14 Things NOT to Get Your Valentine

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Tomorrow’s the big day! If you have a significant other, have you bought him/her a gift yet? If you haven’t, there’s still time to change that! Here are 14 gifts you should definitely NOT give your valentine this year.

1. Nothing

No, you don’t count as a gift to them. A little thought goes a long way. Something as simple as a handmade card or a text with a heart-eyed emoji will surely make your sweetheart’s day.

2. Something cliché and last minute, like a ridiculously oversized teddy bear or a foil-covered chocolate rose

Okay. Unless you know he or she will love it.

3. Last minute gas station candies

i.e. those candy hearts that say “TXT ME” and “LUV U.”

4. Something you’ll get more use out of than he/she will

Example: Two tickets to YOUR favorite team’s game, even though your significant other hates basketball.

5. Exercise equipment

I mean, what are you trying to say?

6. A break-up text

Let’s be real. If you’re going to break up, do it in person.

7. A giant KING SIZE box of approximately 400 chocolates

Half of them taste like orange-flavored toothpaste, and because one cannot physically eat that much candy, it will likely go to waste.

8. A one-pound, anatomically correct, gummy heart (See here!)

Actually, maybe you should buy that one….

9. A personal item you might want back if the two of you ever break up.

Example: Your late grandmother’s ring that has been passed down for generations.

10. Your mix-tape

And we don’t care how fresh it is.

11. An engagement ring

In the end, we can’t tell you what to do, but make sure you’ve given marriage a good hard thought. Maybe you should buy a promise ring or something instead.

12. A box of furry kittens

It’s all fun and games until you have to clean the litter box (plus roughly one in three Americans are allergic to cats).

13. Fireworks

No. Attaching them to a note that says “You set my heart on fire” does not make it okay.

14. A scrapbook of pictures taken of them in various places around town

You might want to look for healthier ways to express your love….

Happy Valentine’s Day!