What should I do for my wife this Valentine's day?

Get her a gift certificate for a sex shop. Sex shops are no longer dark, seedy places with grungy floors and newspapers taped over the window, operated by fat, sweaty men in track pants. These days, most sex shops are bright, cheerful, sex-positive places which offer classes in various flavours of erotic hobbies. A gift certificate willl allow her to pick out what she wants, and of course you’ll probably enjoy whatever she ends up getting at least as much as she does.

Do the two of you have a special song? You could try to download the karaoke version and sing it for her, regardless of whether you have a good singing voice.

Does she usually do the cooking? Try making dinner for her, especially if you don’t usually cook. (Maybe have a take-out menu handy in case it goes wrong – she’d appreciate the thought anyway, and you could laugh about the disaster dinner!)

Depending on how much you’re looking (or able) to spend, you could arrange to have a flower delivered to her at work or at home every day – one for every year you’ve been together, with a beautiful bouquet on the last day.

If you like @SmashTheState‘s idea but she’s not the type of woman to visit a sex shop, many online stores offer gift certificates as well. Womyns’Ware is a female-oriented site that’s no-nonsense and has gift certificates.

Leave the candy hearts in spots where she will find them…..like her lingerie drawer.—Not taped to the handle of the vacuum—or maybe do that?XD
Why not buy tickets to a show or movies and put them in a card to her?
Cook a candlelight dinner for her or order out something nice.
Put on some music and dance,run a bubble bath,sing her a song,draw her a picture on a homemade card,write a love note on the gallon of milk in the fridge,stick some flowers in her favorite coffee mug,Throw her to the floor and make love to her like a wild man,swing from the chandelier,write her a message on the bathroom mirror,write a love letter,send her a romantic poem or song that you both like.
The best though,is to tell her exactly how you feel about her :)
Have a happy Valentine’s Day

I love all of @lucillelucillelucille‘s ideas and plan on using them all (even throwing her on the floor and making love to her like a “wild man”), except for one.

I have no candelier.

My favorite romantic scene is an indoor picnic!

Low lights, candles, music and lay out a blanket or bamboo beach mats and spread the feast!

Champagne, wine, dips, crackers, cheeses, olives, salami, french bread, spinache dip, fruit, chocolate.

Trust me…what women want more than any-‘thing’ is EFFORT, and creativity from their man.

Does she like to garden, give her some seed packets of her favorite flower or veggie seeds.
Does she like to attend concerts or plays, hide some tickets for two somewhere in the spread of goodies.
Does she need a night away, give her hotel reservations for the both of you or a spa day with a friend.

Or….give her nothing but your full attention and the romantic effort of your endeavor. Thats always good enough for me.

I’d rather have a creative man than a diamond ring any day of the week. ;-)

In the morning at breakfast give her a card with a gift certificate for a full spa treatment after she gets done with work for the day. Or during the day if she can take the day off. Pick her up from work drive her to the spa, and when she gets done, take her out to a nice place for dinner or make her a candlelight dinner if the logistics work out. Then have a nice wine available after dinner. Rest is up to you.

@Jude—Swing a small table lamp by the cord!
I am a creative idea woman,damnit!

Hahaha!!

@lucillelucillelucille

Goooooo creative! :-)

Oh, I think that the man should dress up as a Chippendales dancer with a bowtie, cuffs and a black speedo for maximum effect. Maybe do a pole dance for her too! lol

@Coloma -That is a stellar idea! I would like to slingshot oreos into his mouth as he’s dancing.

Make her your little card and leave the card and candies on breakfast on a tray by the bed for her when she wakes up. Also make a valentine video upload it to Youtube and e-mail it to her. Make sure you tell her all the reasons you are still crazy about her and have a candle light dinner together and cuddle by the fireplace or a video wall paper fireplace on the TV and tell how damn sexy she is and make crazy love to her!

Thanks for all the great suggestions!

Now where the heck can I score a Chippendale costume and a sturdy lamp cord before Monday.. ;)

Give her a spa day. Also… wait on her hand and foot all day/night.

Give her something that inquires her tastes, something that either defines your relationship, or that defines her. Do something out of the ordinary that way she knows that today is her day. Yes Chocolates are good to have but keep in mind what you’re trying to say. Do you want something romantic like a nice dinner then a romantic bubble bath, or do you want her to have some fun, in that case it depends on what her idea of fun is. I’m sure you’ll figure something amazing out :)

I just heard a great idea on the radio: Take your sweetie out to the chinese restuarant for the buffett. Seriously?

Oh what the heck….make a Valentines day she’ll never forget, rent an extra husband. lol

Some pizza places will actually make you a heart shaped pizza. You could have that delivered. Then get a bottle of her favorite wine, but make a new label for it that you will adhere over the regular one with some kind of drawing or little poem that you wrote.

I think you said she likes gardening. You could actually go to a nursery and buy her a little tree in a pot (maybe one that will eventually flower) that the 2 of you can plant in your yard once the weather clears up. Or you could get the materials to build one of those small (easy to assemble) above ground vegetable gardens like this with some seeds.

Or you could book a one night stay in either the fanciest hotel in town, or if you think she would balk at the expense, then book an overnight stay in a more economical bed and breakfast in the next town (maybe a place that you haven’t been to in awhile).

Maybe pre-pay for a session with a local photographer to take some romantic photos of you guys together (either in a studio for a little more, ahem, exotic photos, or some very nice lovey dovey photos of you 2 at a few of your favorite outdoor spots, like the kind that people take for their engagement announcements). Most people don’t have any good professional photographs of themselves as a couple.

Or check out some of the local cooking schools to see if you can book a one day cooking class for both of you to take together for some type of cuisine that she likes: Thai, Sushi, Italian etc.

Get her one of those books that has a bunch of questions that you guys fill in together. They have them for individuals as well as for couples. They’re basically a way for you to write your life story, and then you leave the book to your heirs. Here is an example of this kind of book. This one is called What I Love About You

How about some personalized M&Ms?

@Coloma Only if I can count on an extra wife around my b-day! ;)

LOL!

Give her an experience she will remember. Is there a special place you haven’t been for ages? Nothing fancy that will cost a fortune. Did you go to the zoo while you were dating or out on a picnic to a place that you loved? Don’t tell her, just plan it (do it at the weekend if necessary), wake her in the morning and tell her you are going out and take her on a mystery tour. During the day, why not buy something together to mark the wonderful day you have had? Not expensive, just something you both like, something little that will remind you of a day spent celebrating your love and relationship.

Fly her to Tel Aviv and peel oranges for her to eat on the beach… you just reminded me of another Bob and his plan for his bride!