| If Valentines Day were a contact sport, the | | | | - What you think is sappy, she might think is |
| flower companies would be in big trouble. That's | | | | really sweet. Think custom poems, custom |
| because men would start planning for Valentines | | | | fortune cookies or custom M&Ms with your |
| Day some time in early January, and they'd | | | | own special message on them. It may seem silly |
| almost certainly venture beyond the usual flowers | | | | to you, but she'll think it's thoughtful and creative. |
| and candy when choosing Valentines Day gifts. | | | | Personal Creations (personalcreations.com) and |
| The secret is you don't have to spend a ton of | | | | both offer giant custom fortune cookies. |
| money on Valentines Day gifts to please her. You | | | | - If you're giving candy, make it chocolate, and |
| just have to show you put some time and | | | | make it the good stuff. New York-based Jacques |
| thought into choosing something special. | | | | Torres not only makes good-quality chocolate; it's |
| Here's what married women wish the men in their | | | | popular among the uber-trendy set, too. |
| lives knew about choosing Valentines Day gifts: | | | | - If you want to show her how much you value |
| - You can never go wrong with jewelry. And | | | | your memories together, give her a memory |
| while some women will be satisfied with mall store | | | | book (similar to a baby book) of the year you |
| jewelry, just about all women will be impressed | | | | first met. Nostalgia Publishing does custom-printed |
| by a gift from Tiffany. It could be an inexpensive | | | | books that detail all the current events -- news, |
| silver keychain or a pair of diamond earrings. It | | | | sports, movies, popular songs and more --that |
| doesn't matter. If it comes in that signature blue | | | | happened during the year you met. You can even |
| box, she's almost guaranteed to love it. Or better | | | | customize the book with your names, the date |
| yet, give her the whole store. Buy her shares of | | | | you met, a special message and a poem. ($45 at |
| Tiffany stock, and she can legitimately say she | | | | whenwefirstmet.com). |
| owns the place. | | | | |