11. Rent a Sailboat or Yacht
Photo courtesy of Bluewater Sailing
Book a charter complete with skipper, or if you're a skilled sailor, rent a boat and pack a picnic for a day out on the water, or sail to Catalina for lunch.
12. Romantic Restaurants with a View
Photo courtesy of Yamashiro Restaurant
Some of the ideas listed above include a dining element, but if you're just looking for a beautifully place for a romantic dinner on Valentines Day, I've put together a list of the Most Romantic Los Angeles Restaurants with a View.
13. Shop for Diamonds in the Los Angeles Jewelry District
Even if diamonds aren’t yet on the horizon, you'll find all kinds of trinkets in the Los Angeles Jewelry District in Downtown Los Angeles. It is the largest wholesale jewelry district in the country with almost 5,000 businesses. She'll be so dazzled that she won't mind that you're shopping wholesale. The main core of the district is on Hill Street between 5th and 8th Streets, with more businesses on the parallel streets of Olive and Broadway.
14. Girls Only Poll: What do you think makes a romantic Valentine's Day celebration?
- An intimate dinner at a romantic restaurant
- Dinner and dancing at a swank nightclub
- Sharing time together doing something active outdoors
- Chocolates, flowers and dinner at home
- Enjoying live music or theatre
- Anything, as long as it involves jewelry
- A weekend away together
- Extravagant surprise gestures
- All of the above
- None of the above
15. Guys Only Poll: What do you think makes a romantic Valentine's Day celebration?
- An intimate dinner at a romantic restaurant
- Dinner and dancing at a swank nightclub
- Sharing time together doing something active outdoors
- Chocolates, flowers and dinner at home
- Enjoying live music or theatre
- Anything, as long as it involves jewelry
- A weekend away together
- Extravagant surprise gestures
- All of the above
- None of the above
Note: I can't make girls and guys vote in the appropriate poll, but you get much more interesting information if you do.
You can add your own ideas below.