Make a gift like a scrapbook or a window box of your first several months (years) together: include matchbooks from restaurants or take out menus, movie or concert ticket stubs, corks from bottles of champagne and wine consumed together and of course photographs.

Do a weekend of gardening, laundry and cleaning so your partner can take it easy and just sit back and enjoy while you make sure they have their favorite drink in hand, books or magazines, and/or movies on the television.

Create a book of coupons specifically designed around your significant other’s disliked chores to use over the next few months.

Go for a walk together and stumble upon a picnic set up overlooking the ocean at sunset just waiting for you to sit down and enjoy.

Create a treasure hunt that is filled with all the accouterments for a fun evening at home: spent the day with your partner as they decipher the clues to locate their favorite chocolates, champagnes (maybe do a champagne tasting to discover some new favorites), a new piece of sparkly jewelry, a album of your favorite songs, a walk along the beach at sunset to take photos together and what ever else you may want to bring home to continue the quality time in front of the fireplace together.

The gift(s) doesn’t (don’t) have to be expensive, just make sure there was a good deal of thought put into thinking what would make your love happy. Ideas for a less expensive gift include researching the meanings of various flowers, buy one of each individual flower and tell a story as you present your love with each one, perhaps ending with a red rose signifying your love; another idea would be to do some searching on your loves family genealogy for them and put your findings together in a scrapbook.

Leaning more toward the typical Valentine’s Day gifts for her include: an assortment of several of her favorite chocolates and an array of three or four splits of different bottles of champagne; a trail of small boxes leading to a big box (or the other way around if you are ending with a piece of jewelry); things she wouldn’t normally buy for herself but that you would know she would have fun exploring with you.

Draw or write something special for your partner.

Take the time to memorize one of your love’s favorite poems and recite it to them over dessert or at sunset.

Online you can customize a book based on you and your partner, special locations you have already been or would like to travel to and adventures you would love to have together. Just visit: www.bookbyyou.com.

Create an evening of sensual pleasure where your love is either the queen or king for the night.

Key ingredients for the pampering can include any number of the following: a trail of rose petals from the front door to the bathroom where a hot bubble bath is waiting, you help them undress and distress from the workday by helping them slip into the bath while you wash them down. At the end of the bath time, wrap them in a comfy robe and escort them to the blanket in front of the fireplace. Give them a massage, either foot or full body with their choice of favorite essential oils. Have a tray of light foods that you can feed them and a glass of their favorite drink you can serve them. The rest of the evening I’m sure will progress in a way that will delight any “physical touch” person.