Valentine's Day Gift Ideas: 50 Ways to Say "I Love You."

Though Valentine's Day is all about love, it doesn't mean you have to spend your entire savings showing it. No matter who you're celebrating with (friends, yourself, your partner, your FWB) or how long you've been together,

you don't have to go all out and splurge on expensive, materialistic presents or fancy dates. The best and most appreciated gifts or plans can be quite cheap — and sometimes, even free. Plus, the pressure to buy the perfect gift or plan the perfect activity can be stressful and time-consuming and take away from the enjoyment of the holiday.

This Valentine's Day, show you care by doing some of these sweet gestures in lieu of a gift or planning one of these free things to do. These inexpensive Valentine's Day gift and activity ideas will make the day special, no matter who you're celebrating with.

Free or Inexpensive Valentine's Day Ideas

1. Prepare them a hearty and delicious breakfast.

2. Finish laundry on V-Day morning.3. Leave a note in your coat pocket for them to find by chance.

4. Surprise her with morning sex.

5.Bake your favorite dessert.

6. Fill a jar with Hershey's Kisses and sticky notes with compliments and things you like about them.

7. Create your own game by writing questions like “Where did we first kiss?”” and “What is my favorite movie?” Check whether your answers agree.

8. Surprise her with her favorite food at work.

9.Take them on a hike to a place they've never been before.

10. Create a scrapbook full of photos and memories.

11. Print screenshots of your cutest text messages that they probably forgot about.

12. Massage your back or scratch it (without insisting that it be given back to you).

13. Prepare dinner at your favorite restaurant at home.

14.Cuddle up and watch a new show together.

15. Watch a sexy movie or TV show together to set the mood.

16. Look at the stars together.17. Get word magnets for the fridge and organize cute phrases to wake them up.

18. Clean your entire apartment.

19.Try a new sex position in the bedroom.

20. Go on a scavenger hunt, even if it's indoors.

21. Have a picnic at your favorite outdoor spot.

22. Fill your gas tank.

23.Create your own entertaining libraries of memorable experiences you've had together.

24. Paint a frame for your favorite photo of the two of you.

25. Organize your closet.26. Go for a walk and talk about your favorite memories.

27. Before you die, write down the final list of appointments.

28.Do your grocery shopping for the week.

29. Watch the sunrise and drink coffee together on V-Day morning.

30. Make a heart-shaped pizza.31. Photoshop your face next to a photo of your favorite celebrity.

32. Email them a list of interesting online articles that remind you of them.

33.Gift one of these simple Valentine's Day printable that will put a smile on his face.

34. Create a playlist of songs that remind you of her.

35. Take a romantic bubble bath together.36. Teach each other something. Do you know Photoshop? Do you know piano? Spending quality time together and teaching each other something new will bring you closer together.37. When they come home, some of their favorite (cheap) things are waiting for them: their favorite beer, their favorite magazine, or their favorite candy.

38. Do you know a photographer who will do a free or discounted photo shoot for you? Have a boudoir session at home and create a photo book.39. Write a book of IOUs that they can keep as long as they want. These can be cards that they can redeem at a time of their choosing, e.g. E.g., getting a foot massage, eating ice cream, having a movie night, allowing them to have the controller on all night, etc.

40. Take some cute and sexy photos with their phone and tell them to check their photos , while they are at work.41. Recreate your first date.

42. Have sex in a new place, even if it's a different room in the house.

43.Play a “strip” version of a card game.

44. Write an “I love you more than” list.

45. Take cheap transportation to a place you've never been, even if it's nearby.46. ​​Turn off your phones and computers throughout the day. Give the person you love uninterrupted attention: Instagram can wait.

47. Shows a PDA.48. Write a list of the qualities you like most about them, especially the things that you don't mention every day but that mean a lot to hear.

49. Watch the sunset together in a scenic spot and promise each other to do such things more often.

50.Buy them their favorite flowers.

 Tell them verbally why you like or love them.