Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas: femme

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By K Kiss

Doubtful Origin

I will start off by giving a brief account of what Valentine’s day is and who Valentine was. Although Valentine’s Day is celebrated worldwide, it is still a mystery whence it originated. Despite the debate over its true origination, it can be said with some clarity that St. Valentine was a martyr who spent his last days in jail. One side of the story is that St. Valentine was a Roman who was martyred on 14th of February 269 A.D because of the fact that he was a true Christian and he declined to give up Christianity. The concept of Valentine’s Day sprouted from the fact that St. Valentine is said to have left a good bye letter signed off “From Your Valentine” to the jailer’s daughter who had befriended him. However, there is another story attached to the Valentine’s Day which professes that St. Valentine was a priest at the time Emperor Claudius reigned. The story goes around the line that Claudius confined Valentine’s freedom by jailing him when Valentine defied the Emperor. Pope Gelasius, in 496 A.D marked the 14th of February as a day to honour St. Valentine.

Now, I do not know which one is the real root to the day we celebrate as the Valentine’s Day, but I think it is more plausible to believe in the first story. Whatever the true root may be, it is a given fact that the 14th of February has been celebrated as a day segregated from the rest just for lovers since the 1800’s. Although, traditionally this day has been a day of exchanging sentimental poems and simple gifts that wither away like flowers, through time and age it has become a day to celebrate love by gifting valuable yet sentimental gifts to one’s loved ones as well. Below I have provided a number of Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas that will cater to everyone’s needs whether it be an adolescent boy about to spend his pocket money on a gift for his girl or a much experienced and wealthy person with a deep pocket.

As I have mentioned above, flowers are the traditional gifts that are given on Valentine’s day as such it needs to be noted why it is so. Well it is because there can truly be nothing as sweet as a bunch of red roses accompanying a sweet love note that reaches the deepest part of your partner’s heart.

Valentine's Day Gift Ideas

However, there are many Valentine’s day gift ideas that a man should take into account before deciding on any particular one. Things that a male partner can gift or do for his girlfriend or wife on Valentine’s are provided below.

If you are a married man or just a man living with your girlfriend and is used to spending cold winter days watching television with a hot mug of coffee, then you can surely gift yourselves an adorable set of coffee mugs from His and Hers that is surely going to make a sweet impression on her.

Similarly, you can gift yourselves a set of pillow cases that tells a story, especially if you are newly married or newly living together. This charming set of pillow cases are also from His and Hers.

There is another Valentine’s Day gift idea that might interest you if you want to present your girlfriend a piece of jewelry. The best piece of jewellery to get her for Valentine’s Day would be a piece of heart shaped pendant. Although the internet and shops are filled with many heart shaped lockets, it is best if you research a little and get her one that will match her taste and mood. I recently found a charming locket that has intricate patterns as a filler of the heart of the pendant that would make a very feminine gift for your girlfriend. There is another that I found, that is a bit brazen and would require the girl to be a bit unconventional to wear it, but a very fine find: the ruby heart that represents the heart that loves. 

A more romantic touch

However, if you want to make the Valentine’s night special with a present in the morning and a surprise in the evening, then you should definitely present your girlfriend with a sexy lingerie of your choice and surprise her with a themed bedroom atmosphere which you can do by getting purple, red or gold satin bed sheets and finish it off with smooth smelling perfumed candles, like the Apple cinnamon flavoured candles or the very Asian Indian ones.

Although there is no end to the list of Valentine’s day gift ideas, I will tell you this: get something that will make an impression on her. I would be just as happy or more with a bunch of red roses and a customized song written just for me as another might appreciate a flawless diamond ring. Also remember, a box of assorted chocolates with any gift never hurts!

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thecelt 2 years ago

Did you know that it's believed that the remains of St. Valentine's are believed to rest in a church in Whitefriar St. in Dublin, Ireland (where I live)?

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floating mind Level 2 Commenter 22 months ago

Nice hub. I was unaware of the various historys associated with Valentine's Day. Good information, though a bit one sided. How about what a girl can gift to a boy on Valentine's Day (other than sex). Guys like gifts too!

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K Kiss Hub Author 22 months ago

thanks floating mind... I know that the gift ideas are a bit one sided...but to tell you the truth .. I find it very difficult to come up with gift ideas for men other than the ordinary shirts, perfume and electronic gadgets!

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