In the next couple of weeks loved up couples and wannabee boyfriends and girlfriends will be turning their attention to the age old dilemma - buying Valentines Day gifts - for each other.
BoutiqueToYou.co.uk is a great gift resource for buying your sweetheart an unusual gift but while researching new gift ideas we came across a Valentines gift which is certainly one of the whackiest we have ever come across albeit quite innovative for the 21st century. What is it you ask? Well, a well known divorce firm in the City of London has come up with a blinder. Buy your loved one a ´Prenuptial Gift Voucher´. Yes, you heard correctly! Prenuptial agreements are apparently very much in vogue which I thought was strange for a recession when a lot of people don´t have very much money. Then I thought well that´s the reason why they are becoming more popular, obviously. As people don´t have much money they are wanting to preserve and protect everything they have in the event of a marriage not working out. The law firm also stated that that pre nups have also become more acceptable under English Law. Before they were just something that Americans with too much money did, weren´t they?
Getting a bit more in depth about how I feel about being given a gift voucher for such a romantic occasion I wondered how I might feel if my suitor went down on one knee on February 14th with a diamond ring in one hand and a contract in the other.It would feel like a pre-empt to a failing relationship before Cupid had even finished strumming his love song above us, Then I thought well it is only like an insurance policy after all isn´t it? We insure our cars, our houses, our lives .. why not the possible failure of a marriage that turns out not to be made in heaven? Not sure I could get my head around it but hats off to anyone who can be that pragmatic about something so personal.
For those of you who like to have every aspect of your lives put in nicely contained boxes then a single Valentine Pre Nuptial Gift Voucher will set you back £300.00. It entitles the bearer to one hour´s legal advice including a draft agreement. Want a tip, though? Make sure you are wearing your running shoes when you present it .. and ´good luck!´
For those of us who are more ´every day´ romantic and down to earth then we have a fab range of Valentines Day gifts that are sure to get a better response. From chocolate bouquets to personalised sweet jars brimming with retro style sweeties and silk embroidered personalised knickers to personalised mugs depicting Cupid shooting his bow. Maybe not as controversial but a lot safer!