Valentine’s Day is the one time of year where boyfriends are expected to do something romantic for their girlfriends. Although it’s totally unfair, these are the rules of civilization and we must all abide by them or perish.
So, here are a few tips you can use this Valentine’s Day to show your girlfriend a good time without having to foreclose your house.
Tip #1: Make it HerSpace.com. Make your MySpace profile reflect how much you love your girlfriend by changing your default picture to one of just you two. Then, post a bulletin of a quiz you took where every answer had something to do with her.
Tip #2: Make her dinner. Watching guys struggle is something every girl loves to do, so give her what she really wants by trying to make something with flavor.
Tip #3: Steal her something. Girls love a bad boy, and nothing says “bad boy” more than stealing a teddy bear for your woman.
Tip #4: Write her a love song. If you’re not creative, take an already popular song and change the words around. For example, “I can stand under my Ezmerelda -elda -elda.”
Tip #5: Give her a non-sexual back massage. Unless you know how to properly give someone a back massage, you have no business asking someone to disrobe.
Tip #6: Watch “The Notebook.” I don’t get it either, but most girls are drawn to movies about old wars and torrid love affairs. So, chances are, she’ll gladly sit down with you for the five-and-a-half hours it takes to watch this movie and enjoy every tear-filled second of it.
If she asks you how you liked it, don’t answer, “I can’t remember ever watching it.”
Tip #7: Compliment her on everything. Chances are she spent way more time getting ready than you did. So, compliment ever layer of clothing she put on, even if that requires a bit of investigative work.
Tip #8: Don’t play “Guitar Hero” all night. Your fans may think pushing down on the whammy bar during the solo of “Sweet Child o’ Mine” is better than any tangible gift, but, if you’re not going to buy your girlfriend dinner, the least you can do is give her all of your attention. So, hide the sticks.
Tip #9: Don’t forget Valentine’s Day. It’s this Thursday, Feb. 14. Don’t think your girlfriend will remind you about it. This is a test on her part, so mark your calendar right now!
Tip #10: Don’t wait until the last minute. It’s understandable that you can’t spend a lot of money on this holiday, you’re in college; and, unless your girlfriend’s totally not cool, she’ll be understanding of that, too.
Just make sure that whatever you do, it looks like you put some time into it.
The last thing you want is for her and her friends to laugh at you because all you got her was a blank poster covered in stickers of baseballs.
I did that once, and my girlfriend-at-the-time never let me live it down. So, learn from my mistake.
In all, I hope this list will help you and your girlfriend have a fun and affordable Valentine’s Day.
If you’re single, feel free to try these tips, too; just because you’re alone on Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean you can’t be romantic.
Simon Barta is a senior English major and an assistant opinion editor for the Daily Forty-Niner.
