Valentine's gifts come in an array of shapes and sizes and are given with very varied intentions. Some have ulterior motives, some are in jest and other come right from the chest.

With proper analysis, offerings can be a unique way to try determining an individual's personality and potential for your relationship...

Chocolate: a classicist. A guy or girl who gives a box of luscious chocolates is a sweetheart, doing the right thing. Look for this person to form patterns; they tend to be predictable and straight forward. The giver who knows their partner's favorite kind of chocolate tends to be attentive; ones who buy the first thing they see because they feel they have to tend to be more lackadaisical and unappreciative. Let the chocolate speak to you. Relationships are like a box of chocolates, if you look closely you can get some idea of what you will find. Relationship Factor: dependant on the quality of the chocolate.

Dinner in a Fancy French Restaurant: a wow-er. A bloke who takes you out to dinner in that perfect restaurant is definitely a clever charmer, and a possible keeper. This is bequest of interest. Find out how he decided to do it and that will give you the answer. On the other hand, a femme fatal taking her lover to an F.F.R. may be a little scary. On a normal day it is a good thing,  but for V-day there are defiantly drama queen/sex-in-the-city tendencies. Be forewarned and expect waves in the ocean to follow the occasional bits of smooth sailing. Relationship Factor: Guy 7.8 to 9.5, Girl 5.2 to 7.1.

Flowers: a romantic. The guy who gives his sweetie flowers loves the imagery of the gesture and is living for the moment. He is not concerned that the blossoms will wilt, wither and die. The 'now' is everything, perfect and beautiful. He is living in the moment and enjoying pure organic beauty. Find out if he is a grasshopper or an ant. Is the future an issue or is Mr. Right Now Mr. Right? The flowers themselves are very symbolic and speak volumes....is it a small bouquet of carnations, a single white lily, Bird of Paradise sprigs or a trail of delicately scented rose petals leading you to a specific destinations. Girls who give flowers tend to be liberated versions of the same basic romantic type. Read the petals. Relationship Factor: good to grr-rrrr-reat.

Wine/Champagne/Liquor: an intoxicateur. Hennessy to Bollinger to Butterscotch Schnapps to Mad Dog - drink always makes a 'nice' gift, and defiantly shows what the individual is thinking about, guy, girl or other. Has the bottle  been opened? Is it for them or for you? Find out if you are expected to share. Delve into the intent. This person may be an escapist or just trying to get you drunk to take advantage of you. Look closely at your situation and decide how you feel about it, then reevaluate it in the morning. Relationship Factor: medium (maybe a little saucy).

Money: a sponsor. The guy who gives money is defiantly in charge, though not super creative. The amount and what he expects you do with it is the window. If he just tells you to go shopping and have fun, score him a ten. But, if he starts pestering and 'reminding' you about it, start subtracting. A female who gives moolah is not your normal bird, check hag factor. It could be totally acceptable, but BEWARE the money giver may be a drug dealer or some sort of Mafioso. Follow the money. Relationship Factor: difficult to determine.

Keys: an aggressor. A guy or girl giving a key as a gift is putting it right out there, saying what's mine is yours. Come on over. Anytime. Decide for your self if this is an appropriate move and what is the motive. Look at the packaging. Do they just want someone to have their keys for emergencies or is he/she making room in the closet? Do they come with a festive key-ring? Relationship Factor: somewhere between a 5 and an 8.5.

Diamonds: A charmer. Guys who give diamonds rock. Marilyn Monroe laid it out 50 years ago, and a gift of diamonds remains timeless and very acceptable. But beware of guilt diamonds, they may sparkle, but don't be bought off....know the reason and the source. They tell the story. Girls who give diamonds tend to have scary J. Lo tendencies, and her personality should be quite obvious. Relationship Factor: High, possible ten.

A card [store bought]: a bore. People who give cards they didn't make themselves tend to be stuck in third or fourth grade. They are passing 'em out to the entire class. Little originality or sophistication here. Unless that is what you want wake-up and step away from the vehicle. Relationship Factor: Nil.

Slippers: a child. A guy giving his sig-y other slippers thinks of this person like his mother. Watch out, you could soon be buying him all his clothes. A girl who gives her snookums slippers thinks of her lover as a friend more than as an Adonis. She tends to be mothering and doudy. If you like to be taken care of it is good, but romance can not be found in the bottom of an Isotoner. Relationship Factor: Low.

Poetry: a poet. A guy or girl that writes a poem for their lover on valentines tends to be a hopeless romantic, a wordsmith or a resourceful broke person. If personality is something you look for, go for this person. Beware of latent dramatic tendencies. The poem itself is a useful tool to better understanding an illusive lover, or not. It is important to find out if it was written specifically for you for the holiday, or not. Look at the style of the poem: sing-song, dark, rhyming, etc. Relationship Factor: medium to good, possibly awesome.

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