The Worst Valentine’s Day Gifts to Buy Your Partner

Romantic gifts can be relationship killers

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and if you like to celebrate Cupid’s special day with your partner, you may be thinking about what gifts to buy. Maybe you’re considering the mainstays that many people turn to — a bouquet of flowers and a box of candy.

However, if traditional gifts are your idea of the perfect way to express love for your partner on Valentine’s Day, you may find that you don’t have a partner anymore on February 15.

That’s because according to a study of 2,000 Americans in relationships, 23 percent of people will consider ending their relationship if they receive a Valentine’s Day present they believe is cliché. In fact, 53 percent of respondents believe a heart-shaped box of chocolates is a cop-out excuse for a gift.

“Tuning in to your partner’s wants and preferences is the best way to make them feel appreciated with a gift this Valentine’s Day.”

Valentine’s Day Gifts to Avoid

Survey participants were asked what the worst Valentine’s Day presents are and the results were:

• Furry handcuffs (34 percent)
• Flowers (28 percent)
• Classic heart-shaped box of chocolates (22 percent)
• A love coupon book (18 percent)
• Being serenaded (14 percent)

The good news is, partners can avoid a relationship faux pas on Valentine’s Day by paying attention. For 47 percent of respondents, it’s “extremely important” that their significant other remembers what they like and dislike, and chooses a present accordingly. But this is not always the case in practice. While 35 percent of those surveyed said their partner is “extremely” attentive to their preferences, and 41 percent said their partner is “very” attentive in this way, about 30 percent said they actually have to leave clues about the kind of experience they want on Valentine’s Day and 20 percent have dropped clues about gifts.

Although you may think that being attentive to your partner about the kind of gift they want will break the bank, that’s not necessarily the case. For almost 80 percent of people, receiving a gift that shows their partner has been listening is much more important than getting something expensive for Valentine’s Day.

“The results of the survey couldn’t be clearer: Tuning in to your partner’s wants and preferences is the best way to make them feel appreciated with a gift this Valentine’s Day,” said Ankur Daga, the CEO of Angara.com, which conducted the study.

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Source:

Melore, C. (2021, February 8). Valentine’s Day flowers? Skip them! Cliché gifts might get you dumped, survey says. Study Finds. https://www.studyfinds.org/valentines-day-flowers-cliche-gifts-might-get-you-dumped/