If you are in a relationship it quickly becomes the perfect opportunity for your girlfriend to start getting shirty and demand that you spend a whole load of your hard earned money on her. What a terrible day it is for the man in a relationship. Restaurants get ridiculously full and it becomes clear that you were the only idiot alive not to have booked a table last year. It quickly becomes impossible to find somewhere to eat. You know that if you don't take your girlfriend out she will hold it against you for the rest of your life and, in fear, you are forced to book a completely overpriced restaurant that is miles out of town just to keep her quiet.

But this is not where the tugging on the purse strings ends. Further still she will expect you to arrange a lavish present. Something exotic, something special, something thoughtful! Aaarrrgh! Flowers, balloons or champagne are not enough. That is if they are sent on their own. If you fork out and buy them all then that is considered a passable effort. But they will only suffice if it is clear that they have cost you five times what they are worth.

Secretly she'll be expecting jewellery or a flight to Paris but she will tell you that, 'a nice quiet night in will be nice'. Do not swallow this - she is lying. If you arrange a 'nice quiet night in' you will be strung up and left out to dry. So how can you make sure that your Valentine's Day passes quietly and free of drama? Well with chocolates of course!

The range and variety of chocolates on the market is astounding. For Valentine's Day you will have to be looking well beyond the box of celebrations or a large bar of dairy milk. You have to push the boat out and show that you have done something special. Getting a high end box of chocolates from a Chocolatier is a great way of demonstrating the effort you have gone to and the level of affection you feel for your loved one.

Better still handmade chocolates will show that you really have thought about her. If you are well prepared you can arrange for chocolates to be made and personalised for your girlfriend.

These luxury hand-made chocolates do not come cheap but they are worth every penny. The boxes that are put together by Chocolatiers are of superior quality to anything that has been massed produced. As a result they have tiny touches that will really impress your loved one and demonstrate what a tremendous person you are. The boxes in which the chocolates come are made of superior quality materials such as suede.

Furthermore the boxes can be beautifully decorated with mini red roses to give an impeccably classy final touch. Sure to melt the heart of your girlfriend. Sadly these handmade chocolates do not come cheap but nevertheless you should see the purchase as an investment. An investment your girlfriend will undoubtedly appreciate.