Leave it to the French to put a sexy new twist on the everyday. And give us guys another tool to add to our box of Things to Use to Wear Down Her Defenses and Make Her Think of Us In "That Way". (Listen, whatever it takes.)

Gentlemen, meet Jou-jou. A double-ended, candy apple and ginger flavored lollipop, that's designed to be shared with your intended Valentine, bringing her oh-so-close to that first kiss. (I'm hoping when they developed this they were thinking the classic Disney "Lady and the Tramp" spaghetti scene, not the cringe-inducing Snicker's Super Bowl commercial I've dubbed "Brokeback Garage", that mercifully got pulled this week.)

Silly as it may look, the French do have intimate knowledge of getting intimate. They even have their own kiss named after them. And if they say a double-ended lollipop will get us started down that path - it says right on their website, "As the sugar melts, eyes meet and noses brush playfully before melting into a sweet kiss..." - then, hey, I'm willing to give it a shot.

And even though she's gonna see right through your poorly-veiled attempt to get invited into her "personal space", I gotta believe she'll at least appreciate the effort. Share a Jou-jou with you. And give you that Valentine's kiss. Or laugh in your face. But we're used to that.

$20 for a set of 6
Jou-jou