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8 Wildly Romantic Gestures for Valentine’s Day Inspired By Your Fave Rom-Coms

Written by Siobhan Divers

Not sure what to get your s/o for Valentines Day and wanna be a bit different?

I mean, sure, flowers and chocolates are nice but they’re cliché and Valentines Day is the perfect time to step up your game, confess your love and take a leap. So, get inspired by these huge romantic gestures from everyone’s fave rom-coms…

(warning: some spoilers…)

1. Wait until they’re leaving the country and then run past airport security and cause general panic just to say goodbye.

Love Actually (2004)

2. Dress exactly like them and perform a whole singing-dancing number explaining why.

Grease (1978)

3. Be really rude and dismissive towards your person of interest – insult them and their family and then tell them you like them just as they are.

Bridget Jones Diary (2001)

4. Fill their mailbox with something they like.

Juno (2007)

5. Learn another language, fly half way across the world and tell them you love them using your new skill.

Love Actually (2004)

6. Risk your life just to make a point.

Titanic (1997)

7. Mess them around for a year and then serenade them with Frankie Valli’s ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’ in front of a crowd.

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

8. Act like you hate them, then turn up on their doorstep with cue-cards declaring your love. Bonus points if they’re already married to your best friend.

Love Actually (2004) … seriously this film is gold for crazy gestures