Valentines for the Family: Great Gifts For Your Loved Ones On Valentines Day

 

Valentine's day is the most romantic day of the year. Estimations have shown that Valentine's Day expenditures are expected to reach $21.8 billion this year. That's a lot of money spent on giving gifts to our partners. However, Valentine's day's most overlooked aspect is the love meant for our family. It's a time to give gifts to our loved ones aside from our romantic interests. It is a time of love, and love also extends to our family friends.

7 Valentine's Day Gifts for Your Special Someone

Valentine's day is just around the corner and if you are still scrambling around trying to think up ideas of what to get your significant other, we have you covered. If you are the someone in your relationship that for some reason can never seem to come up with sweet sentimental gift ideas, especially during Valentine's Day, then this is the list for you.

5 Reasons Why Chocolate is Associated with Love and Romance

February is “Love Month”, and many people are showing their love by presenting their partner with a traditional gift of romance, one of the most common being the box of chocolates. Chocolate is known for being an iconic symbol for romance, and history has ingrained chocolate as a symbol of love in our minds for centuries. The first box of Valentine’s chocolates was introduced as a concept in 1868, and the tradition of presenting a loved one with a box of chocolates has stood the test of time.

Exciting Little Pleasure Helpers to Try this Valentine's Day

Every now and then we all need a little boost of excitement regardless of the burning passion we have for our partner. What better occasion there is to level up our love game than on a romantic Valentine's day?

5 Tips to Making Valentine’s Day Special

Valentine’s day is a special day for a lot of people, especially couples. It’s the day we celebrate love by bringing gifts of flowers and sweets. It’s a day people in love look forward to because it gives them a chance to do something special with their loved ones. If you’re looking for ideas on how to make this coming Valentine’s day extra special, you’re in the right place. Read on as we uncover 5 fresh ideas on making the most of this once in a year celebration. Let’s go!

Happy Valentine's Day 2016 – Do You Know? (Infographic)

February 14th is near and many of us might have already planned out something or other for the loved ones. On this day of love romance is on fleek. Gifting flowers especially rose, chocolates, gifts, jewellery etc to your loved one shows that you are very important in their life and your smile matters to them. We celebrate this day every year but there are some of the exciting facts that many of us are not aware of. For instance, Valentine’s Day is also known as Saint Valentine’s Day or Feast of Saint Valentine. Did you know this earlier? Great if it was a yes☺.

Do you know from which place the first letter on Valentine’s Day was sent from?
Can you name some famous lovers in history and literature?
Yes, there are some health benefits of kissing too. Want to know?
 There is a much more to know which you can explore from the infographic below created by the team at I Got Crazy to celebrate this Valentine’s Day with all. We wish very Happy Valentine’s Day 2016 to all.

Gift Idea - How to Make Valentines Last More Than One Day

Everyone loves something wrapped nicely in a box, on special occasions like Valentine, but could you give something more thoughtful this year? Last year, I was cash strapped and wanted to get a nice present for my boyfriend. I couldn’t deal with the typical valentine day oppression, where a lot of money would be spent to impress people, so I started looking for alternatives. However, It was difficult getting something in the Nigerian market that would match my budget and emotions.  After pondering for a few days I had my eureka moment!!! It dawned on me that I didn’t have to follow the herd and buy something I could not afford. I did not have to be bankrupt. Why?

I had found a gift that was quirky, expressive and affordable. Some of you are wondering what I could possibly be talking about. In two words, I found what is called a LOVE CHEQUE.

Let's Make Love - Steamy Valentine Note Will Heat You Up & Melt Your Heart

If you are hooked up, what did you get for Valentine's Day? This lady on Facebook shared an emotional love note she received from her boyfriend and it has gone viral. Continue reading below...

Ayomide Defends Fiancee For Lewd T-shirt on Valentine's Day

On Valentine's day, the lady in the picture above wore a T-shirt with the words, "I love f*cking you Ayomide Mi" inscribed on it, and photos of it went viral. Soon after, commentators came after the apparently crazy, free-spirited but love struck couple on social media, while some wanted to know who the Ayomide was to inspire such love.

RML shared his first photos here, and now Ayomide has come out to defend his fiancee, and according to him it was a printing error which they decided to go along with seeing that the 'tees' arrived late. Below is his statement:

Kobe Bryant and Wife Take Helicopter Ride For Dinner Date On Valentine's Day

Kobe Bryant is still nursing his sprained shoulder, but he made Valentine's Day extra special for his wife Vanessa over the weekend. The NBA star woke her up with a large bunch of roses and then in the evening, he took her out on a classy dinner date. And guess what? Their ride was a helicopter!

Vanessa Bryant took loads of selfies and shared the photos on her social media with the caption; Happy Valentine's Day baby! @kobebryant. She also added the tags #RomanticGetaway #ValentinesDay with lots of loves and kisses and flowers emojis.

Couple Love - Omotola Jalade and Husband Enjoy Romantic Valentine's Day

Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade spent Valentine's day with her husband Captain Matthew Ekeinde in a hotel and rounded off the night with a romantic dinner for two. See more pictures below with their son Prince MJ and daughter Princess seeing them off, and Omotola admiring her husband as he gets ready, and more photos...

Adanna David Shares Sweet Message For Hubby On Valentine's Day

Adanna is married to David Steinacker and the couple often share their social media presence under the hashtag #AdannaDavid. They came to become online sweethearts after their dancing videos while they were engaged went viral. The couple have now been married for over a year and their love is still going strong. She shared the photo above today with the caption;

I found a man with the heart of a poor boy and the mind of a conqueror. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY BABY #MySpecialBoy #AdannaDavid

See more recent photos of the cute couple below..

Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran Share PDA For Valentine's Day

Rapper Chris Brown first posted a shout out to his girlfriend Karrueche Tran on Instagram, and an hour later, she returned the favor. They fight in public, make up in public and so it should be no surprise that they also show their love publicly.

So sweet. Karrueche Tran shared the photo above with her message. See the photo Chris Brown posted and their messages below...

Happy Valentine's Day + See The Ayomide That Got Nigerian Twitter Talking

This photo of a woman wearing a Valentine's Day Tshirt dedicated to her Ayomide went viral earlier today, and soon after, Nigerian Twitterati went agog. Many people commended whoever was the Ayomide that was shacking his boo so much she didn't mind the whole world knowing about it.

Some people actually wanted to see the person, and it seems someone has. See some of the tweets about Ayomide, and the photo Twitter came up with below...and yes, happy Valentine's Day everyone, I was busy earlier and about to go out soon, it's our anniversary bay-bey :)

Couples Get Married In Coffin For Good Luck On Valentine’s Day [Photos]

This must be the weirdest start to marriage ever! Ten different couples lay inside a pink coffin for their wedding today at Wat Takien temple in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok. The couples believe that laying briefly in the coffin will get rid of bad luck and usher happiness into their lives.

Participants made offerings to the monks before taking their places side-by-side in the large pink coffin – floral bouquets held to their chests. The monks then draped a large white sheet across them – representing their death – and performed chants usually reserved for funerals. The prayers ended with blessings for a new life. More photos below..

Anonymous Boy Gives Happy Valentines To Every Girl in His School

And here's a sweet story for Valetine's Day. An Oklahoma boy made it his mission to make sure there were no lonely hearts at his high school this Valentine’s Day. Student Dan Williams secretly surprised all 1076 girls at Edmond High School on Friday with cards and candy.

Williams’ random act of kindness was supposed to stay a secret, but eventually word did leak out about the true identity of the school’s secret Romeo. Students created a giant “thank you” card for Williams on campus.

Toyin Aimakhu Gets Red Hot Car From Husband As Valentine's Day Gift [Photos]

Toyin Aimakhu and her husband Adeniyi Johnson have totally gotten over their brief but much publicized separation and reconciliation which happened last month. They are using the Valentine’s Day to completely put the past where it belongs. First, Toyin shared a love post to her hubby on social media, and then it turns out that he did something even bigger for her offline! He got her a car!

6 Most Romantic Places Around The World to Spend Valentine’s Day

By Meghan Gannon

For Valentine’s Day have you thought of the most romantic destination to spend time with your other half. Here is a list that takes lovers on a journey around the world’s most beautiful places to inspire their own Valentine’s Day plans.

Are you looking for a last minute getaway with your loved one? Whilst Paris, Venice and Bora Bora spring to mind as quintessentially romantic locations, why not think outside the box when it comes to deciding where to spend this Valentine’s Day? Below are 6 of the most idyllic, romantic spots to escape to this February.

What I Know About Love and Valentine’s Day

by Yetty Williams

What I know about love and valentine’s day has evolved. As a young girl valentine’s day always seemed like something fun that lovers do. In my girlish fantasies I looked forward to celebrating it someday. Growing up though, neither the media or my parents really made valentine’s day such a big deal, unlike today where everywhere you turn, online or offline, you are reminded about Valentine’s day.

Fast-forward to Secondary school and it is welcome to the era of awareness of boys, love infatuation really and the seemingly accompanying valentine’s day. This season of love seemed to create a buzz with everyone either looking forward to it secretly or dreading it quietly. You were either “valing” someone or being “valed” – it become an action in the government schools then.

Valentine's Day Traditions from Around the World - An Infographic

Some people think a traditional Valentine's Day is overrated; but they say that because here, it's all about red flowers and cards and teddy bears. Who needs flowers and date night at a restaurant when you could have pigs and wooden spoons?

Valentine’s Day is a day for love, and love comes in many forms – and different countries certainly have different approaches when it comes to celebrating the most romantic day of the year. Like the big traditional mass wedding celebration with 4,000 couples in The Philippines or the sympathy Easter Egg for secret admirers in Denmark.

In Japan, it's all about chocolate - 'Honmei Choco' is high quality chocolate given by women, to men who they have true feelings for. 'Cho-giri Choco', on the other hand, is pity chocolate. Find out more in the full infographic below...