Just Friends, Friends With Benefits, and More

The gift suggestions above will work here, but if you’re looking for something a bit more personal for a treasured friend, we suggest a cool set of Rainbow Bath Tubes or Four Glass Photo Coasters, both from Wrapables. For your dog or cat companion, it doesn’t get much cuter than a Chocolate Covered Strawberry Plush Toy.

Truly, Madly, Deeply  …

If you don’t know what we’re talking about here, a description won’t help. Suffice it to say that the two of you are seriously tangled up in each other. For Valentine’s Day, there isn’t even a moment’s hesitation to hold back. 

Nothing says romance like a sultry voice singing in a language you can’t understand. Get lost in your baby’s arms and in the feelings, sensations and foreign tongues of artists like Marissa Monte and Paolo Conte. They’re our favorites for slow dancing by candlelight.

Almost as seductive as dancing is reading poetry to each other. You can’t go wrong with Chilean poet Pablo Neruda’s 100 Love Sonnets: Cien Sonetos de Amor. Another sure thing is Rumi: The Book of Love; Poems of Ecstasy and Longing. A 13th century Persian, Rumi has been called “the most popular poet in America.” Finally, because he’s so gifted as a poet and so experienced in matters of the heart, we suggest Dance Me To the End of Love, a 32 page hardcover book featuring the paintings of Matisse and the lyrics to the eponymous song by Leonard Cohen. Look at it together while lying down. For a wealth of love poems you can read and print free of charge, visit this page from the Academy of American Poets.

A booklet of Love Coupons lets you promise your beloved 60 treats redeemable at a future date. For example, there’s a coupon for one bottle of fine wine that includes “ a romantic setting in which to enjoy the wine” and there’s one for “2 hours of cuddling with the coupon-issuer” in a variety of romantic locations, “TV is prohibited.”

Jewelry makes a very romantic gift on V-day and you don’t have to spend a fortune to give him or her something to wear 24/7. For her, check out Zahour’s A Little Bit of Heart ring ($50)
or Silver Valentine Heart necklace ($46) for something handmade and simply beautiful. We’re confident she’ll love the selection at Kimmeron, especially the Garnet & Pearl Bracelet ($148), the
Love Knot Cuff ($165), and the London Blue Topaz Cluster earrings ($98). For him, an aircraft grade polished titanium Figaro Bracelet ($152) looks hot. If he’s a confident metrosexual (the best men are), give him Solis’s Bark Leather Plus Metal Necklace ($34). Very strong yet sensitive.

. . . Passionately, Feverishly

We all understand about hormones and the call of the wild. Celebrate with Gemstone Love Tokens ($38), a set of six ruby red cut-glass “suggestions” for placing on his or her pillow, in a jacket pocket, or anywhere you can think of. Tokens read, “Striptease,” “Massage,” “Fantasy,” etc.

There’s more to Valentine’s day chocolate than bonbons. We’re referring to Chocolate Body Tattoos ($25). Perfect for the couple sweet on each other. Use the letter stencils, paintbrush, and jar of body frosting to spell out your naked feelings.

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