Valentines Day is not a scam if you're in love. It's only a scam if you're in lust
Young and Inexperienced Daters:
Make early reservations for dinner or you might not get one at all.
Prepare for an increase in prices of flower-deliveries and remember tip fees. You could get bonus points if you have the flowers delivered at her workplace to impress her female co-workers.
The wait is long in candy stores the day before and day of.
Don't buy boxed candy from a drug store that's been there since January, if it has nuts in it there could be worms in the candy. I've seen a huge worm crawl out of a half eaten piece of a peanut cluster. Worm infested candy will cost you some points.
Males, expect a romantic card but not a gift. Valentines Day is a chick thing. Even if your girl is a combat soldier or Police officer a large percentage of women get all sentimental and girlish on Valentines Day so don't be a jerk and ignore the day even if she is a feminist-- on Valentines Day there is no such thing.