This year for Valentine's Day
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Because every year on Valentine's Day I have the feeling I choose the wrong present for my wife I decided this year to conduct a simple survey on this.
Thanks to my "subjects", my bellowed colleagues and friends, I've got this list with 41 entries for women and 10 for men.
You can read the "What women want for Valentine's Day" and
"What men want for Valentine's Day" lists below and then let's sum up a little bit.

What women want for Valentine's Day

	What gift do you expect for Valentine's Day	What gift you are going to get for Valentine's Day	Age
1	Chocolate	Chocolate	26
2	Dinner (dinner to a fancy restaurant	A pizza and a beer	26
3	Dinner (love and a romantic dinner )	Dinner (love and a romantic dinner )	35
4	Dinner (Romantic dinner)	Flowers and a romantic dinner
5	Dinner (romantic dinner)	Flowers	38
6	Flowers	Flowers	26
7	Flowers	Flowers	51
8	Flowers	Flowers	28
9	Flowers - living tulips	Flowers	43
10	Flowers - Orchidss	NOTHING	52
11	Flowers - red roses	Roses	19
12	Flowers and a romantic dinner	Flowers	31
13	Flowers, a purse and a romantic dinner	A purse	33
14	Healthiness and Peaceful	Flowers and a small gift	46
15	Hiking trip	A barbeque with our friend	26
16	Holiday for two	NOTHING	56
17	Holiday for two	NOTHING	38
18	House	Flowers	52
19	Jewelry(flowers and a bracelet)	A kiss	38
20	Jewelry (flowers and earrings)	A kiss	48
21	Jewelry	Jewelry	33
22	Jewelry	Jewelry	33
23	Jewelry	Jewelry and a romantic dinner	33
24	Jewelry	A kiss	43
25	Jewelry (gold jewelry)	Gold jewelry	52
26	Jewelry (gold plated watch)	Flowers	40
27	Lingerie	Perfume	29
28	Mobile phone	Flowers and a mobile phone	39
29	Mobile phone	Flowers and candies	50
30	Perfume	A surprise	38
31	Perfume	Flowers and candies	24
32	Perfume	NOTHING	34
33	Perfume (D&G Light Blue)	Roses and chocolate	38
34	Perfume (Romantic dinner and a perfume)	A romantic dinner and a perfume	31
35	Purse	A walk in the park	31
36	Relaxing oil massage	A romantic night	25
37	Remodeling my apartment	Flowers	38
38	Rock'n'Roll CD	Faithless CD	26
39	Shoes	Clothes	35
40	Stuffed Animals	Chocolate	26
41	Trip	Perfume and flowers	40

What men want for Valentine's Day

	What gift do you expect for Valentine's Day	What gift you are going to get for Valentine's Day	Age
1	A beer in a pub	A beer in a pub	32
2	A walk in a park	Going out to a bar	29
3	Beer	Beer	42
4	Beer	Perfume	38
5	Hiking trip	Have no clue	34
6	Kitchen robot	A romantic dinner	40
7	Mobile phone	Stuffed Toys	42
8	Mobile phone (Nokia N95)	Sweets	27
9	Music system for my car	Sweets	37
10	To win the lottery	NOTHING	51

It is mandatory to bring flowers and not less important to reserve a table to a fancy restaurant (I doubt a cheap dinner will be considered "romantic dinner"). This way you'll perform well enough and wouldn't spend the next 3 weeks begging for forgiveness.

The cherry on top is, nevertheless, a piece of jewelry, probably most desired as the price goes higher. A less expensive alternative, as good as jewelry, is a good perfume. Worst case scenario you can choose some stuffed toys, a trip or a CD.

On the other hand, for a men best gift can be a beer as well as an electronic device.

When it comes about our expectations, most women get "a kiss", "flowers" or, much worst, NOITHING. Men know they will receive sweets, romantic dinners or, best of all, a beer in a pub.

I do not intend to give any advice, but I truly think we should not let this day pass by.

Much love and best Valentine's Day ever,
Johan