Boyfriends and husbands around the world will transform into perennial Prince Charmings with this monthly "toolkit." Each box includes a special gift complete with instructions on how men can personalize it for their sweethearts. For example, the Valentine’s Day Survival Kit features a field guide with directions on how to create an unforgettable day, plus a card, a Valentine Vow and fill-in-the-blank notes.
Price: $120 for the year or $15 per month.
Don’t know how to chop an onion, let alone cook up a romantic Valentine’s Day meal? Learn how to cook together with America’s Test Kitchen’s collection of 100+ online classes. They'll teach you everything from the basics to foolproof recipes to more complicated techniques, such as homemade pasta and bread. Virginia Woolf said it best: "One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
Price $19.95 per month
Why surprise her, when this box can surprise you both? If sexual fantasies are your thing, you’ll love the lingerie, toys and secret choreographed instructions -- one for each partner -- that come along with this subscription service. A recent kitchen-themed Fantasy Box included a chef’s apron, a cupcake vibrator and licorice rope, among other naughty bits.
Price: Monthly subscriptions start at $34
Wine delivered to your doorstep? Sounds fancy. But with this inexpensive club, two hand-selected bottles will arrive in your home complete with an info-packed newsletter -- so you can drink and get educated. You’ll be using words like "vintages" and "tannins" before you know it.
Price: $21.95 per month
This subscription service is mostly for the ladies. These provocative boxes arrive quarterly with five to seven products that will spice up your sex life, including full-sized feature products, original erotica and scintillating samples.
Price: $65
Flowers on Valentine's Day are great, but flowers every week -- or every month -- are even better. Sign up for a custom floral arrangement delivery service and you’ll shoot to the top of the Best Boyfriend Ever list. It's a bit of a splurge, but you can’t put a price on love, right?
Price: $75 per delivery
This monthly delivery service ranges from toys and products to games and costumes. Talk about taking an adventure together.
Price: Various levels include a basic Toy of the Month club ($26 per month) and a Deluxe Spice Box ($34.95 per month)
If Valentine’s Day is the only true "date night" you’ve planned in a while, you might want to sign up for this service. HowAboutWe Couples turns date night into a recurring event. Take your significant other on one free date every month, plus enjoy local discounts in your city. Recent Chicago dates included an $85 cocktail class at a new distillery, free coffee and pastries at a trendy cafe and a $29 zombie survival training class -- because when the zombie apocalypse comes, you want to survive it together! Now that’s true love.
Thanks to the Internet, you can literally wait until the last second to give a gift. But that also means you’ll never have an excuse to show up empty-handed again.
Luckily for you, instant online gifts aren't limited to gift cards this Valentine's Day. There are numerous subscription services that will prove your love on a monthly basis, whether it's lingerie or online cooking classes.
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Here’s a roundup of our favorite subscription services that make for unique gifts for that special someone.
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