text: what would my 17 year old girl friend want for  valentines?   hey you cannot really argue against material gifts (i.e. flowers, chocolate, electronics, special clothing items, jewelry, watches, movie, dinner, etc.) – especially personalized stuff.    if you can afford it, give her as many as you can.   but remember the basic rule:  it’s usually better to give one really cool/classy gift than 2 or 3 “cheap” ones.   however, to stand out, make a real impression and go above and beyond the crowd you must give her an emotionally romantic gift too.    i leave it up to you to think what would be more appropriate in this case; after all, no one knows her as well as you do.    but if you want my opinion, i would suggest you hold her hands close to your heart, look deep into her pretty eyes and just say something to the effect like:  “i am nuts about you”.    a word of caution:  if you don’t really feel it do not say it (unless of course you are a darn good actor!)    by the way, i’m specifically using the word “nuts” here since, at your still tender age of 17, saying phrases like i love you in the above context might just come across as a bit too strong, intimidating and/or pretentious.