.

DH usually makes me a card and I give him something. I shall pick snowdrops. We were distracted today as I had a front tooth out and the anaesthetic is still wearing off. and he has some worries.
However, by the evening we will have a candlelit meal with wine probably shared with our young French helper..

I’m sending my love & good wishes to all on gransnet who might have felt they’ve missed out over the years...
You are loved, you can be sure... not everyone can express to you how they feel?
Each one of us has our own special qualities, even if we don’t know it.
Love ? & Hugs

We got married on Valentines day four years ago.
So DH got a lovely gift hahaha.

Unfortunately there is no best ( or worst)?gift for me, as Mr L doesn’t do Valentines Day at all, and never has.Saves me looking for a present for him I suppose.