Serenading her
"You ever have a man sit you down and play a terrible song on a guitar and sing for you? I know his heart was in the right place but it was like 4 minutes of uninterrupted eye contact through AWFUL singing and guitar playing where I felt like I had to act like I was swooning the whole time" - elliephan99
Cheap jewellery
"Diamond necklaces from mall jewellery stores. I love jewellery but the stuff they come up with every Valentine's Day are not only overpriced but ugly as sin. I swear "chocolate" diamonds exist to prey on unsuspecting men into thinking, 'Well she likes chocolate and diamonds, she must like chocolate diamonds right? Right?'" - cecikierk
A bouquet
"Flowers – in theory they are awesome, but I don't know many women who actually own a vase anymore, now I gotta change the water and have them drop all over my table until I finally throw them out. Spend the $40 on dinner or a nice bottle of wine or chocolates. Something we can both enjoy, not something that will slowly wither and die." - moodychurchill
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A sonnet
"Poetry. Some women might dig it and some men I'm sure are good at it...but I'd say it's cringey upwards of 90% all the time" - strawcat00
Pampering
"Too much clingyness. Do you miss me? No I f*cking saw you yesterday." - babyharley17
"Doing everything for me. It's nice to be pampered or helped sometimes, and you shouldn't be a jerk if your lady needs something, but it's just irritating (to me) when men become overly servile. Have some respect for yourself and your own time!" - metalbracelet
Going public
"Unexpected public proposals. I've seen so many unfortunate videos from guys who propose in like a stadium and don't know the answer to their question before asking." - mypastamistakes
