I prefer going completely left field and either book an event (a gig for instance – neatly sidesteps the whole thing and I get to hear a band I like!) or do something like dig out old newspapers from when we were young (all those years ago..) and make a ‘memory board’.

By the way… my wife hates boring greetings cards and would certainly feed my dinner to the dog if I was tempted to go down the petrol station flowers / card route, so I always visit http://www.scribbler.co.uk when I need one (especially for Valentines) – there’s nothing more potent than laughter in keeping a relationship alive!