I've decided not to give you the same old list of things you can get your girl for V Day. Seriously, how many times can you write about jewelry and flowers and candy and lingerie? I think you've got the idea by now.

Well, most of you anyway. There are still some of you out there who don't get the idea of what a "romantic" gift should be. Or, more importantly, what a romantic gift shouldn't be.

For example: She loves salmon. Taking her to a top seafood restaurant? Romantic. Taking her fishing on a freezing stream? Not romantic.

To keep you from taking a peep-toe pump to the family jewels this Valentine's Day, here are seven gift ideas that you might want to reconsider before wrapping them up in a red ribbon.


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