‘Flatmates put a tenner in her card’: readers on their most memorable Valentine’s Days

Leah and her partner have been together since Valentine’s Day 2012, when he handed her a note with his number on it while she was working a shifts at a nightclub cloakroom. Photograph: Guardian Community

For Valentine’s Day, we asked Guardian readers for their most enduring memories of the day over the years. Whether it was the perfect romantic gesture – or memorable for not going quite to plan – here are five readers’ stories.

‘He may not be here, but I have a flat filled with cards and hearts’