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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Saskia Kemsley

Best Valentine's Day gifts for men in 2025: Present ideas for him

Ever controversial but never completely ignored, Valentine’s Day isn’t exactly what it once was.

Back in the era of 1990s and early 2000s romantic comedies, V-Day was all about going big or going home. Red tablecloths with matching napkins served as the essential base for a candlelit steak dinner, and oversized stuffed animals clutching poetic cards weren’t cheesy – but expected, even demanded by significant others.

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