Since treating yourself with loving kindness is one way of managing stress and depression naturally, we recommend the Valentine’s Day Guide to help you relax and brighten your life by adding some romance.
This ultimate guide to Valentine’s Day is filled with:
* Romantic Gift Ideas for Women
* Romantic Gift Ideas for Men
* Romantic DIY Gifts
* Romantic Gift Baskets
* Romantic DIY Gift Baskets
* Romantic Cards
* Romantic Recipes
* Romantic Music
* Romantic Movies
* Romantic Home Décor
* Romantic DIY Home Décor
* Romantic Vacation Ideas
* Valentine Day Ideas for Singles
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Romantic Gift Ideas for Women
Romantic Valentine’s Day gift ideas for women include:
Jewelry
Rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and all other types of jewelry are memorable Valentine’s Day gift.
As you choose your presents remember that diamonds are a girl’s best friend and pearls are a classic woman’s best pal.
In addition try and buy those with heart shapes.
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Perfume
Perfume and cologne are other great Valentine’s Day presents for women.
Regardless of whether you choose Burberry, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana or any other designer brand, choose one with a similar scent to what your valentine uses or what they have expressed a desire to own.
Perfume gifts sets are other great options for those who are passionate about perfume. These can be complimented with Makeup gift sets for those who love applying makeup. Heart shaped makeup sets and Heart shaped manicure sets will send your messages loud and clear.
Another great ideas to help you bond with you Valentine is to buy them fragrances that come in sets. For example you can buy her Allure by Chanel for women and buy yourself Allure Sport by Channel for men.
You can also buy them unisex perfumes that you can “borrow” like:
1. CK One by Calvin Klein for men and women
2. CK Be by Calvin Klein for men and women
3. Cold by United Colors of Benetton for men and women
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Flowers
Flowers and especially roses are some of the best gifts to give on Valentine’s Day.
When giving flowers choose red roses which represent passionate love.
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Romantic Gift Ideas for Men
Romantic Valentine’s Day gift ideas for men include:
Food Baskets
Food baskets are great Valentine’s Day gifts for men.
Perfect examples include:
1. Cheese gift basket if they cherish cheese.
2. Space food gift basket if they have an interest in the outer space.
3. Italian foods gift basket if they are infatuated with everything Italian.
4. Fruit baskets if they are trying to lose weight.
Glass Sets
Glass sets are great Valentine’s Day gifts for men.
Examples include champagne glass sets which can even be used to drink non-alcoholic drinks like smoothies.
You can even go a step further and give him a Heart shaped wine stopper and a Heart shaped cheese board.
Games
Games that you can place together are great Valentine’s Day gifts for men.
Examples of games which can help you spark and rekindle your relationship include:
1. Scrabble Valentine’s Day Card Kit and Game
4. Pin the Heart on the Bumble Bee
5. Chess
You can even modify the rules or make your own rules to personalize (or couplize) the games and give them your own special meaning.
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Romantic Gift Baskets
Romantic gift baskets that are perfect for Valentine’s Day include:
Chocolate Gift Baskets
The Grand Ghirardelli Chocolate Gift Basket is a perfect Valentine’s Day gift for chocoholics.
This deluxe basket is filled with an assortment of chocolate truffles and squares made by Ghirardelli who are world renown chocolatiers.
Bath Gift Baskets
The Fizzy Baker Cupcake Trio Bath Bomb Gift Box is another great Valentine’s Day gift for spa loving men and women.
This gift box contains 3 cute cupcake bath bombs which are flavored with raspberry, cherry and lemon. They also contain coconut oil and glycerine to moisturize the skin.
Aromatherapy Gift Baskets
Aromatherapy gift basket like the Top 6 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Basic Sampler Essential Oils Gift Set are perfect presents for natural health enthusiasts.
This gift set allows them to experiment with the healing properties of soothing lavender, stimulating eucalyptus, rejuvenating lemongrass, revitalizing peppermint, sweet orange and the legendary tea tree essential oil.
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Romantic Cards
Romantic cards for Valentine’s Day should include:
Flowers
Roses and other fragrant flowers are perfect images for Valentine’s Day cards.
Hearts
Hearts shaped objects are other perfect images for Valentine’s Day cards.
Chocolates
Images of chocolates are others which are perfect for Valetine’s Day cards.
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Christian Valentine’s Day Cards
Bible verses that are perfect for Christian Valentine Day include:
I thank my God every time I think of you. Philippians 1:3
May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. Numbers 6:25
What God has joined together let no one separate. Matthew 19:6
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Romantic Food Recipes for Valentine’s Day
Romantic food that is perfect for eating on Valentine’s Day includes:
Chocolate Pudding
Ingredients
2 cups milk
8 tablespoons white sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
Mix the sugar, cocoa and cornstarch in a bowl.
Gradually whisk in the milk until mixture is smooth and fully mixed.
Cook the mixture over moderate heat while stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and become shiny (around 7 minutes).
(You can also cook it in the microwave on high for 3 minutes. Remove from the microwave and stir. Then cook for 1 minute intervals while stirring until the mixture thickens like mayonnaise.)
Remove from the heat source and add in the vanilla.
Pour elegant champagne glasses and cover with pudding with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming.
Chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Before serving garnish with strawberries and whipped cream if so desired.
Chocolate Platter
Ingredients
2 bars dark chocolate
2 bars dark chocolate
2 bars dark chocolate
2 cups Strawberries, blueberries or other berries
Instructions
Chop the chocolate into bite sized pieces and serve them on a decorative platter with the berries.
Red Watermelon Smoothie
Ingredients
2 cups banana slices
2 cups watermelon cubes
1 cup orange juice
5 ice cubes
Instructions
Put all the ingredients in the blender and mix for a few minutes until you get a smooth consistency.
Serve garnished with fruit wedges.
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Romantic Music
Romantic music that is perfect for listening on Valentine’s Day includes:
I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
This song was #1 in Billboard’s Hot 100 Peak in 1992.
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Because You Loved Me by Celine Dion
This song was #1 in Billboard’s Hot 100 Peak in 1996.
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Don’t Let Go (Love) by En Vogue
This song was #2 in Billboard’s Hot 100 Peak in 1997.
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Romantic Movies
Romantic movies that are perfect for watching on Valentine’s Day include:
Titanic
Titanic is an epic love story cum comedy cum thriller. It stars Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio) a poor artist, who falls in love with rich Rose (Kate Winslet) while on the doomed Titanic.
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Fireproof
Caleb (Kirk Cameron) and Catherine (Erin Bethea) have been married for a long time and drifted even further apart that they are now ready for divorce. But, Caleb takes on a 40 day love dare!
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Jumping the Broom
Produced by Bishop T. D. Jakes, Jumping the Broom is a romantic comedy that chronicles the great love between Sabrina Watson (Paula Patton) and Jason Taylor (Laz Alonzo). Drama unfolds when Mrs Taylor (Loretta Divine) from Brooklyn, arrives at Mrs Watson’s (Angela Basset) Martha’s Vineyard home for their wedding.
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Romantic Home Decor
Romantic home décor accents that are perfect for preparing your home for Valentine’s Day include:
Decorative Pillows
Fluffy, pink or red throw pillows are great home décor accents to add a touch of romance to your home.
If these colors are too bold you can try subtle purples like relaxing lavender, plum and lilac.
You can even go a step further and purchase Heart shaped throw pillows.
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Plates and Placemats
Plates and placemats are an inexpensive way of adding a romantic touch to your home decor.
These can be combined with Heart shaped mugs and Heart shaped plates.
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Wall Clocks
Beautiful wall clocks are also perfect for decorating the walls of your home.
Ensure that they also contain romantic images like of rose petals.
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Valentine’s Day Ideas for Singles
If you are single this Valentine’s Day, the following are some of the ways you can celebrate the day without throwing yourself a pity party:
Valentine Someone Else
Remind yourself of all the less fortunate members of your society who in addition to not having someone to celebrate Valentine’s Day with also have other major problems to contend with like life threatening physical illnesses.
Therefore instead of wasting the day pitying yourself, spend it visiting the sick in hospitals and in hospices or the hurting in battered women’s shelters and reminding them that God still loves them by:
a. Making or buying several holiday day themed cards with the message “God Loves You” and giving them to residents of those institutions.
b. Buying chocolates and distributing them to the battered women and their children.
c. Buying a bouquet of fresh flowers or even artificial flowers like a satin rose bouquet and giving one stem to each person.
Valentine Yourself
Celebrate Valentine’s Day by treating yourself the way you would expect your Soul Mate to treat you on Valentine’s Day. For example you can:
a. Spend your day shopping
b. Buy yourself a Valentine’s day gift basket
c. Send yourself a card which makes you feel better.
For example it can have the message “I am fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Check into a Spa
Give yourself a special Valentine’s Day gift and check into a Day Spa or a Destination Spa and spend the day receiving tender loving care in the form of pampering pedicures, manicures, massages and facials.
You can even go ahead and buy spa gift certificates for all you single friends so that you can enjoy the pampering together.