Everyone’s least favourite day of the year is fast approaching. “But I love Valentine’s Day,” I hear you cry, “I can show my partner how much they mean to me!” First of all that is something you should be doing every day anyway instead of getting ripped off once a year if ever buy anything red. One of the biggest areas of disappointment on Valentine’s Day is routinely trying to plan and book a restaurant for some “romantic” meal.

What you could always do is try and cater a meal yourself; it saves you a lot of money and stress from your partner asking you about getting married and moving in together. Instead you have the joy of preparing the meal yourself. Pick what you know your partner likes and give that extra loving touch; a little surprise, maybe a treat, or maybe just a takeaway and a film on the television.