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Valentines Day is a good day to express how much you love your spouse or loved one.
While I believe that we all need to show love every day, I do know that a lot of people become more romantic and thoughtful on this day. And there are many Valentine’s Day-themed promos and specials.
But our expression of love does not necessarily have to be a grand presentation with fireworks. Because most of the time, it’s the small things and the small gestures that give the loudest shout of “I love you” to our spouses. We just really have to know their love language (words, service, touch, quality time or gifts) and express our love using that language.
So with that, I give you 5 simple ways to say I love you this Valentines Day.
- Prepare a “hearty” breakfast for your loved one. Make your loved one’s Valentine’s Day breakfast a little different from others by creating heart-shaped pancakes and adding some heart-shaped strawberries on the side. I’m sure someone whose love language is service will appreciate this.
- Leave a sweet note in his wallet or bag. While they’re having breakfast, or perhaps while they’re in the shower, slip a sweet note in his wallet or bag (basically any thing they’re sure to open or look at when they’re at out). In your note, tell them you love them and why you do. A variation of this is to sneak a calendar reminder on their mobile phone and type in your love note. If your loved one’s love language is words, this will most probably make them smile all throughout the rest of their day.
- Hug him/her for 20 seconds. I read an article somewhere about hugging your loved one for 20 seconds. Hugging for 20 seconds supposedly releases oxytocin (the love hormone) and makes both huggers feel more loved. Whether or not that’s true, prolonged hugging will make someone whose love language is touch feel loved.
- Give him/her a simple DIY gift. Some people just love receiving gifts — and they don’t have to be expensive. Those whose love language is gifts find more meaning in receiving gifts or tokens especially when they know the giver put a lot of thought or effort into it. Pinterest would be a great place to find ideas for this.
- Surprise him/her with a movie date night. Spend some quality time with your loved one over a romantic movie. Here’s a quick date night checklist to help you get ready:
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I make a nice romantic dinner.
I want to try the Chocolate Caramel!
I’m single right now.My ex-boyfriend would make me breakfast in bed and buy me roses. Then we’d get dinner and a movie.We always got chinese food and brought it home because everywhere is always so crowded. I’d rather eat at home where I wear my sweats. Lol! Thank you for the chance 🙂
Your in the bay area I see. I’m in the east bay so I thought I’d say Hi 🙂
I want to try Cappuccino the most.
I would have to say surprising him with a special meal.
One simple way to express your love to someone on Valentine’s Day is just saying a simple “I love you”.
I would like to try the Chocolate Caramel flavor first.
I plan on buying my bf some chocolate 🙂
I’d love to try the Choco Caramel one 🙂
I make a delicious breakfast with all the things he likes. Then I spend to day watching movies he likes.
I’d like to try Chocolate Caramel
Leave a sweet note somewhere.
I’d like to try Vanilla Caramel
A very simple way to show my love on Valentine’s Day is making my boyfriend’s favorite meal and baking homemade brownies
The flavor I would love to try first is Raspberry Cheesecake!
I’d like to try the chocolate caramel.
I love making a romantic dinner with a great romance movie.
I want to try the strawberry truffle.
I’ll try Chocolate Caramel.
I bring a cup of coffee and a hug to my loved one.
I express my love to my husband with a handmade Valentine.
I’d like to try the Triple Chocolate.
Which Breyers Gelato flavor would you like to try?
Chocolate Caramel.
I would love to try the Tiramisu gelato.
i would like to try chocolate caramel.it sounds really good
Want to try Cappuccino flavor
I tuck a valentine note in his briefcase so when he opens it at work, it is there 🙂
To show your loved one you care on Valentines day you could write them a poem 🙂
I express my love to my husband by spending time with him and doing something special that he likes to do for Valentine’s Day!
I like the Chocolate Caramel Flavor!
I like to express my love to my husband by making his favorite meal.
I would love to try the Vanilla Caramel Flavor.
I have tried Triple Chocolate love it now like too try Strawberry Truffle one
I’d try the Strawberry Truffle.
Oneof my simple ways to say I love you is just smile and hug them!
I would love to try the Raspberry Cheesecake. They all sound so amazing!
I would like to try strawberry truffle.
I would like to try the chocolate caramel flavor!
i love mint chocolate.
It’s kind of silly but doing little things like putting the toothpaste on their toothbrush or starting their morning coffee can really show someone you love them.
I would like to try Chocolate Mint
Valentines is a Bittersweet day for me so it’s sorta a weird day in my house My Mom passed on V-Day then 6 yrs later My Daughter was born on V-Day so we don’t really focus on each other like we should so thanks for the tips on how to do it cheaply 🙂
I would like to try the chocolate caramel 🙂
I want to try the mint chocolate.
I take care of her choars for a week.
I would do something for them that they really needed help with
Valentines day is a great way to show you care with little things and big things. Just doing something nice is a great way to show you care and valentines are easy to do too!
One simple way to express my love to someone on Valentine’s Day is by spending time with them and telling them how much they mean to me.
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I would love to have the chocolate caramel. I have had this before and it is really good.
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I would like to try chocolate caramel
You can express you love on Valentine’s Day with a beautiful card.
The Breyer’s gelato flavor I would like to try is the cappuccino.
I’d try the Chocolate caramel.
I want to try the Chocolate Caramel.
I would love to try the triple chocolate
I always try to make him a special dinner when the kiddos are in bed
I would like to try the triple chocolate
I like the ideas but I think we should try to do sweet things like this everyday for our loved ones not just for Valentines day.
I would definitely go for the Cappuccino!
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Something handmade or DIY is always nice.
I’d start with the Chocolate Caramel flavor.
I think the note idea can be done at any time not just feb 14, but i till really like the idea!
These are some very good tips. Some we should all the time!
I make sure to have his favorite meal cooked for dinner. plus I put a secret note in his wallet!
Love these ideas. I’m sure my hubby would love a date night. Seems like we don’t get out by ourselves often enough.
I have never heard of the 20-second hug tip, that’s pretty interesting!
I love gelato. I like salted caramel and white raspberry. I always hide it in the freezer when I pick some up.
I like this one thanks Surprise him/her with a movie date night
salted caramel and white raspberry
I love them all but would like to try the Raspberry Cheesecake and the rest will follow! lol
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Planning on a spa date so that we can have massage if that doesn’t happen maybe will just cook a sumptuous dinner
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These are great tips )
My husband and I used to leave sweet notes all the time for each other. Maybe it’s time to pick that habit back up. I think the simple everyday things say I love you. For instance my husband takes out the trash but sometimes he gets surprised when I say, I’ve already taken care of it. And sometimes he goes in the kitchen and does the dishes or even cooks dinner without being asked. Love that. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome giveaway and I love your tips.
I’d like to try the Raspberry Cheesecake flavor.
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well i loved all the ideas my most favorite one is to Hug him/her for 20 seconds which i would love to.
Chocolate CarameL is the flavor i would love to try!
To express my love for someone on valentines day i would come early from work and make some delicious recipes which my husband wouls love and have an amazing time with him.
Im going to leave this for my husband, hint hint
I’d like to try Strawberry Truffle.
I love the long hug & sweet note idea!! I’m going to try these out!
My brother bought some of this icecream awhile back, it is sinfully yummy!
I like Number 3 about hugging for 20 seconds or more. It does make you feel more loved.
I like simple ways to say I love you.. a single red rose, for instance is a good way 🙂
I just love the simplicity of a romantic day and night at home.
I’d love to try Chocolate caramel Breyers gelato. Can’t wait.
I like the long hug idea. Hugs are often rushed.
Such simple suggestions, but imagine if we were that caring every day! What a difference it would make in our relationships!
Hugs are wonderful.
These are good suggestions. I always try to do one of these on valentines and during the year.
I do them alllllll and more!
I ahve already tried the Mint Chocolate – very good!!
But I would like to try the Chocolate Caramel.
Because we get up at different times, cooking breakfast for him would be hard -dinner would be better.
I still do leave post it love notes! But I already know what my husband loves: Gift Cards to his favorite golf course & to have his back scratched for a half & hour or more!! What can I say – we’re old 🙂
I love all of the ways you listed. When I read the title of this post, my first thought was a hug.
I love these ideas, especially the breakfast one because there’s something so nice about somebody making you a breakfast with pancakes, waffles and the like!
Little things mean a lot. Just the other day, my husband asked me what kind of food I’d liked. Even though he was cooking. He knew I wouldn’t like what he was making so he wanted to run out and buy me a meal. I thought that was very nice.
I would love to try the breyer’s gelato raspberry cheesecake flavor.
the mint chocolate
I love those tips, sometimes I leave a note on the door telling him I love him.
I really love this brand of Gelato in the Caramel sea salt flavor I deff wanna try the raspberry cheesecake…yummy!!!
I am all about the movie date night. With kiddos nights out are few and far between.
I love the extended hugs cant get enough
Thanks for the great ideas
I want to try the Tiramisu flavor.
my husband likes long hugs so i’ll make it extra long on V Day!
Love the Hug for 20 Seconds!
Love the ideas, especially a good hearty breakfast. Sometimes it’s so much sugury candy and sweets it’s nice to start off something nice and hearty!
Who doesn’t love a nice long hug?! So comforting
My mom used to include notes in our lunch bags every once in a while. Finding them was so much fun. Love all the ideas above!
I would love to try the Tiramisu!
Movie date night are awesome! I love just hanging out with my sweetie!
My favorite is the breakfast one. 😀 Always love a yummy breakfast in bed!
I wana try the raspberry cheesecake gelato!
I think that diy gifts are just awesome it really shows that you took some time to let some one know that you care
I would love to try raspbeery cheese cake i love anything with raspberry
I end every conversation, text, phone call, etc with my daughters with the words “Mommy Loves”.
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Little messages or anything small gesture are great ways to say I love you
Sometimes saying I love you can be done silently. A simple look shares without saying a word can speak volumes.
I get my loved ones small treats or gifts just because.
Those gelato cups look delish!
I love these. The hug is a good one!
slow down and smell the roses!!
You can say I love you with a simple look. Or, just the small everyday things that we do for each other.
A hug is so simple, but so meaningful.
Saying “I love you” doesn’t have to be a big thing! Sometimes a smile and a hug go a long way!
Yes it don’t cost alot of money to say I Love You. So many way to show it.
A hug is universal. A gift you can give anyone any age.
I think these look so good, I’m gonna have to try some.
I’d like to try the strawberry truffle, it seems delicious.
Music is good. A special song that you fell in love to or a concert. Whatever, little things do mean a lot. Although, gifts are appreciated too. Jewelry dear, if you’re reading behind my shoulder!
I love the leaving a note. When my husband and I first met he used to write me letters all the time, and either slip them in my purse or leave them in a strange place to be found. I still have all of them!
Sometimes a long hug feels so good and really helps the day’s cares melt away!
I’d like to try the chocolate mint flavor! Yum-I love chocolate and mint together.
for us, a meal alone would be a gift. 5 kids, 2 sons-in law, 1 daughter-in-law, 3 grandchildren and a son who brings home friends from college, a meal alone would be heavenly.
hi, i would try the ‘chocolate caramel’ first since i am a certified chocoholic!
These are all great – and not just for Valentine’s Day, of course!
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I would love to try the Chocolate Carmel Breyers Gelato Indulgences!
I love these tips. I especially love the one on hugging.
So important!
Diana C
Just spending time with the ones I love on Valentine’s Day is how I show them love
We are all so caught up in consumerism. Love this focus on keeping it simple.
This is such a thoughtful list. I’m going to pass it along!
You don’t need a card manufactured holiday to tell or show someone that you love them. I know that I’m loved when I have troubles and I’m not judged. I’m encouraged.That let’s me know that thought of.
I like to express my love through food! A good, homecooked, special meal is all we need for Valentines Day!
Love the idea and totally agree that a nice homemade dinner made with love beats all the valentine gifts
We both really try to do all of these things every day. We try to have at least one date night every week also.
I like the DIY idea. I’m not that good with crafts, but I can bake!
Diana C
Love DIY ideas!
I like to make a favorite dinner – maybe something that I don’t usually make and a great dessert.
mint chocolate sounds awesome
Simple is always best. When the kids were young I used to love the handmade items. I still have quite a few even 20 some years later.
I usually get cards and candy for my family on Valentine’s Day to let them know I love them.
I would like to try the Cappuccino. I love anything coffee flovored.
I’d love the Mint Chocolate.
I really like the note idea! Whenever my husband has gone on business trips, I always put a little letter in his luggage.
These are truly good ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Maybe someone will give me one of these for valentines
I think my husband would like the big breakfast. All these are great ideas.
Diana C
These are great ways to say I love you, Breyers Gelato Indulgences is definitely a nice start, I’d love to try the chocolate caramel. Thank you for sharing this post.
My children love to cook too its usually dinner for the family which is so special both of my kids have almost died cancer, heart transplant so being together is wonderful over dinner
great ideas much better than just a card or candy or flowers
Those are indeed great ways to say I Love You! Thanks for these simple reminders.
hugging is good for both you and your loved one.
I love all of your ideas; they are so sweet and romantic! Not everything has to be a big deal and there are so many small, but meaning ful ways to show someone you care!
When I want to show my husband that I love him, I give him a quick 5-minute neck and shoulder rub. He loves it and it costs nothing! 🙂
I normally agree 100%. Today I’m in a bit of a snit. It’s valentines and a big anniversary coming up. I rarely ask for anything. There is one expensive item I want and I’m being told it’s too much. So sometimes yes, fireworks are called for.
We love to make a big breakfast for dad for valentines morning he loves it and take him out for dinner,
the simplest things sometimes mean the most
I like the “hearty” breakfast idea; we had heart cookie cutters as gift favors at our wedding. I can use one of those extra ones to make something extra special.
Diana c
I love all of these ideas!
OOOhhh… gelato with the grandkids.
I’ll be happy when we have a break in between holidays. I enjoy them, there are just too many too close together.
Give her a massage.
I want chocolate caramel gelato.
All five of those ideas are awesome! The little things are so important and really lift your relationship up!
The best things for me on Valentine’s Day are a heartfelt, “I Love You”, a hug and a kiss. But they’re the best everyday.
I will be working valentines and so will my hubby. Happy Valentines!
With Candy and kisses!
Chocolate Caramel YUM
This is really awesome! It brought tears to my eyes.How simple gestures and a touch could bring back the spark that couples have lost during every day life. Thank you for the ideas on how to rekindle the love once had.
I scream, you scream we all scream for ice cream haha I can’t believe I remembered that from my childhood but isn’t it so true!
This is a great posting! I’m not sure what the secret is to making a relationship last but I have been married now for over 30+ years. We just try to show each other how much we love each other on a daily basis and treat them the way you want to be treated.
I think that I would like to try the Chocolate Caramel flavor. Two of my favorite flavors
I was inspired by this post. I left a note in my husband’s lunch the other day. I think he liked it, he texted me back. 🙂
Diana C
aaawww… I’m sure he found it sweet! 🙂
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I need to show my husband all these great ideas. I would love if he did at least one of them!
Some wonderful ideas for sure!
Aw, I wanted to make breakfast for the hubs, but poor thing has to leave for work at 3:45 🙁 I DO think I’ll leave a sweet note in his wallet and maybe come up with a cute little gift for him! It’s so important that the person you love knows without a doubt how you feel about them…not ONLY on Valentine’s, but everyday of the year!
Doing something nice for them just because
great ideas . you could also put a heart note for your loved ones on the mirror in the bathroom and do that non-stop not just Valentines day .
I would show my love by getting a bunch of helium balloons and putting them in the bedroom.i would attatch a not to each string telling him things I love about him!!
I would love to try their Tiramisu
I think a simple way to to tell them you love them and appreciate them
I want to try the caramel vanilla
I want to try Vanilla Caramel
I like to make a Special Dinner for Valentines Day.
I want to try Chocolate mint!
You can show your love on V-day by making someone a home made V-day card.
I want to try the mint chocolate.
We like to make breakfast the morning of Valentine’s so fun.
I want to try Chocolate mint it sounds so good.
Give them your undivided attention.
Vanilla caramel is my first choice.
I am expressing my love for my parents, who without them,I wpould cease to exist. They have been together for 57 years.